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Sierra Leone’s Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrahim Sannoh, recently visited a Smart Farm in Gyeongju, South Korea, as part of efforts to explore technological solutions for youth empowerment and food security in Sierra Leone. The visit was part of a working tour aimed at understanding how innovation in agriculture can support the country’s development goals.
Gyeongju, a coastal and agricultural hub in South Korea, stands as a testament to how innovation can overcome natural limitations. Despite being a mountainous country with scarce flat land, South Korea has achieved food self-sufficiency and transitioned from aid recipient to donor within just three decades. This, Minister Sannoh believes, is the kind of transformation Sierra Leone must now aim for.
“If South Korea could rise from ashes to abundance, so can Sierra Leone,” Minister Sannoh said passionately.
His visit focused on practical lessons: how farmers use drones for precision fertilization and pest control, how they eliminate traditional footpath spacing to maximize yield, and how they integrate mobile and smart technologies to monitor crops and improve efficiency. It was not just a tour it was a blueprint.
“This experience has opened my eyes to what is possible. If South Korea can rise through unity, technology, and innovation, then so can we. Sierra Leone and West Africa can overcome hunger not tomorrow, but starting today,” he added.
