Drought-Inspired Innovative Measures
Faced with a once-in-a-century drought, the COA adopted a number of new approaches for areas where irrigation was suspended because of a severe water shortage. New methods were adopted to make applications for farmers' compensation more convenient, to utilize a reporting system, to organize review committees, and to clarify cases of possible malfeasance one by one. These methods enabled farmers who are qualified to apply for compensation to collect it before the end of the lunar year. Concerning cases of suspected malfeasance, such as multiple applications from one individual, the COA proactively invited experts from various fields to organize review committees, which went on-site to hold 27 sessions to review such cases one by one. In 2022, the COA completed the clarification of more than 5,000 cases of possible malfeasance and put into practice the goal of looking out for the interests of cultivators of the land.
