Central government and Sancheong provide advance payment support to strawberry farmers affected by heavy rain.

Published 2025년 8월 8일

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[Reporter Du-hyun Lee, Korea Farmers' News] The Central Government announced that it will provide 1 billion won in special export promotion funds to help the strawberry farmers in the Sancheong region of Gyeongnam province recover quickly from the damages caused by the concentrated heavy rains in July. The Sancheong region in Gyeongnam province experienced extreme rainfall with an average of 632mm between July 16 and 20. This rainfall caused a total of 2,009 incidents, amounting to 445.6 billion won in damages, including 418 hectares of farmland and 208 hectares of horticultural facilities being submerged. In particular, numerous strawberry farms reported damages such as broken greenhouses and submerged seedlings that were waiting to be planted. As a result, there will also be disruptions in the production and export of strawberries this winter.

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The Central Agricultural Cooperative announced that it will provide 1 billion won in export promotion funds to help the strawberry farmers in the Sancheong region of Gyeongnam province recover quickly from the damage caused by the heavy rains in July. The Sancheong region in Gyeongnam province experienced extreme rainfall with an average of 632mm between July 16 and 20. This rainfall caused a total of 2,009 incidents worth 445.6 billion won, including 418 hectares of farmland and 208 hectares of horticultural facilities being submerged. In particular, many strawberry farms suffered damage to their greenhouses and had seedlings submerged, which is expected to disrupt strawberry production and shipment this winter. In response to this situation, the Central Agricultural Cooperative decided to provide 1 billion won in export promotion funds to help the strawberry farmers in the Sancheong region recover quickly and stabilize production. The funds will be used for repairing strawberry ...

Source: Agrinet