South Korea: Central and South American drought-resistant kidney beans were selected as an excellent international development cooperation project

Dried Kidney Bean

South Korea

Sustainability & Environmental Impact

Innovation & Technology

Published Mar 21, 2024

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The Korea-Latin America Agricultural and Food Technology Cooperation Council (KoLFACI), run by the Rural Development Administration, has been recognized for its project developing drought-resistant kidney bean varieties in Central and South America. The initiative, which was selected as an excellent international development cooperation project in climate change adaptation food, aims to enhance food security and support farmers' income by conserving agricultural water and boosting kidney bean production. The project is particularly significant as kidney beans are a staple food in these regions, and small-scale farmers are increasingly affected by climate change and a lack of irrigation facilities.

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(Korea Agricultural News = Reporter Kim Eun-jin) The Rural Development Administration's Korea-Latin America Agricultural and Food Technology Cooperation Council (KoLFACI)'s project to develop drought-resistant kidney bean varieties in Central and South America was recognized as an excellent international development cooperation project. Rural Development Administration (Director Cho Jae-ho) evaluated this year's Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects of government ministries at the International Development Cooperation Evaluation Expert Committee of the Office for Government Policy Coordination on the 29th of last month, and found that the development of drought-resistant kidney bean varieties in Central and South America was an excellent task in the field of climate change adaptation food. announced that it had been selected. Every year, the International Development Cooperation Evaluation Expert Committee comprehensively evaluates and announces representative official ...

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