International Workshop on Food and Agriculture System, Health, and Cultural - Natural Heritage in Delta Regions

• 21/05/2024 16:15
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On May 20, 2024, Institute for Climate Change, An Giang University, VNU-HCM, hosted an International Workshop on Food & Agriculture Systems, Health, and Cultural-Natural Heritage in Delta Regions. This event is part of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)-funded Living Delta Hub project.

The workshop provided a platform for project scientists to share research results and receive feedback from relevant agencies, organizations, and beneficiaries.

Participants included Professor Andy Large, Project Director from Newcastle University, UK; Prof. Vo Tong Xuan, Honorary Rector of Nam Can Tho University; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kien, Project Head at the Institute for Climate Change; Dr. Huynh Kim Dinh, Deputy Director of the Department of Cooperative Economy and Rural Development, and Deputy Chief of the Mekong Delta Rural Agriculture Coordination Office; along with representatives from businesses and managers in agriculture, health, and heritage in the Mekong Delta.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Van Thang, President of An Giang University, announced that the "Delta Research" project, approved by VNU-HCM and An Giang University, is being implemented by the university's Institute for Climate Change. The five-year project (2019-2024) focuses on major deltas: the Mekong Delta, the Red River Delta (Vietnam), and the Sundarbans Delta (Bangladesh and India), aiming to ensure their safety and future amid climate change. He also highlighted the project's role in expanding international cooperation with Newcastle University, UK.

The project has achieved significant results, including surveying socio-cultural changes in the Mekong Delta, studying socio-economic interactions, implementing organic farming models in Nui To (Tri Ton, An Giang) and Vinh Loi (Thanh Tri, Soc Trang), and presenting five reports at international conferences.

At the workshop, delegates discussed the development and commercial potential of organic rice in the Mekong Delta, natural resource and cultural heritage issues in coastal areas, the application of biological products in rice cultivation, and policies and opportunities for reducing carbon emissions in organic and ecological rice farming.

As part of the workshop, delegates will visit Nhon My commune, Cho Moi district, and Tra Su Melaleuca Forest, Tri Ton district, An Giang province.

Hữu Nghị - An Giang University Library
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