The Central Regional Forest Service (Director Ahn Byung-ki) announced that it is operating the ‘Visiting Agricultural By-product Collection and Crushing Support Team’ to proactively reduce the risk of forest fires and alleviate the burden on farmers.
The ‘Visiting Agricultural By-product Collection and Crushing Support Team’ is a project promoted in cooperation with the Forest Service, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and local governments, as the incidence of forest fires caused by illegal burning of agricultural by-products has increased to about 20%.
To reduce forest fires caused by burning during the spring farming preparation period and after the autumn harvest season, the Central Regional Forest Service has organized 10 teams with 76 members for the collection and crushing of agricultural by-products, focusing on farmland adjacent to forests.
Director Ahn Byung-ki of the Central Regional Forest Service said, “We expect this support project to contribute to forest fire prevention, fine dust reduction, and carbon neutrality.” He added, “We will actively support to prevent the burning practice of agricultural by-products and allow farmers to focus on their farming activities safely.”