Gyeongnam Province in South Korea, emergency support to watermelon and melon farmers affected by facilities

Published Mar 19, 2024

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South Korea's Gyeongnam Province is offering emergency aid to watermelon and melon farmers who have been adversely affected by frequent rainfall and insufficient sunlight. The province has allocated 1.6 billion won to assist 955 farms with the purchase of nutritional supplements and other necessities. Additionally, the province has requested the government to include damage from pests and lack of sunlight in crop disaster insurance coverage and agricultural disaster recovery support.

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Changwon, Jinju, Uiryeong, Haman, Changnyeong, etc. A total of 1.6 billion won invested in 955 farms Support for purchasing nutritional supplements, etc. Proposal to government for recognition of agricultural disasters Gyeongnam Province (Governor Park Wan-soo) is providing emergency support to watermelon and melon farmers whose production has decreased significantly due to frequent rain and insufficient sunlight. According to Gyeongnam Province, the rainfall in the Gyeongnam region from January to February this year was 169.3 mm, and the number of hours of sunshine was only 301 hours. Compared to the average of the past 10 years, rainfall increased by 92.6 mm, and sunshine hours decreased by 78 hours. Due to frequent rain and insufficient sunlight, the facility's watermelons and melons were not fertilized or fruit set properly. Even if fruit set was delayed, misshapen or small fruits continued to appear. Moreover, the occurrence of pests and diseases has increased due to the ...

Source: Agrinet