Service members of the Hanbit unit participate in harvesting rice at an unspecified location in South Sudan, on this photograph offered by the Joint Chiefs of Workers, Oct. 13. Yohap
A Korean navy contingent stationed in South Sudan has participated in a rice-harvesting occasion in South Sudan as a part of efforts to assist the nation deal with meals shortages, the Joint Chiefs of Workers (JCS) mentioned Sunday.
The occasion, held at Dr. John Garang Memorial College of Science within the central area of Bor, got here because the Hanbit unit has been offering help to the African nation to enhance its farming, corresponding to by instructing farming strategies and working farms to develop crops.
In July, the unit planted 4 varieties of Korean and African varieties on a 1,150-square-meter plot of land contained in the college compound.
On Thursday (native time), the unit harvested some 500 kilograms of rice from this space, the JCS mentioned.
The produce and rice seeds had been distributed to residents, and the unit plans to make use of the rest for analysis functions to boost the nation’s rice harvest.
A separate ceremony additionally came about to mark the restart of the vocational faculty for agriculture, a venture led by the Hanbit unit to assist the nation enhance agricultural applied sciences. The college was quickly shut down by flooding in 2022.
Since 2014, the unit has operated a farm to develop corn and different crops to fight meals shortages. The unit plans to broaden its rice farming to a ten,800-square-meter discipline and create the agricultural expertise middle to cross on farming strategies to the college’s college students and close by residents.
Korea first deployed the Hanbit unit in 2013 to assist preserve peace and help in restoration efforts within the East African nation, which has been rocked by a civil warfare.
The unit’s newest rotation of some 270 troops departed Korea in phases final month for an eight-month mission. (Yonhap)
