Israel helps HCM City build hi-tech dairy farm

05/11/2007 -- 10:36 PM

HCM City (VNA) – Israel will help Ho Chi Minh City build an experimental high-tech dairy farm and transfer its dairy farming technique to farmers in the city and neighbouring provinces. The dairy farm is part of a memorandum of understanding on agricultural cooperation, which was signed in HCM City on November 5 in the presence of Ambassador Haim Divon, Head of Israel’s Center for International Cooperation (MASHAV) and Nguyen Trung Tin, Deputy Chairman of HCM City People’s Committee. Ambassador Haim Divon arrived in the city earlier the same day for a working visit to promote Israel-Viet Nam ties in various areas, focusing on human resource development and economy. Israel will provide 1.06 million USD for the 2.54 million USD project. The farm will be a centre to provide high-yield and quality fresh milk and train workers for modern dairy farms throughout the country. HCM City has earmarked 10ha in Binh Chanh district for the project. The first phase of the project, from 2007-08, will purchase equipment and build infrastructure facilities. The project will be put into experimental operation in the 2 nd phase from 2009-2012. Deputy Chairman Tin and Ambassador Haim Divon agreed that the two sides will continue sharing experience, information and facilitate the implementation of other projects to promote agricultural cooperation and transfer of modern technology on farm produce processing, recycling waste water and building irrigation works. The same day, a training course on IT, sponsored by MASHAV, the Israeli embassy in Viet Nam and the Ministry of Information the Communications, was opened in the city for more than 240 trainees from major telecom companies and southern provinces and cities.-Enditem
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