Japanese NGO funds organic agriculture project in Dong Thap
Japanese non-governmental organisation (NGO) Seed to Table (STT) has provided an assistance package worth 55,000 USD for the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap to develop an organic agriculture project in the 2019-2022 period.
Chief Representative of INO Mayu speaks at a meeting with Dong Thap province's representatives (Photo: dongthap.gov)
Dong Thap (VNA) – Japanese non-governmental organisation (NGO) Seed toTable (STT) has provided an assistance package worth 55,000 USD for the MekongDelta province of Dong Thap to develop an organic agriculture project in the 2019-2022period.
Chief Representative of INO Mayu said the project will be carried out in ninecommunes of Hong Ngu, Thanh Binh, Cao Lanh, Lap Vo, Chau Thanh districts, andCao Lanh city; and at 12 local secondary and high schools.
Through the project, local farmers will apply organic cultivation techniques inagriculture production, and improve their livelihood by establishing productiongroups.
It will also help them increase the value of farm produce, better theirskills in processing organic farm products and managing the quality ofproducts, and increase market access opportunities.
According to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Vo Thanh Ngoan, the project not only supports directly farmers butalso equips teachers and pupils with organic agricultural knowledge, thus raisingtheir awareness of the importance of protecting the ecosystems and the environment.
Ngoan said agriculture plays a particularly important role in ensuring foodsecurity, creating jobs and income for 70 percent of the local population, andsignificantly contributing to the province's economic development.
Dong Thap is the second locality in Vietnam to receive support from theJapanese organisation for organic agriculture development. A similar project totalingover 248,000 USD funded by STT was implemented in the Mekong Delta province ofBen Tre in 2018./.
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Chief Representative of INO Mayu speaks at a meeting with Dong Thap province's representatives (Photo: dongthap.gov) 
