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Enhancing global food security, Korea’s rice aid ‘double’

Rice
South Korea
Published May 24, 2023

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[Reporter Seo Sang-hyun, The Korean Rural Newspaper] Hiroshima G7 Summit Adoption of the Hiroshima Statement of Action Contributing to Strengthening Global Food Security While the '2023 Hiroshima G7 Summit' was held on the 19th and 21st, leaders of 15 countries and the European Union, including Korea, adopted the Hiroshima Statement of Action for Global Food Security. Taking this as an opportunity, the government embarks on strengthening global food security, including doubling food aid. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that President Seok-Yeol Yoon announced plans to strengthen global food security at the G7 Summit on the 20th as an invited country at the “Food, Health, Development and Gender Equality Session.” The main content is the follow-up to the adoption of the Hiroshima Statement of Action for Resilient World Food Security. According to this, the government plans to double food aid for rice. From 2024, the scale of humanitarian rice aid through the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) will be doubled to 100,000 tons in 2023.

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[Reporter Seo Sang-hyun, Korea Rural Newspaper] Hiroshima G7 Summit Adoption of the Hiroshima Declaration of Action Contributing to strengthening global food security While the ‘2023 Hiroshima G7 Summit’ was held from the 19th to the 21st, leaders of 15 countries and the European Union, including Korea, adopted the ‘Hiroshima Statement of Action for Resilient World Food Security’. Taking this as an opportunity, the government embarks on strengthening global food security, including doubling food aid. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that President Seok-Yeol Yoon announced plans to strengthen global food security at the G7 Summit on the 20th as an invited country at the “Food, Health, Development and Gender Equality Session.” The main content is the follow-up to the adoption of the Hiroshima Statement of Action for Resilient World Food Security. According to this, the government plans to double food aid for rice. From 2024, the scale of humanitarian ...
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