Kwon Jaehan, Director of Rural Development Administration, Visits Flood-Affected Areas: "Deploying 120 Experts Urgently to Support Farm Recovery"

Kwon Jae-han, Administrator of the Rural Development Administration (center), is inspecting the damage situation at the farming site in Mangseong-myeon, Iksan-si, Jeonbuk, where flood damage occurred on the 11th.

On the 11th, Kwon Jae-han, Administrator of the Rural Development Administration, visited the heavy rain damage areas in Mangseong-myeon and Yongdong-myeon, Iksan-si, Jeonbuk, to inspect the flood damage to facility vegetables (tomatoes, watermelons, lettuce, etc.) and crops such as rice and soybeans. This was his first field visit since taking office on the 8th.

At the site, Administrator Kwon stated, "We will operate a regional officer system to promptly assess the damage to crops and agricultural facilities caused by the heavy rain in 156 cities and counties nationwide. We will dispatch experts by item (5 teams, 120 people) to provide emergency technical support, and work jointly with provincial agricultural technology centers and city/county agricultural technology centers to assist in rapid recovery."

He continued, "We plan to actively support the resumption of farming by applying cultivation management techniques to crops that can recover growth. We will prioritize helping with the restoration of cultivation sites, especially in severely flooded farming areas, to extend as much assistance as possible to farmers facing difficulties."

Meanwhile, the Rural Development Administration operates the 'Agricultural Weather Disaster Early Warning Service' and has established a close cooperation system with local rural development institutions to provide information on the prevention and post-management of weather disaster damage to crops and agricultural facilities. Additionally, to aid in the recovery of farming sites and the swift return to normalcy for farmers, all rural development institutions plan to participate in support activities.

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