Africa's Gambia Facing Severe Salt Damage, Receiving Water Management Expertise from Sinan County

Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Gambia, Africa Visits Water Management Facility... Attends Sinan Gimbap Festa

Dr. Mod Secka, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of The Gambia, Africa, visited Sinan County to listen to cases of overcoming water shortages and learn advanced water management techniques. He toured several facilities, including Yongso Reservoir in Jaeun-myeon.

The Deputy Minister of Agriculture of The Gambia and his delegation visited water management facilities in the area of Jaeun-myeon on the 27th.
[Photo by Sinan-gun]

According to the county on the 30th, The Gambia is a country located on the southern coast of Africa, where crops in coastal plains suffer great difficulties due to salt damage caused by seawater.

Despite numerous aid projects, The Gambia has failed in water management technology. It attended the ‘Africa K-rise Belt Project Stakeholders Invitation Workshop’ promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Rural Development Administration, requesting Korean water management technology.

A Rural Development Administration official introduced Sinan County, which efficiently operates small-scale water management facilities in island areas, leading to the visit of the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of The Gambia to Sinan County.

Deputy Minister Mod Secka and his delegation toured agricultural reservoirs and related facilities in Sinan County and were deeply impressed. He said, “The Gambia hopes to introduce similar storage facilities and auxiliary facilities such as agricultural waterways and reflect them in policy.”

The Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Gambia, Africa, participated in the Shinan World Gimbap Festa on the 27th and experienced making gimbap.
[Photo by Shinan-gun]

During the visit, the delegation attended the Sinan Gimbap Festa held at the 1004 Museum Park on Jaeun Island, experiencing and enjoying Korean gimbap culture.

Deputy Minister Mod Secka said, “I have experienced festivals in Korea and around the world several times, but the beautiful scenery of Jaeun Island and the high-quality festival were something I could not experience in other countries and were very impressive.” He expressed hope that the special relationship with Sinan County would continue.