Jeonnam Province to Provide 116 Billion Won Support to Farms Affected by Natural Disasters This Year

Jeollanam-do announced on the 22nd that it has provided a total of 116 billion KRW in support to farms damaged by natural disasters this year, including 51.8 billion KRW for disaster recovery costs and 64.2 billion KRW in crop disaster insurance payments.

According to Jeonnam Province, due to abnormal low temperatures in April, fruit trees were damaged; from May to July, heavy rains and a prolonged rainy season caused damage to onions, barley, and other crops; and in August, typhoons caused rice paddies to flood. These disasters occurred five times, damaging approximately 32,000 hectares of crops.

In particular, during the rainy season from June to July, Jeonnam received heavy rainfall of 649mm over about a month, resulting in damage to 18,440 hectares of crops, including flooded rice paddies and soybeans.

In response, Jeonnam Province conducted rapid damage assessments and pre-verified main livelihood means, then provided 51.8 billion KRW in disaster recovery funds, including pesticide costs and livelihood support, to 27,000 affected farms covering 32,000 hectares.

Additionally, among the 27,000 farms, 19,000 that subscribed to disaster insurance received a total of 64.2 billion KRW in crop disaster insurance payments for winter crops such as onions, garlic, and barley, as well as for fruit tree cold damage to pears and maesil (Korean plums).

Kang Hyo-seok, Director of the Agriculture, Livestock and Food Bureau of Jeonnam Province, stated, "As global warming causes disasters to become more frequent and severe, the damage is increasing. We will expand support for agricultural policy insurance, including disaster insurance, farmer safety insurance, and comprehensive agricultural machinery insurance, as well as install disaster-resilient facilities so that farmers can engage in farming with peace of mind."

Jeonnam Province is making multifaceted efforts to stabilize the management of farms affected by abnormal weather by identifying tasks to improve the system for realistic agricultural disaster damage recovery support, such as raising the unit cost for vinyl greenhouse restoration and easing insurance premium surcharges, and recommending improvements to the crop disaster insurance system to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

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