
정부가 겨울철 고병원성 조류인플루엔자와 구제역 확산 방지를 위해 대형 산란계 농장 출입 인력·차량 사전등록제를 도입하고 방역을 4단계로 확대하며, 중국과 몽골에서 발생한 SAT1형 구제역의 국내 유입 차단에 주력한다고 밝혔다.
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정부는 겨울철 고병원성 조류인플루엔자 발생을 예방하기 위해 대형 산란계 농장과 농장 밀집단지를 집중 관리하고 있으며, 올해 10월 1일부터 내년 2월 28일까지를 특별방역대책기간으로 정하여 방역조치를 시행하고 있다.
농장 출입 인력·차량 사전등록제 도입…SAT1형 구제역 국내 유입 차단
(서울=연합뉴스) 김세린 기자 = 정부가 겨울철 고병원성 조류인플루엔자(AI) 발생을 예방하기 위해 대형 산란계 농장과 농장 밀집단지를 집중 관리하기로 했다.
농림축산식품부는 15일 겨울철 가축전염병 특별방역대책 점검회의를 열고 지방자치단체와 관계기관의 방역 추진 상황을 점검하며 이같이 밝혔다.
특히 올해 새롭게 도입한 대형 산란계 농장 출입 인력·차량 사전등록제를 통해 기존 거점소독시설과 농장 통제초소, 농장으로 이어지는 3단계 방역을 4단계로 확대한다.
또 지방자치단체에는 축산농가의 기본 방역수칙 준수 여부를 철저히 점검하고, 관계기관에는 야생조류 예찰과 고위험지역 소독, 의심 사례 발생 시 초동대응체계 점검을 당부했다.
구제역 방역과 관련해서는 발생농장 주변 소독을 강화하고 백신접종 누락 개체가 없도록 관리하는 한편, 중국과 몽골에서 발생한 SAT1형 구제역의 국내 유입 차단에도 주력하기로 했다.
농식품부는 올해 10월 1일부터 내년 2월 28일까지를 특별방역대책기간으로 정하고 방역조치를 시행하고 있다.
농식품부는 올해 해외 야생조류의 고병원성 AI 발생이 전년보다 2배 이상 증가하고, 지난달 한강하구와 시화호, 삽교호 등 국내 주요 철새도래지 3곳의 오리과 조류 개체 수도 지난해 같은 기간보다 2.9배 늘어 바이러스의 국내 유입 위험이 커졌다고 설명했다.
송미령 농식품부 장관은 "겨울철 가축전염병 발생을 막기 위해 정부와 관계기관, 농가가 함께 대응해야 한다"며 "축산농가에서도 소독과 손 씻기 등 기본 방역수칙을 반드시 실천해달라"고 당부했다.

Song Mi-ryeong, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said that 100 to 150 inquiries are being received per day to the telephone consultation center currently in operation regarding the complete survey of farmland, and emphasized that the purpose of the farmland survey is not to dispose of or crack down on it, but to update information and build a database. He also said that importing eggs from Brazil is a pilot project to prepare for emergencies such as avian influenza, and that the issue of joining the CPTPP will be thoroughly discussed and consent from farmers will be obtained.

Imsil-gun, Jeollabuk-do announced that advance reservations for the 11th Imsil Crunchy Kimchi Festival, which will be held at Imsil Cheese Theme Park for three days starting November 13, will be held until the 6th of next month. Participants can make their own kimchi with pickled cabbage and seasonings, and enjoy a variety of programs such as kimchi demonstrations, impromptu singing competitions, and kimchi tasting. The kimchi material sales event accepts reservations until November 27th through courier delivery and drive-through on-site pickup, and a set of 20kg of pickled cabbage and 10kg of seasoning can be purchased for 195,000 won including delivery fee, or 187,000 won when picked up on-site.

It was found that the Nonghyup Public Market distributed 427,179 tons of imported agricultural products worth 1.0337 trillion won over three and a half years from 2023 to June 2026, which is about 5.6-5.8% of the total transaction amount. Representative Yoon Jun-byeong criticized Nonghyup for focusing on distributing imported agricultural products rather than developing sales channels for domestic farmers, and called for restrictions on handling and reform of the evaluation system.

Seong Jeong-hee, who has been a female diver for 40 years and is the head of the Guryongpo fishing village in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, was the only Korean to be named among the '100 female talents in the field of agriculture, fisheries and food systems and rural development' selected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

While the accident rate among farmers is more than eight times that of the entire industry, it has been pointed out that the Rural Development Administration ended the IoT agricultural machinery traffic safety and accident detection alarm technology pilot project after three years, leaving rural sites in a safety blind spot. The number of deaths during agricultural work in 2024 and 2025 is 297 and 293, respectively, which is around 300 people each year, and as of August 2026, 176 people have died. In particular, agricultural machinery-related accidents are cited as the biggest cause, accounting for 58.4% (2025) of farmers' deaths, but the project was discontinued after investing 420 million won from 2021 to 2023, leading to a decline in supply performance.

Song Mi-ryeong, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, appeared on KBS radio and said that additional surveys of farmland should focus on speculation types and that the Farmland Act is outdated and needs to be revised. After enacting the Special Measures Act within the year, he emphasized that he will push for the revision of the Farmland Act in the first half of next year, and that he will fully communicate the concerns of the agricultural community and reflect them in the government plan when joining the CPTPP.