Sacheon City Wins Grand Prize at 2025 Pest and Weather Disaster Response Best Practices Competition

Top National Recognition Through Cooperation and Field-Oriented Response

Sacheon City in South Gyeongsang Province announced on November 27 that it had received the Grand Prize at the '2025 Pest and Weather Disaster Response Best Practices Competition' organized by the Rural Development Administration.

This competition was established to discover and share outstanding cases of pest and weather disaster response among agricultural technology centers nationwide, aiming to spread successful practices.

Sichuan City Pest and Weather Disaster Response Competition National 1st Place 'Grand Prize' Award Photo

Through a first-round document review and a second-round presentation evaluation, a total of six outstanding cases were selected. Sacheon City was recognized as the top institution nationwide, earning the honor of the Grand Prize. The city received high marks for advancing its climate change response system and strengthening its field-oriented response capabilities.

In collaboration with the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Sacheon City conducted demonstration tests of new environmental technologies, such as deep fertilization. Additionally, joint monitoring of migratory rice pests was carried out three times with the Rural Development Administration and the Gyeongnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services, enhancing both the accuracy of monitoring and the effectiveness of response. The city also responded promptly by visiting sites whenever farmers reported issues.

In particular, during the joint pest control process for rice, unlike the intermittent inspections typical of other local governments, Sacheon City conducted daily on-site inspections, including weekends and holidays, thereby increasing the thoroughness of pest control measures.

Meanwhile, Sacheon City was also recognized for its excellent performance in promptly entering observation plot survey results and actively providing information through various channels such as press releases and social media.

Mayor Park Dongsik stated, "This award is a meaningful result that recognizes Sacheon City as the nation's leader in pest and weather disaster response," adding, "We will continue to do our utmost to ensure stable crop production based on cooperation and a field-oriented response system."

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