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South Korea and China to revive agricultural cooperation body after eight years

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • South Korea and China will jointly hold their agricultural cooperation committee on the 7th, restarting the channel after an eight-year suspension.
  • The committee facilitates exchanges on agricultural policy and technology, and had been suspended since 2018 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and diplomatic conditions.
  • The countries are expected to discuss global food security and climate change.

South Korea and China will restart their agricultural cooperation committee after an eight-year break, according to South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

The ministry said the two countries will jointly hold the committee with China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on the 7th. The body serves as a channel for exchanging agricultural policies and technologies.

The committee stopped meeting after 2018 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and changing diplomatic conditions. The upcoming session will address global food security and climate change.

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