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Taiwan donated 33,000 tonnes of rice as part of humanitarian aid last year, a 150 percent increase from the 22,000 tonnes donated in 2020, the Agriculture and Food Agency said on Friday.
The surge in rice donations likely reflected worsening global poverty and supply chain disruptions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, agency Director-General Hu Jong-i (胡忠一) said.
The suspension of agricultural missions to diplomatic allies due to pandemic travel restrictions might also have contributed to the increase in rice shipments, he said.
Citing the motto “Taiwan can help,” Hu said the agency makes food donations with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Washington, Nov. 22 (CNA) Taiwan and St. Lucia have signed an agreement to boost youth entrepreneurship and employment among the younger generation in the Caribbean country in the post-COVID-19 era.
Taiwan and Saint Lucia have signed an agreement to boost employment and entrepreneurship among the younger generation in the Caribbean nation following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yesterday in Washington, Ambassador to Saint Lucia Peter Chen (陳家彥) and Saint Lucian Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre signed the letter of intent, which pledges 5.42 million Eastern Caribbean dollars (US$2.01 million) in support of a “Youth Economy” program led by the prime minister.
The agreement facilitates the “turning of hobbies into entrepreneurship and skills into business by providing finance, training, marketing and mentoring to young people seeking self-sustainable employment,” the Saint Lucian government said in a