South Korean dairy cows change the Ugandan dairy industry

Published 2022년 8월 26일

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The Korea Rural Community Corporation has transferred control of a pilot farm and livestock facilities in Uganda to the Ugandan government as part of a project to boost the country's dairy industry. The project, funded by South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, includes the construction of dairy farms, feed facilities, and the transfer of artificial insemination technology, using Korean cows to increase productivity. Despite favorable conditions for dairy farming in Uganda, the country has struggled due to a lack of facilities and technology. The project is expected to increase milk production and improve the Ugandan dairy industry.

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The Korea Rural Community Corporation announced on the 26th that it had officially handed over the pilot farm, livestock and milking facilities to the Ugandan government through the “Project to Improve Productivity through Uganda Dairy Technology Support.” This project is official development assistance (ODA) in the agricultural sector, which the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs decided to support Korea's dairy industry development know-how in 2019 at the request of the Uganda government and completed it in December this year. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Park Beom-soo said, “This project opened a new chapter in the ODA business in that it will lead the development of dairy farming by establishing Korean-style cows in Uganda by exporting the DNA of Korean cows to Uganda.” The Rural Development Corporation carried out ▲construction of dairy farms and feed facilities, ▲building of artificial insemination and dairy processing ...

Source: Nongmin