Mayor Yoon Byeong-tae inspects the site affected by rice blast and mung bean mosaic disease.

Naju City Directs Disaster Support Measures for Affected Farmers Naju City is making all-out efforts to support local farmers affected by the spread of rice and sesame leaf spot disease. According to Naju City on the 15th, Mayor Yoon Byung-tae visited the disaster site directly to console the farmers and instructed the preparation of a comprehensive plan for rapid recovery support and prevention of recurrence. Recently, due to abnormal high temperatures and frequent rainfall, the rice and sesame leaf spot disease has spread rapidly, and the government officially recognized it as an agricultural disaster. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the sesame leaf spot disease as an agricultural disaster following the deliberation of the Agricultural Disaster Countermeasures Deliberation Committee on the 14th, and decided to provide disaster relief funds after conducting an investigation of the damage. Rice and sesame leaf spot disease causes dark brown spots on ...