Ulsan City Holds Joint Drone Demonstration for Rice Pest and Disease Control

"Solving Rural Labor Shortage, Producing High-Quality Rice"

On the morning of the 26th at 11 a.m., Ulsan City will hold a demonstration event for 'Rice Pest and Disease Control' using drones in the area of Munjuk-ri, Cheongnyang-eup.

Approximately 100 people, including Ulsan Mayor Kim Dookyum, city council members, the head of the Ulsan branch of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, local cooperative presidents, heads of agricultural organizations, and farmers, will attend the event.

The event will begin with an explanation of the current status of the rice pest and disease drone control project by the Department of Agriculture and Livestock, followed by a demonstration of drone-based rice pest and disease control by the Cheongnyang Agricultural Cooperative control team.

This project targets approximately 2,100 rice farming households wishing to use drone control and a total control area of 2,150 hectares, with joint control implemented by each local agricultural cooperative. The total project cost is 670 million KRW, with Ulsan City covering 50%, districts and counties 20%, and self-contributions (including agricultural cooperatives) 30%.

Following the first round of control last month, Ulsan City will carry out a second round until the 31st, and plans to conduct additional control if sudden outbreaks of rice pests and diseases occur due to typhoons or other factors.

Support for pest and disease control using drones has been implemented since last year as a pledge project of the 8th popularly elected administration.

This year, in addition to the existing support for control costs, the city plans to further reduce production costs and labor by also supporting the cost of pesticides.

Kim Dookyum, Mayor of Ulsan, said, "We will do our best to successfully promote the rice pest and disease drone control project to solve the labor shortage in rural areas caused by aging and to support the production and consumption of high-quality rice."

Cases of Joint Pest Control Using Drones.

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