Serbia wants to reduce food supply chain risks for S. Korea
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- 14 Mar 2023
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Serbian Ambassador to South Korea Nemanja Grbic. (Embassy of Serbia in Seoul)
Serbia wants to reduce food supply chain disruptions caused by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war by cooperating with South Korea, said Serbian Ambassador to Korea Nemanja Grbic in an interview with The Korea Herald Monday.
Serbia has fertile soil and very favorable climatic features that could make it into a significant supplier of food to Korea, Grbic pointed out, referring to the current supply chain crisis.
He urged South Korea to share its agricultural knowledge and experiences of modern technological solutions with Serbia.
Grbic suggested that South Korean institutions conduct joint research with world-renowned scientific institutions in Serbia on fruit cultivation and other types of agriculture for mutual benefit.
"Serbia ranks among the world's three largest exporters of plums and raspberries, and exports huge amounts of apples,“ said Grbic pointing to the potential need for agricultural cooperation.
"Close to 30 percent of the total amount of corn imported by Korea comes from Serbia,“ Grbic added, highlighting Serbia as one of the largest exporters of agricultural products in Europe.
He stressed the export potential of high-quality Serbian meat products to the Korean market, primarily pork products such as pork belly, widely consumed in South Korea.
The top envoy, however, emphasized the need to overcome some of the existing phytosanitary obstacles and procedures, referring to negotiations for a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on agricultural cooperation. Read More…
