Vietnamese Agriculturalists Recognised by Crawford Fund, Australia

Cooperation in agricultural research between Australia and Vietnam was marked by a special event in Hanoi on March 17. Seven leading Vietnamese agriculturalists received medals from the Crawford Fund, a prestigious Australian organisation, in recognition of their significant contribution to capacity development in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors.

 

The seven awardees that passed the very strict selection criteria of the Fund are: Professor Le Viet Ly, former Vice Director of the National Institute for Animal Sciences; Professor Ha Minh Trung, Vice-President of the Vietnam Gardening Association, former Director of the Plant Protection Research Institute; Professor Cu Xuan Dan, former Rector of Hanoi Agriculture University; Madame Dao Thi Minh Chau, Head of Department for Ethnology and Religion, the Vietnam Women’s Union; Dr Le Thanh Luu, Director of Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 1; Professor Le Dinh Kha, former Director of Research Centre for Forest Tree Improvement, the Forest Science Institute of Vietnam; and Dr Nguyen Van Bo, President of Vietnam Academy for Agricultural Sciences.

 

Over the last 15 years, the Crawford Fund has supported Master Classes and Training Courses for over 600 Vietnamese scientists. This training has included Research Management Master Classes and courses in fisheries, plant diseases, improved crop production practices and forestry. The Fund is a non-profit, non-government organisation from Australia, dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits of research to developing countries. The Fund often provides support to training associated with ACIAR funded projects.