Papua New Guinea delegation visits Korea to hope to transfer rice regeneration technology

The Rural Development Administration (RDA) (Director Kwon Jae-han) welcomed the Papua New Guinean Minister of Agriculture and his delegation at its headquarters (Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do) on the 30th and discussed ways to cooperate in agricultural technology to solve Papua New Guinea’s food problems. A seven-member Papua New Guinean delegation, including Minister of Agriculture John Boito, Prime Minister’s Advisor Koren Rokas Maso, and Nairo Bati, a local official in Obura Warenara, attended the meeting. Director Kwon said, “Many countries around the world recognize Korea’s excellent rice breeding and cultivation technology and hope for technical cooperation in various areas,” and added, “Starting with Papua New Guinea, we will expand the scope of agricultural technology cooperation to Pacific island countries.” Papua New Guinea Minister of Agriculture John Boito said, “I hope that Korea’s green revolution experience and technology that achieved food self-sufficiency will help ...