Ministry of Agriculture and Food continues to provide food aid to WFP and Food Crisis Bureau in South Korea

Published 2021년 3월 4일

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South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has announced its participation in combating the global food crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by providing rice aid to six countries through the World Food Programme (WFP). This initiative is in line with Korea's commitment to the Food Assistance Convention, which aims to provide 50,000 tons of rice annually to refugees and migrants from vulnerable countries. With the global food crisis escalating due to the pandemic, Korea has reviewed its food aid projects and has seen positive results, supporting over 3 million refugees and migrants each year. For 2021, Korea plans to donate 10,000 tons of rice to Yemen, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Syria, and Laos, starting distribution in June.

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has decided to participate in efforts to overcome the global food crisis by providing rice as food aid to six countries whose food shortage has worsened due to Corona 19 through the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) this year. Korea joined the Food Assistance Convention (FAC) in 2018, pledges the scale of food aid to the international community, and provides 50,000 tons of rice every year to refugees and migrants from vulnerable countries. According to the '2020 Global Food Crisis Report' published by 15 international organizations such as FAO and WFP in September of last year, the global food shortage population due to Corona 19 was 270 million from 130 million at the end of 2019 to 270 million at the end of last year. It was found that it increased more than twice as much. Accordingly, the international community's interest and support is more urgent than ever so that the corona 19 does not worsen into a large-scale ...

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