Unification ministry: N.K.’s food situation remains serious despite reports on rice prices
South Korea believes that food shortages in North Korea remain serious and the country needs outside assistance, despite media reports that rice prices are dropping there, the unification ministry said Wednesday. Some media reports have claimed that rice prices in North Korean markets have been on the decline recently, suggesting that the country might not […]
FAO to open S. Korean office in May
South Korea’s government said Tuesday the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) decided to open an office in the country in May. Agriculture Minister Lee Gae-ho met Jose Graziano da Silva, the head of FAO, during his three-day visit to Italy and signed the agreement to open the South Korean office, official sources here said. […]
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