Agricultural Safety That Protects Both Body and Mind

Andong City Strengthens Safety and Healing Education
for Women Farmers

Andong City is drawing attention for its policy shift aimed at simultaneously ensuring physical safety and psychological recovery for those working in agriculture.

Going beyond simple safety education, the city is providing comprehensive programs that include emotional healing, which are proving to be genuinely helpful to farmers.

Andong City Conducts 'Safety Practice and Home Gardening Education' for Female Farmers

The Andong Agricultural Technology Center (Director Jeon Jongho) announced on the 25th that it conducted the '2025 Safety Practice and Home Gardening Education for Women Farmers' program.

This program was designed to both strengthen the ability to prevent agricultural work-related accidents and to comprehensively support the physical and mental well-being of farmers by incorporating a psychological healing program based on home gardening.

A total of 55 delegates from the Life Improvement Association participated in the training.

On site, participants received immediately applicable safety training, including theoretical instruction on preventing agricultural accidents and hands-on practice with putting on and removing safety equipment.

In addition, a professional instructor from the Andong City Mental Health Welfare Center led a 'Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Education' session, which enhanced farmers' abilities to cope with mental health challenges by teaching them how to recognize emotional fatigue, stress, and warning signs of crisis.

The subsequent home gardening program featured horticultural therapy, allowing participants to plant and care for greenery as a way to experience psychological stability and emotional recovery. One participant shared, "It was time devoted entirely to myself, and it made my heart feel much lighter," expressing high satisfaction.

Jeon Jongho, Director of the Agricultural Technology Center, stated, "As various risk factors are always present in the agricultural field, specialized education focused on prevention is essential," adding, "I hope this provided a moment for farmers, who have had a mentally challenging year due to wildfires and natural disasters, to care for their minds, even if only briefly."

He further emphasized, "Not only physical safety but also psychological stability is a key factor in determining the quality of life for farmers," and pledged, "We will continue to expand effective safety and healing programs to further strengthen farmers' welfare."

Andong City expects that, as a result of this program, women farmers' capabilities in safety management and home gardening activities will be further enhanced, leading to a practical impact on spreading a culture of safety and creating a healthier rural environment.

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