‘Development of drought-resistant kidney beans in Central and South America’ selected as an excellent international development cooperation project
Dried Kidney Bean
Sustainability & Environmental Impact
Innovation & Technology
Published Mar 18, 2024
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The Korea-Latin America Agricultural and Food Technology Cooperation Council (KoLFACI) has been recognized for its project developing drought-resistant kidney bean varieties in Central and South America. The project, which aims to secure food security and support farmers' income by saving agricultural water and increasing kidney bean production, was acknowledged as an excellent international development cooperation project by the International Development Cooperation Evaluation Committee of the Office for Government Policy Coordination. This comes as a response to the struggles of farmers in these regions due to lack of irrigation facilities and prolonged droughts caused by climate change.
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The Rural Development Administration recently announced that the Korea-Latin America Agricultural and Food Technology Cooperation Council's (KoLFACI) project to develop drought-resistant kidney bean varieties in Central and South America was recognized as an excellent international development cooperation project by the International Development Cooperation Evaluation Committee of the Office for Government Policy Coordination. KoLFACI is an international consultative body in which the Rural Development Administration and 13 Central and South American countries participate. In order to solve agricultural issues in Central and South America, we mainly promote development cooperation projects that disseminate local customized technologies. The International Development Cooperation Evaluation Committee of the Office for Government Policy Coordination evaluated this year's official development assistance (ODA) projects of government ministries at the end of last month. As a result, the ...
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