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Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
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Manpower: Huynh Van Nghiep: MSc. Seed Technology, Head. Lam Đong Tung: MSc. Agronomy Chau Tan Phat, BSc. Agronomy Nguyen Thi Duong: BSc. Agronomy Dang Thi Tho: BSc. Agronomy
Mission: To determine basic and applied technologies relevant to genetic purity, seed physiology and seed health. To propagate regulations and rules on seed of government and Ministry of agriculture and rural development to agricultural staffs and farmers in the Mekong Delta. To set up a seed testing laboratory comply with national standard. Functions: To study aspects relevant to seed technology especially in rice and soybean. To apply seed technology in the relevant services. To co-operate with local and international organizations to aim at enhancing research and training activities.
Research work: Expected outputs in 2006-2010. To contribute increase of rice farmers’ certified seed use from 25% to 40% of rice cultivated area in the Mekong Delta. To guarantee source of basic rice seed to supply for about 40% of certified rice seed producing area. To guarantee source of basic soybean seed to supply for about 10% of certified soybean seed producing area. To set up a seed testing laboratory comply with national standard in 2008. To train 1 Ph. D. and 2 MSc. in discipline of seed technology or plant breeding and genetics. To train about 1,000 agricultural staffs and farmers in aspects of seed production. To restore genetic purity of some best traditional and modern rice varieties with total quantity of 5 tons. To collect all law documents relevant to seed in Vietnam, South East Asian countries and the world.
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