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KoLFACI(Korea-Latin America Food & Agriculture Cooperation Initiative) is a multilateral cooperation initiative that focuses on sharing the knowledge and experience in agricultural technology and extension service to promote sustainable agricultural development in Latin American and Caribbean countries.

KoLFACI has been implementing numerous projects with 15 member countries : Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Republic of Korea.

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Mission

  • To establish a strong agricultural technology cooperation network with Latin American and Caribbean countries through the multilateral cooperation initiative
  • To disseminate Korea’s advanced agricultural technology in Latin American and Caribbean countries
  • To organize agricultural exchange programs between Korea and Latin American and Caribbean countries

Vision

  • To contribute to resolving the current agricultural issues inLatin American and Caribbean countries
  • To improve Korea’s national image and become the advanced country in agriculture
  • To enhance the agricultural productivity of the member countries and facilitate the use of agricultural products in Latin American and Caribbean countries
  • On September 15, 2014, KoLFACI was officially inaugurated in Jeonju, Korea, with delegates from 13 member countries, including Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Republic of Korea.
  • The first KoLFACI General Assembly Meeting was held in Jeonju on September 15, 2014, along with the relocation ceremony of Rural Development Administration (RDA) from Suwon to Jeonju.

Chair Group

Edgar Alden Esteche Alfonso
Co-Chair
Name Edgar Alden Esteche Alfonso
Position President
Organization Paraguayan Institute of Agrarian Technology
 
Kwon Jaehan
Co-Chair
Name Kwon Jaehan
Position Administrator
Organization Rural Development of Administration, Republic of Korea
 
Jorge Juan Ganoza Roncal
Vice-Chair
Name Jorge Juan Ganoza Roncal
Position Head
Organization National Institute of Agricultural Innovation
 
Kyung-Tai Lee
Secretary General
Name Kyung-Tai Lee
Position Secretary General
Organization Rural Development of Administration, Republic of Korea
Park joung yoon
Name Park joung yoon
Position Deputy Secretary General
Tel +82) 63-238-1123
E-mail aimpass@korea.kr
 
Han Eunjung
Name Han Eunjung
Position Vice Director General
Tel +82) 63-238-1128
E-mail hejs2@korea.kr
 
Min-Jeong Lee
Name Min-Jeong Lee
Position Spanish Interpreter
Tel +82) 63-238-1412
E-mail kolfaci@korea.kr
 
Lee Gayeong
Name Lee Gayeong
Position Coordinator
Tel +82) 63-238-1411
E-mail kolfaci@korea.kr
 
Sieun Park
Name Sieun Park
Position Coordinator
Tel +82) 63-238-1410
E-mail kolfaci@korea.kr
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Bolivia
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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Dominican Republic
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Ecuador
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El Salvador
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Guatemala
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Haiti
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Honduras
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Jamaica
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Nicaragua
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Panama
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Paraguay
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Peru
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Republic of Korea
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CIP
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IICA
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CATIE
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CIAT

※ Cooperation Institute: International Potato Center (CIP), Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA),
Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) The International Center for Tropical Agriculture(CIAT)

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