Rural Development Administration Holds Emergency Meeting on Heavy Rain... "Immediate On-Site Support for Damaged Farming Areas"

Cho Jae-ho, Administrator of the Rural Development Administration, is presiding over and speaking at an emergency inspection meeting on heavy rain on the 9th. (Photo by Rural Development Administration)

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Son Seon-hee] Amid the continuous damage caused by heavy rain in the central region, the Rural Development Administration announced on the 9th that it held an emergency inspection meeting with heads of central and local rural development institutions to assess and respond to damage in the agricultural sector.

According to the Rural Development Administration, the emergency inspection meeting, chaired by Cho Jae-ho, Administrator of the Rural Development Administration, was attended both online and offline by heads of research institutes under the Rural Development Administration as well as directors of provincial agricultural technology centers nationwide to share regional damage status and action plans.

Administrator Cho stated, "As heavy rain is expected to continue in the central region for the time being, prepare crop-specific response measures for areas at risk of damage," and added, "Especially, to prevent secondary damage at farming sites affected by flooding, please promptly provide on-site technical support."

He continued, "With heatwave warnings issued mainly in the southern region, strengthen guidance and institutional responses to prevent damage to crops and livestock caused by high temperatures and to protect farmers from heat-related illnesses."

Administrator Cho also urged, "To prevent and minimize damage to farming sites caused by weather disasters, each rural development institution should devote full efforts to pre- and post-technical support."