ICRISAT
Happenings Newsletter
7 November 2014 No. 1648
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ICRISAT Director General Dr William Dar receiving a plaque of appreciation from Dr Trinh Khac Quang, President of VAAS, for his outstanding contributions in strengthening the partnership between ICRISAT and research and development partners in Vietnam.
ICRISAT and Vietnam celebrate three decades of R4D partnership
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n the past three decades, Vietnam and ICRISAT have worked together on development of pro-poor biofuel supply chains, integrated watershed management and development of strategies for adaptation to climate change. ICRISAT in collaboration with the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) is also developing improved crop cultivars and technologies and in disseminating these technologies to farmers. The country has made remarkable progress in agriculture, especially doubling the productivity of groundnut in the past two decades. The success in agriculture is attributed to ICRISAT’s efforts and interventions in the country mainly of the 4,000 samples of germplasm and improved breeding
lines provided to Vietnam by ICRISAT and the training imparted to over 300 scientists of VAAS. “Our partnership has yielded significant results and made an impact on the growth of agriculture in Vietnam. We share a common goal of harnessing the power of science in improving agricultural productivity, increasing farmers’ income and protecting the environment,” ICRISAT Director General Dr William Dar said. Dr Dar was speaking at the ICRISAT-Vietnam Partnership Day organized on 4 November at VAAS in Hanoi, Vietnam to celebrate the three decades of partnership in agricultural research for development (R4D) in Vietnam. Dr Trinh Khac Quang, Acting President of VAAS, acknowledged the support to page 2 ...4