Gyeonggi Agricultural Research and Extension Services to Deploy Heat Illness Prevention Agents to Farms Starting in May

Gyeonggi Province will deploy heat illness prevention agents in the field.

On April 28, Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services announced that it had selected 89 heat illness prevention agents for farmers and will carry out preventive activities from May to September, making direct visits to farms vulnerable to heat waves.

The prevention agents will operate by city and county, conducting on-site inspections for approximately 12,000 farms in total. Their work will include guiding farmers on safe agricultural practices, distributing heat illness prevention supplies, and checking the health status of farmers.

Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services

On this day, prior to beginning their work, the prevention agents received training to strengthen their response capabilities against heat illnesses. The training focused on methods for preventing heat illness and emergency response, safety guidelines for farmers during heat waves, and prevention of tick-borne infectious diseases.

Cho Jeongjoo, Director of Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, stated, "Prevention agents will play an important role in reducing safety blind spots in rural areas during periods vulnerable to heat waves," adding, "We will flexibly adjust operations according to weather conditions to minimize casualties."

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