[Issue+] Controversy over reduction in food aid

Published 2025년 10월 17일

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[Agricultural, Fisheries, and Livestock Newspaper=Reporter Park Yu-sin] As the government has decided to drastically reduce the amount of food aid for next year, there is a call for self-reflection on food aid policy along with the reasons behind this decision. Our country is the first in the international community to transition from a recipient country to a donor country. To this end, the government has doubled its efforts to alleviate the global food crisis, increasing the amount of aid from 50,000 tons of rice in 2018 to 150,000 tons this year. However, the government's decision to drastically cut the amount of aid from 150,000 tons to 50,000 tons in next year's budget has raised concerns about its role as a responsible member of the international community.

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The government's decision to significantly reduce the amount of food aid for next year has raised concerns about its retreat from its responsible role in the international community. Humanitarian aid, rice price stabilization, and industrial growth Threefold effect of one stone The status of the donor country shaken by the shift from recipient country to donor country Re-examination at the National Assembly level As the government decided to drastically cut the amount of food aid next year, concerns have been raised about the need for introspection regarding food aid policies. South Korea is the first country in the international community to transition from a recipient to a donor country. Therefore, the government has doubled the amount of rice aid from 50,000 tons in 2018 to 150,000 tons this year, doubling its efforts to alleviate the global food crisis. However, the government's decision to cut the amount of aid from 150,000 tons to 50,000 tons in next year's budget has ...

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