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International rice institution assists Vietnam's farmers
Hanoi (VNA) - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) will help transfer farming technology, provide expertise and train farmers as part of a deal signed with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The commitments were made by the IRRI during a working session with a MARD
delegation in the Philippines late July.
Director of the Agricultural and Fisheries Promotion Centre and head of
the MARD delegation, Tong Gia Khiem, said the two sides had also agreed to
work together for the celebrations of the 50 th founding anniversary of the
IRRI in Vietnam . The celebrations are scheduled for the fourth quarter
of 2010.
The IRRI has also helped the country set up a website "Vietnam Rice
Knowledge Bank" with its address in Vietnamese as www.caylua.vn .
The site was launched on August 5 after two years' development with
technical assistance from IRRI and the Japanese Government's funding
channeled through the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The website has 12 major themes, ranging from rice production to rice
biology, farming techniques, irrigation, nutrition management, epidemics
control, harvest and post-harvest technology, seedling nursery technology
and rice products.
The wording is reportedly easy to understand, enabling farmers to learn
about rice farming directly from the site.
MARD Deputy Minister Dao Xuan Hoc said scientists have created a number of
rice strains and advanced technology in recent years and contributed
considerably to improving the quality of rice production.
He admitted that the transfer of technology to farmers, however, was still
slow and unsystematic.
"The new website 'Vietnam Rice Knowledge Bank' is expected to provide
broader and deeper knowledge for farmers," Hoc said.
As the second biggest rice exporter in the world after Thailand ,
Vietnam plays an important role in the global food market.
The country produces some 34 million tonnes of rice a year, including 8
million tonnes of rice equivalent to 4 million tonnes of husked paddies for
export.-Enditem
The commitments were made by the IRRI during a working session with a MARD
delegation in the Philippines late July.
Director of the Agricultural and Fisheries Promotion Centre and head of
the MARD delegation, Tong Gia Khiem, said the two sides had also agreed to
work together for the celebrations of the 50 th founding anniversary of the
IRRI in Vietnam . The celebrations are scheduled for the fourth quarter
of 2010.
The IRRI has also helped the country set up a website "Vietnam Rice
Knowledge Bank" with its address in Vietnamese as www.caylua.vn .
The site was launched on August 5 after two years' development with
technical assistance from IRRI and the Japanese Government's funding
channeled through the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The website has 12 major themes, ranging from rice production to rice
biology, farming techniques, irrigation, nutrition management, epidemics
control, harvest and post-harvest technology, seedling nursery technology
and rice products.
The wording is reportedly easy to understand, enabling farmers to learn
about rice farming directly from the site.
MARD Deputy Minister Dao Xuan Hoc said scientists have created a number of
rice strains and advanced technology in recent years and contributed
considerably to improving the quality of rice production.
He admitted that the transfer of technology to farmers, however, was still
slow and unsystematic.
"The new website 'Vietnam Rice Knowledge Bank' is expected to provide
broader and deeper knowledge for farmers," Hoc said.
As the second biggest rice exporter in the world after Thailand ,
Vietnam plays an important role in the global food market.
The country produces some 34 million tonnes of rice a year, including 8
million tonnes of rice equivalent to 4 million tonnes of husked paddies for
export.-Enditem
