RDA promotes Korean agriculture diplomacy with developing nations

With global food security as one of its key goals, the Rural Development Administration (RDA) is committed not only to sharing agricultural technology but also to advancing global agriculture through comprehensive international cooperation to address food security challenges. The RDA, a state-run agricultural research agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in Korea, has recently outlined three specific goals: maximizing the global impact of its official development assistance (ODA) projects, strengthening its global research and development networks and exporting Korean agricultural technology to where it is most needed. These initiatives are part of the agency's ongoing efforts to support developing countries with vulnerable domestic food supplies, the agency said. Through its ODA programs, the RDA supports the development of customized agricultural technologies tailored to the specific needs of individual developing countries, while also addressing while also tackling shared agricultural challenges across regions. These efforts are made through centers in 20