<p>Entebbe; The South Korean Agency for International Agricultural Development has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ugandan farmers in transitioning from subsistence to modern farming practices. This assurance was conveyed by Dr. Cho Ilho, the new Director of the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA) Uganda, during a meeting with Dr. Yona Baguma, the Director [&#8230;]</p>
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South Korea Pledges Continued Support to Uganda for Agricultural Research

Entebbe; The South Korean Agency for International Agricultural Development has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ugandan farmers in transitioning from subsistence to modern farming practices.
Efforts have also been directed towards rice production interventions at the Doho rice scheme for seed multiplication, leading to a significant increase in aromatic rice production in Uganda.
Dr. Baguma commended KOPIA for its infrastructure development projects at NARO Zonal Agricultural Research Institutes in Mukono, Kawanda, Namulonge, and Luweero.
Highlighting the necessity of establishing a farmer’s skilling center, Dr. Baguma pledged to allocate space for its construction at one of the Zonal Agricultural Research Institutes.
Currently, NARO oversees sixteen Public Agricultural Research Institutes, including seven National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) conducting research of national strategic importance, and nine Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institutes (ZARDIs) conducting adaptive research across Uganda’s nine agro-ecological zones.