[2025]ECOWAS-South Korea Exchange Visit on Rice Sector Development

· Event Name: ECOWAS-South Korea Exchange Visit on Rice Sector Development

· Event Date: 2025.06.09 ~ 2025.06.13

· Event Venue: DoubleTree Hilton Seoul Pangyo, Jeonju, Gimje & Naju

· Host/Organizer: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) / World Bank Group

· Event Scale: 32 affiliated delegates

· Event Introduction:

• A technical exchange program designed to enhance collaboration between ECOWAS and South Korea on rice sector development and food security.
• Korean government agencies and research institutions (RDA, MAFRA, KOICA) presented advanced agricultural technologies and policy frameworks.
• Delegates participated in site visits to Jeonju, Gimje, and Naju to observe best practices in rice cultivation, irrigation, seed production, and mechanization.
• Key seminars and roundtables covered rice breeding, value chain development, and strategies for achieving rice self-sufficiency in West Africa.
• The program fostered mutual learning and provided insights for shaping ECOWAS’s regional rice development roadmap through Korean case studies.
• The visit also offered cultural immersion and networking opportunities through formal receptions and field engagement with Korean agricultural communities.