Kenya, South Korea deepen agricultural ties through rice self-sufficiency project
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Kenya and the Republic of Korea are expanding their agricultural cooperation through a rice development initiative. The project aims to increase domestic production, improve access to certified seeds, and reduce Kenya’s reliance on rice imports.
Implemented through the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) and the Korea Partnership for Innovation in Agriculture (KOPIA), the partnership has reached a key milestone with the first transplanting of rice seedlings for certified seed production taking place at Kirogo Research Farm in Mwea, Kirinyaga County.
The exercise occurred on the first completed 7.2-hectare section of the K-RiceBelt Paddy Fields. It marks the beginning of production activities under a project that will develop a total of 65 hectares dedicated to certified rice seed production.