3% of rice cultivation area flooded - Government "Total mobilization of available resources to restore damaged farms"

Published Aug 13, 2020

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The South Korean government is increasing support for farms affected by heavy rains through emergency control, recovery, and financial means, including disaster subsidies and loans with reduced interest. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will also expand disaster management funding and provide interest-free loans to affected farms. Additionally, quarantine measures will be increased in the North Korean border area to prevent African swine fever outbreaks, and the government will release stockpiles to stabilize prices and reduce consumer burden.

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(Sejong = Yonhap News) Reporter Eunji Go = The government has decided to strengthen necessary support, such as funds, to help recover farms damaged by torrential rains. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 13th that it will implement emergency control, emergency recovery, disaster subsidies and financial support by mobilizing all available resources to recover from heavy rain damage in agriculture and rural areas. As of this day, the amount of agricultural land that was damaged by flooding, loss or burial is 27,000,932 ㏊. Of these, about 80% of the rice was damaged, and 3% of the total rice cultivation area was flooded by this heavy rain. In the livestock sector, more than 400 Korean cattle, 6,000 pigs, and 1.38 million poultry were killed. The government supports restoration expenses such as pesticide charges (costs for controlling pests and pests when crops are partially damaged by natural disasters), large bags (costs for planting alternative ...

Source: Yna