South Korea: KOICA builds a demonstration complex for developing native vegetable seeds in Uganda

Published 2023년 6월 20일

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The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is launching a project in Uganda to develop and distribute indigenous vegetable seeds with the aim of increasing farmers' income and promoting scientific farming. The project will start with the construction of a pilot cultivation complex in four locations, covering 3.8 hectares and equipped with greenhouses, water tanks, and underground water wells. Over the next eight years, KOICA will invest $8 million to develop seeds for five commonly consumed vegetables in Uganda. The project is expected to increase crop productivity by at least 30%, contributing to Uganda's rural development campaign and transition to a market economy.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hocheon Kim = An Official Development Assistance (ODA) project to develop and distribute indigenous vegetable seeds to increase the income of farmers in Uganda, one of the poorest countries in Africa, is being promoted. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) announced on the 20th that it will start a pilot cultivation complex construction project to develop indigenous vegetable seeds for farmers' income increase and scientific farming in Uganda. Demonstration planting complexes will be built in four locations: Uganda's Crop Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), National Seed Inspection Service (NSL), Mukono Regional Agricultural Research Institute (MUZARDI) and Luwero District in the northern part of Kampala, the capital. The area of the entire complex is 3.8 hectares, and each complex has a greenhouse for test cultivation, a water tank, an underground water well, and a pilot redistribution. There are a total of 33 greenhouses in Korean ...

Source: Yna