2023-07-11 18:33:15
The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Mamoudou Nagnalen BARRY at the head of a mission made up of the Consul of South Korea in Guinea, Ibrahima Kassus DIABATÉ and the Director of the National Service for Rural Promotion and Agricultural Council ( SERPROCA), Saïkou Yaya BALDE
are currently staying in Seoul, Republic of South Korea where he took part this Monday, July 10, 2023 in the K-Ricebelt ministerial meeting.
This meeting is a meeting platform between South Korea and the seven (07) African countries of the K-Ricebelt project, which were represented by their ministers in charge of Agriculture. This meeting led to the signing of a memorandum of understanding for a donation of ten million US dollars, the disbursement of which begins in the first quarter of 2024 at the latest.
The main objective of this protocol is to promote bilateral cooperation in the areas of improving Guinea’s production and supply systems of quality rice seeds, as well as the mechanization of rice production and processing. rice.
With a duration of 5 years, which of 10 million US dollars aims to contribute to the food security of countries whose rice is the staple food but still depend on imports due to many factors.
It should be recalled that Guinea produces 65% of its rice consumption and plans to be self-sufficient in rice in the next 3 years. To win this ambitious bet, the Department in charge of Agriculture has made the following areas an absolute priority:
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