Korea steps in to boost Kenyan Food Security

01/08

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Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for the 'Korea Project on International Agriculture' demonstrated new rice planting methods as part of an effort to boost food production in Kenya. Kirinyaga, Kenya. 10/12/2009. Korean government has stepped in to boost food production in Kenya by introducing new rice growing technologies. Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for Korea Project on International Agriculture demonstrated new rice planting methods. Korean Ambassador to Kenya Han-Gon Lee, in white shirt, graced the event. Lee said that Korean government is willing to partner with kenyan organisations such as kenya Agricultural Research Institute, KARI, to help farmers adopt better methods that can boost yields. He led a Korean team in demonstrating to farmers simple and efficient threshing machines made under the partnership of Korea Project On International Agriculture (KOPIA) and KARI. The bicycle pedal-driven threshers named KOPIA TALGOKI will help increase the speed of threshing and reduce the cost of labour. The farmers enjoyed some korean tunes from the embassy staff.

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02/08

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Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for the 'Korea Project on International Agriculture' demonstrated new rice planting methods as part of an effort to boost food production in Kenya. Kirinyaga, Kenya. 10/12/2009. Korean government has stepped in to boost food production in Kenya by introducing new rice growing technologies. Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for Korea Project on International Agriculture demonstrated new rice planting methods. Korean Ambassador to Kenya Han-Gon Lee, in white shirt, graced the event. Lee said that Korean government is willing to partner with kenyan organisations such as kenya Agricultural Research Institute, KARI, to help farmers adopt better methods that can boost yields. He led a Korean team in demonstrating to farmers simple and efficient threshing machines made under the partnership of Korea Project On International Agriculture (KOPIA) and KARI. The bicycle pedal-driven threshers named KOPIA TALGOKI will help increase the speed of threshing and reduce the cost of labour. The farmers enjoyed some korean tunes from the embassy staff.

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03/08

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Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for the 'Korea Project on International Agriculture' demonstrated new rice planting methods as part of an effort to boost food production in Kenya. Kirinyaga, Kenya. 10/12/2009. Korean government has stepped in to boost food production in Kenya by introducing new rice growing technologies. Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for Korea Project on International Agriculture demonstrated new rice planting methods. Korean Ambassador to Kenya Han-Gon Lee, in white shirt, graced the event. Lee said that Korean government is willing to partner with kenyan organisations such as kenya Agricultural Research Institute, KARI, to help farmers adopt better methods that can boost yields. He led a Korean team in demonstrating to farmers simple and efficient threshing machines made under the partnership of Korea Project On International Agriculture (KOPIA) and KARI. The bicycle pedal-driven threshers named KOPIA TALGOKI will help increase the speed of threshing and reduce the cost of labour. The farmers enjoyed some korean tunes from the embassy staff.

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04/08

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Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for the 'Korea Project on International Agriculture' demonstrated new rice planting methods as part of an effort to boost food production in Kenya. Kirinyaga, Kenya. 10/12/2009. Korean government has stepped in to boost food production in Kenya by introducing new rice growing technologies. Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for Korea Project on International Agriculture demonstrated new rice planting methods. Korean Ambassador to Kenya Han-Gon Lee, in white shirt, graced the event. Lee said that Korean government is willing to partner with kenyan organisations such as kenya Agricultural Research Institute, KARI, to help farmers adopt better methods that can boost yields. He led a Korean team in demonstrating to farmers simple and efficient threshing machines made under the partnership of Korea Project On International Agriculture (KOPIA) and KARI. The bicycle pedal-driven threshers named KOPIA TALGOKI will help increase the speed of threshing and reduce the cost of labour. The farmers enjoyed some korean tunes from the embassy staff.

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05/08

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Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for the 'Korea Project on International Agriculture' demonstrated new rice planting methods as part of an effort to boost food production in Kenya. Kirinyaga, Kenya. 10/12/2009. Korean government has stepped in to boost food production in Kenya by introducing new rice growing technologies. Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for Korea Project on International Agriculture demonstrated new rice planting methods. Korean Ambassador to Kenya Han-Gon Lee, in white shirt, graced the event. Lee said that Korean government is willing to partner with kenyan organisations such as kenya Agricultural Research Institute, KARI, to help farmers adopt better methods that can boost yields. He led a Korean team in demonstrating to farmers simple and efficient threshing machines made under the partnership of Korea Project On International Agriculture (KOPIA) and KARI. The bicycle pedal-driven threshers named KOPIA TALGOKI will help increase the speed of threshing and reduce the cost of labour. The farmers enjoyed some korean tunes from the embassy staff.

Korea steps in to boost Kenyan Food Security200227

06/08

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Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for the 'Korea Project on International Agriculture' demonstrated new rice planting methods as part of an effort to boost food production in Kenya. Kirinyaga, Kenya. 10/12/2009. Korean government has stepped in to boost food production in Kenya by introducing new rice growing technologies. Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for Korea Project on International Agriculture demonstrated new rice planting methods. Korean Ambassador to Kenya Han-Gon Lee, in white shirt, graced the event. Lee said that Korean government is willing to partner with kenyan organisations such as kenya Agricultural Research Institute, KARI, to help farmers adopt better methods that can boost yields. He led a Korean team in demonstrating to farmers simple and efficient threshing machines made under the partnership of Korea Project On International Agriculture (KOPIA) and KARI. The bicycle pedal-driven threshers named KOPIA TALGOKI will help increase the speed of threshing and reduce the cost of labour. The farmers enjoyed some korean tunes from the embassy staff.

Korea steps in to boost Kenyan Food Security200228

07/08

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Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for the 'Korea Project on International Agriculture' demonstrated new rice planting methods as part of an effort to boost food production in Kenya. Kirinyaga, Kenya. 10/12/2009. Korean government has stepped in to boost food production in Kenya by introducing new rice growing technologies. Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for Korea Project on International Agriculture demonstrated new rice planting methods. Korean Ambassador to Kenya Han-Gon Lee, in white shirt, graced the event. Lee said that Korean government is willing to partner with kenyan organisations such as kenya Agricultural Research Institute, KARI, to help farmers adopt better methods that can boost yields. He led a Korean team in demonstrating to farmers simple and efficient threshing machines made under the partnership of Korea Project On International Agriculture (KOPIA) and KARI. The bicycle pedal-driven threshers named KOPIA TALGOKI will help increase the speed of threshing and reduce the cost of labour. The farmers enjoyed some korean tunes from the embassy staff.

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08/08

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Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for the 'Korea Project on International Agriculture' demonstrated new rice planting methods as part of an effort to boost food production in Kenya. Kirinyaga, Kenya. 10/12/2009. Korean government has stepped in to boost food production in Kenya by introducing new rice growing technologies. Hundreds of farmers turned up for a training day at Mwea irrigation scheme, where a group of Korean interns working for Korea Project on International Agriculture demonstrated new rice planting methods. Korean Ambassador to Kenya Han-Gon Lee, in white shirt, graced the event. Lee said that Korean government is willing to partner with kenyan organisations such as kenya Agricultural Research Institute, KARI, to help farmers adopt better methods that can boost yields. He led a Korean team in demonstrating to farmers simple and efficient threshing machines made under the partnership of Korea Project On International Agriculture (KOPIA) and KARI. The bicycle pedal-driven threshers named KOPIA TALGOKI will help increase the speed of threshing and reduce the cost of labour. The farmers enjoyed some korean tunes from the embassy staff.