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South Korea launches daily farm weather hazard alerts through mobile app
South Korea’s Agriculture Ministry has launched daily farm weather alerts through its Agriculture e-ji mobile app.
The service is available to registered farms growing 44 types of crops, including fruit, vegetables and grains.
The ministry and the Rural Development Administration linked the app to an early-warning system in February last year.
Before the launch, farmers had to visit the app’s website to check farm-specific forecasts and hazard predictions.
Now, push alerts arrive automatically each morning with local forecasts and predictions for 15 types of agricultural weather hazard.
On ordinary days, they give the day’s weather and a three-day forecast; when a hazard is expected, they include crop-specific guidance on how to respond.
Farmers can use the warnings to prepare for risks such as frost, heat, strong winds, flooding and drought.
South Korea’s agriculture ministry began daily mobile alerts for farm weather hazards through its Agricultural e-ji app on November 5.
The service sends registered farms weather forecasts and disaster-risk information tailored to their fields.
It is available to farms growing 44 types of crops, including fruit, vegetables, food crops and specialty crops.
Alerts arrive automatically each morning and include crop-specific guidance when hazards are expected.
- Who
- South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs launched the service for registered farm businesses growing eligible crops.
- What
- The Agricultural e-ji app now sends daily weather forecasts and agricultural disaster-risk alerts.
- When
- The service began on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- Through the Agricultural e-ji mobile app in South Korea.
- Why
- To help farmers identify weather risks in advance and respond based on conditions at their farms and crops.
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The ministry and the Rural Development Administration began linking the Agricultural e-ji app with the agricultural weather-disaster early warning system.
The ministry began operating the daily mobile alert service.
- Eligible crops
- 44 types, including fruit, vegetables, food crops and specialty crops
- Daily delivery
- Automatic push alerts each morning
- Forecast period
- Current-day weather and forecasts for the following three days
- Hazard forecasts
- 15 types of agricultural weather-disaster predictions
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What people are saying
We expect the introduction of this service to help farmers identify weather-disaster risks in advance and respond according to conditions at their farms and crops.