South Korea stands tall as a dairy aid donor, 42 dairy cows went to Nepal

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Choi Pyeong-cheon and Cha Min-ji = As part of the 'send 101 cows to Nepal' project, 42 cows went to Nepal. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs held a farewell ceremony at Incheon International Airport Cargo Terminal on the 22nd with Heper Korea, a private international development organization, to commemorate the first day of sending 101 Korean dairy cows to Nepal. Agriculture and Food Minister Jeong Hwang-geun, Agricultural Cooperative Federation President Lee Seong-hee, a beneficiary of two dairy cows donated by Heper International in the past, and Lee Jae-bok, the donor of the cow this time, attended the event. If 42 cows are transported on that day, the remaining cows will be additionally transported three times between the 23rd and 28th along with semen and feed for artificial insemination. In January of next year, two dairy cows will be transported and used for semen production for genetic improvement. This support project ...