South Korea: Seogwipo City confirmed as target for crop damage recovery support

Seogwipo City announced on the 20th that after receiving a disaster report regarding crop damage caused by heavy rain in the eastern region on the 17th of last month, it conducted a detailed on-site investigation and confirmed the target for damage recovery support. According to Seogwipo City, crop damage due to heavy rain was reported over a 10-day period from the 18th to the 27th of last month, and a detailed investigation was conducted on the registered parcels to confirm damage recovery support targets for 400 farms and 322ha. The amount of crop damage amounted to 322ha, including 163.5ha for green onion stalks and 158.5ha for pesticide stalks. Among the 163.5ha of green onions, 34.2ha covered by crop disaster insurance will be paid as crop disaster insurance rather than disaster relief funds. The damage status by crop was as follows: radish 276.4ha, potato 23.3ha, buckwheat 8.9ha, carrot 8ha, and other crops 5.4ha, with radish receiving the most damage at 85% of the total ...