ADB Helps Vietnam Promote Agricultural Technology and Science
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lent US$30 million to Vietnam on January 2, 2007 with an aim of contributing to the sustainable development of the Vietnamese agriculture through the renovation and modernisation of agricultural technology and science of Vietnam.
The loan will be disbursed for three key fields, including agricultural research, agricultural extension promotion and agricultural training programme. It aims to promote more client-oriented activities with improved mechanisms for disseminating technology that reflects demand, develop better physical and human resources, and improve linkages among the three covered areas.
To boost agricultural research and capacity training, it will fund research proposals that respond to the sector’s practical needs, support further training and graduate studies for staff of agricultural research institutes, and upgrade research and laboratory equipment in selected institutes.
The loan will also improve farmers’ access to agricultural extension services, or information or education, in mainly upland or remote areas in five provinces – Dak Nong, Nghe An, Ninh Thuan, Quang Nam, and Thanh Hoa. This project will wrap up in December 2011.
Quynh Chi
Vietnamese
