VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung approved the content of the Draft of an “Agreement between the Government of Viet Nam and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on the establishment and operation of the national office of the IRRI in Viet Nam”.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) was assigned to ink the Agreement with the representatives of the IRRI.
The non-governmental organization (NGO) was established in 1960 to develop new rice varieties and rice crop management techniques, finding sustainable ways to improve the well-being of poor rice farmers and consumers as well as the environment.
The institute is one of 15 agricultural research centers on the world that form CGIAR, a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food secure future. It is also the largest non-profit agricultural research center in Asia.
By Thuy Dung
Đăng ký: VietNam News