Korea Rural Community Corporation Jeju Headquarters announced a serious water shortage during carrot planting season, emergency water supply support

The Jeju Regional Headquarters of the Korea Rural Community Corporation (Director Kim Dong-cheol, hereinafter referred to as the Jeju Headquarters) announced on the 12th that it has been providing emergency water supply support to the Gimnyeong, Woljeong, Haengwon, and Handong areas of Gujwa-eup, Jeju City, which are experiencing a water shortage during the sowing season in the province, since the 6th. According to the Jeju Headquarters, the average daily precipitation in the Jeju region is 5.6mm, which is 69% of the annual average, and the number of heatwave days has reached a new record high of 18, which has led to an emergency situation in crop management due to the high heat damage on top of the water shortage. In particular, the Gujwa region, which is responsible for more than 60% of the total carrot production in Korea, has entered the carrot sowing season in July and August, but carrot seedlings are not sprouting due to the high heat and water shortage. Accordingly, the ...