Gyeonggi-do to Support Poultry Industry Development with 16.7 Billion KRW This Year... Largest Ever

36 Billion KRW for Strengthening Poultry Farm Competitiveness, 13.1 Billion KRW for Modernizing Livestock Facilities
Promoting Management Stability by Reducing Chicken Mortality Due to Climate Change

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 23rd that it will invest 16.7 billion KRW this year to foster chicken farming households, promote animal welfare livestock farming, and strengthen the competitiveness of the domestic poultry industry. Gyeonggi Province has the largest scale of chicken farming households nationwide.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

The 16.7 billion KRW is the largest budget ever allocated for a single poultry sector in Gyeonggi Province. This year, the province plans to actively promote facility improvements such as cage replacement for chicken farming households and enhance competitiveness through labor reduction.

Accordingly, as a measure against the heatwave, the province will expand support for the application of heat-reflective paint for barn insulation. To reduce labor due to aging farmers, it will additionally support feeding management machinery and carcass disposal equipment for mass mortality events caused by diseases.

Furthermore, with the expiration of the grace period for laying hen cage area standards, the province has secured 10 billion KRW in national government loans to replace laying hen cages. This will be significantly expanded from 700 million KRW in 2024 to stabilize egg supply and demand.

The laying hen cage area standard is changing from 0.05㎡ per bird to 0.075㎡ per bird, which will be applied from September 2027, necessitating a large-scale replacement.

Shin Jong-kwang, Director of Livestock Policy at Gyeonggi Province, said, “Most poultry farmers are facing difficulties in management due to the increase in heatwave periods caused by recent climate change, the end of the grace period for cage area expansion, and the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.” He added, “We will do our best to alleviate farmers’ management burdens through customized support and proactive measures for cage area expansion.”

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