AVERP project honours successful agricultural enterprises in reducing GHG emissions
The ThaiBinh Seed company has won the first prize of the the AgResults Vietnam Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Pilot (AVERP) project with reward of 750,000 USD.
Chairman of the Thai Binh People’s Committee Nguyen Khac Than speaks at the event (Source: baothaibinh.com.vn)
Thai Binh (VNA) – The ThaiBinh Seed company haswon the first prize of the the AgResults VietnamGreenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Pilot (AVERP) project with reward of 750,000USD.
An Dinh Technology Development and Investment Ltd. Won thesecond prize and receive 400,000 USD, while the Seed Joint Stock Company forFood Crop bagged the third prize with 200,000 USD.
An award ceremony was held on August 25, during which theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development also presented certificates ofmerit to one collective and one individual, while the Thai Binh People’s Committee honoured one collective and nine individual with outstanding performancein implementing the AVERP project.
The AVERP project is funded by the Netherlands DevelopmentOrganisation in northern Thai Binh province in the 2016-2021 period. It aims to seek advanced technologies, tools and solutions to riceproduction with an aim to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, thus improvinglivelihood for farmers and contributing to environmental protection and climatechange mitigation.
It is implemented in two phases, involving 47,762 farmerhouseholds and 85 co-operatives with 4,937 hectares of farm.
The project has helped reduce GHG emission by 0.5 tonne perhectare of rice farm and increase productivity by 0.2 tonne per hectare.
The project’s technology packages also contributed to cut 15percent of cost for farmers.
Chairman of the Thai Binh People’s Committee Nguyen KhacThan highly valued the effectiveness of the project in Thai Binh’s riceproduction, opening a new, safe, sustainable and effective developmentorientation for the province’s rice sector.
Head of the Department of Crop Production under the Ministryof Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Nhu Cuong said that on the foundation of the project’sresults in Thai Binh, the department will assign award-winning firms tocontinue to expand the model to other localities.
The department will also coordinate with other internationalorganisations to seek new orientations and advanced solutions to the agricultural sector,he added./.
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Chairman of the Thai Binh People’s Committee Nguyen Khac Than speaks at the event (Source: baothaibinh.com.vn) 
