An Giang authorities met a delegation from Japan’s Saga University, who came to help the Mekong Delta province improve arable land and farmers’ income.
An Giang (VNA) – An Giang authoritiesmet a delegation from Japan’s Saga University, who came to help the MekongDelta province improve arable land and farmers’ income.
Their support is part of an agriculturalcooperation project between the university and An Giang University, estimatedto cost about 10 million JPY (90,870 USD) funded by the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA).
Under the project running between now and 2019,Saga University will send experts to study An Giang’s climate and farming conditionsand transfer technology to the province, while two local personnel will go toJapan to learn about cultivating soybean and Tsuburina (ice plant).
At the working session on June 13, the twouniversities agreed to pilot growing soybean plants in Chau Thanh district’s AnHoa commune and ice plants in Thoai Son district’s Binh Thanh commune. SagaUniversity will provide saplings and support for the pilot.
Tsuji Kazunari, who led the Japanese delegation,said ice plants are capable of absorbing salt in the land and are rich innutrition. One kilogramme of fresh ice plant costs about 80 USD.
He said the plant will help An Giang improve itssalty land and increase farmers’ income.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Lam Quang Thi stressed the importance of the project in helping localfarmers access Japan’s advanced technologies.
An Giang is committed to creating the bestconditions possible for the project, he said, hoping Saga University and JICA wouldfurther support the province in climate change adaptation and organicfarming.-VNA
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Japan's ice plants (Photo: rcrd.agu.edu.vn) 
