Wanju-gun Provides Disaster Recovery Funds for Rice Pest Damage

Targeting 326ha and 693 Farms

[Wanju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Wanju County announced on the 8th that it will provide restoration funds to affected farms by receiving national government support, following the government's recognition of last year's rice pest damage as an agricultural disaster.

The county plans to invest about 300 million KRW to provide disaster restoration funds to affected farms, prioritizing the payment of 140 million KRW in national funds to farms with a disaster index of 300 or higher (236 households).

Due to frequent heavy rains, low temperatures, and insufficient sunlight last year, rice pest damage such as rice blast disease affected 326 hectares and 693 farms in the Wanju area.

For farms with a disaster index between 100 and less than 300, which are not eligible for national support, 117 hectares and 457 farms, the county has separately allocated a budget of 120 million KRW to support the livelihood stabilization of affected farms.

Wanju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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