Jinju City, All-Out Effort to Ensure Safety of Spring Agricultural Products

Joint Inspection on Safe Use of Soil Treatment Insecticides with National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service until June 15

Jinju City in Gyeongnam Province, in collaboration with the Gyeongnam branch of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, will conduct a first half-year production stage inspection on the safe use of soil treatment insecticides targeting spring-season facility vegetable cultivation farms until June 15.

An inspection is being conducted on the safe use of soil treatment insecticides targeting vegetable cultivation farms in Jinju City.

The National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service reported that during inspections of agricultural production sites nationwide from January to February this year, many non-compliant farms were detected, most of which exceeded the allowable limits for soil treatment agent components (terbufos, phorate). Furthermore, administrative measures such as disposal of harvested crops and imposition of fines are being enforced on non-compliant farms.

Accordingly, Jinju City is visiting farms with a high risk of non-compliance related to soil treatment insecticides to provide prior guidance on key points, including ▲ adherence to the timing of soil treatment insecticide application (principally before sowing) and limiting spraying to one time ▲ caution regarding cumulative soil residue levels of pesticide components, thereby encouraging autonomous safe use management by farmers.

In addition, leaflets on safe pesticide use are available at town and township offices to inform visiting farmers about the proper use of soil insecticides.

A city official stated, “We will do our best to secure the reliability of Jinju’s excellent agricultural products and competitiveness in the market through thorough and safe management from the production stage,” and urged, “Please strictly follow the precautions to ensure a healthy crop harvest.”

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