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President of Guinea-Bissau visits Field Crops Research Institute in Hai Duong

VNA - Hai Duong News 07/09/2024 06:51

President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo visited the Field Crops Research Institute (FCRI) under the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) in Lien Hong commune of Hai Duong city, the northern province of Hai Duong, on September 6.

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The meeting between the Guinea-Bissau delegation and the Field Crops Research Institute in Hai Duong province on September 6. Photos: Baohaiduong.vn

President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo visited the Field Crops Research Institute (FCRI) under the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) in Lien Hong commune of Hai Duong city, the northern province of Hai Duong, on September 6.

VAAS Deputy Director Dao The Anh said the academy has taken part in many programmes to help guarantee food security in Africa. In Guinea-Bissau alone, it is carrying out a project on cashew farming, and it hopes for continued support from the country so that the project is successful.

Presenting some of the FCRI’s research results and partnerships with African countries over the last 15 years, FCRI Director Nguyen Trong Khanh said the institute has cooperated with some African countries such as Senegal, Guinea, Angola, Congo, Sudan, Mali, and Mozambique.

Tổng thống nước Cộng hòa Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló thăm phòng thí nghiệm của Viện Cây lương thực và Cây thực phẩm
President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo (right) visits the laboratory of the Field Crops Research Institute on September 6

He noted that the FCRI has sent more than 300 experts to Africa. In particular, it has transferred rice, soybean, and sweet potato varieties and assisted countries in the continent form new crop systems, thus helping improve farmers’ income and ensure food security.

The Guinea-Bissau delegation introduced their country’s specific climate and soil conditions, and also discussed the selection of suitable rice varieties, efficient farming practices, and environmental protection in agriculture with FCRI experts.

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said Guinea-Bissau is an agricultural country, and that through the visit to the FCRI, it wishes to learn from Vietnam’s agricultural development experience.

Đồng chí Trần Văn Quân, Tỉnh ủy viên, Phó Chủ tịch UBND tỉnh giới thiệu khu vực sản xuất dưa công nghệ cao ở Viện Cây lương thực và Cây thực phẩm cho Tổng thống nước Embaló
Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Tran Van Quan introduces the high-tech melon production area of the Field Crops Research Institute to President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo

He also expressed his hope that agricultural projects similar to those the FCRI has implemented in some other African countries will be carried out in Guinea-Bissau in the coming time.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang described the Guinea-Bissau President’s official visit to Vietnam as a milestone in expanding bilateral relations in multiple areas, including agriculture.

During the trip, the two countries are set to sign an agricultural cooperation agreement, she said, noting that Vietnam is ready to send experts to Guinea-Bissau to promote partnerships in agricultural development in the coming time.

At the FCRI, the Guinea-Bissau delegation visited the laboratory, the hi-tech melon production area, and the trial rice cultivation area of the institute.

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