Dr. Le Vinh Thao from VietnamAgricultural Science Institute on Nov. 10 was presented with an awardby the Cuban Association of Agricultural and Forestry Technicians(ACTAF).
The award named “ Working for Life”, the highest distinction the ACTAFcan bestow, was presented to an overseas expert for the first time, inrecognition of Thao’s great contributions to rice cultivation in Cuba.
At the awards ceremony, Thao confirmed that he would continue topromote the agricultural sector in the Caribbean country and help tocarry out the plan to ensure Cuba ’s food security as well as enhancethe solidarity, friendship and comprehensive relationship between thetwo countries.
Thao graduated from Cuba ’s Marta Abreu University in 1973 after studying Agriculture Development.
Since 2000, he has been taking part in a programme to help Cubanhouseholds grow rice. The project, with the assistance of Vietnameseagricultural specialists, has begun its third phase after successfullybeing rolled out in six provinces, but mainly in Holguin and Granma.
Rice output from the experimental fields reached 8-9 tonnes per ha, triple the amount before the project got underway.
At the recent meeting of the Inter-governmental Committee on Economic,Scientific and Technical Cooperation, the two countries signed aprotocol on the disbursement and management of the programme’s funds todevelop and produce rice in Cuba over the period 2009-2015./.
The award named “ Working for Life”, the highest distinction the ACTAFcan bestow, was presented to an overseas expert for the first time, inrecognition of Thao’s great contributions to rice cultivation in Cuba.
At the awards ceremony, Thao confirmed that he would continue topromote the agricultural sector in the Caribbean country and help tocarry out the plan to ensure Cuba ’s food security as well as enhancethe solidarity, friendship and comprehensive relationship between thetwo countries.
Thao graduated from Cuba ’s Marta Abreu University in 1973 after studying Agriculture Development.
Since 2000, he has been taking part in a programme to help Cubanhouseholds grow rice. The project, with the assistance of Vietnameseagricultural specialists, has begun its third phase after successfullybeing rolled out in six provinces, but mainly in Holguin and Granma.
Rice output from the experimental fields reached 8-9 tonnes per ha, triple the amount before the project got underway.
At the recent meeting of the Inter-governmental Committee on Economic,Scientific and Technical Cooperation, the two countries signed aprotocol on the disbursement and management of the programme’s funds todevelop and produce rice in Cuba over the period 2009-2015./.
