Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, K – Capturing the hearts of Africa through agriculture
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryeong held the “Korea-Africa Agricultural Conference” on Wednesday, June 5 on the occasion of the “2024 Korea-Africa Summit” and attended the “Korea-Africa Business Summit.” ) – In response to Africa’s explosive interest in agriculture, we carry out active agricultural diplomacy activities.
At the “Korea-Africa Agricultural Conference,” held at The Plaza Hotel in Seoul from 13:30 on the 5th, Korea and Africa will establish a mutually beneficial and future-oriented cooperative relationship to jointly respond to global challenges such as the climate crisis. discuss plans. Comoros President Azali Assumani, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Madagascar President Andriy Rajoelina and ministers from nine African countries are scheduled to attend this conference.
In addition, four countries (Madagascar, Malawi, Angola, Zimbabwe) and K-Rice wish to participate in the K-Rice Belt project, which shares Korea’s excellent seeds and agricultural technology to improve rice productivity in Africa. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is signed * with the Belt , and a Memorandum of Understanding is signed with Comoros to strengthen knowledge exchange and public-private cooperation in the agricultural field.
* (K-Rice Belt existing MoU signatories) Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya
In addition, Minister Song Mi-ryeong attended the third session of the Korea-Africa Business Summit held at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul from 15:00 on the same day, and met with heads of state and companies from participating African countries under the theme of ‘Strengthening food and key mineral security.’ We will discuss ways to strengthen mutually beneficial supply chain cooperation based on Korea’s excellent agricultural technology and Africa’s abundant core mineral potential.
Minister Song Mi-ryeong said, “As the interest of African countries in agricultural cooperation with Korea is very high, I feel a sense of responsibility that the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs must play an important role in the success of this Korea-Africa Summit.” “Based on Korea’s overcoming experiences, we will do our best to carry out agricultural diplomacy, including helping African agricultural development and providing a foothold for Korean companies such as K-Food and Korean agricultural machinery to enter Africa,” he said.
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