The 705 International Cooperation Company under the Military Region 2, Vietnam's Ministry of National Defence, on March 24 handed over 10 tonnes of rice seeds, worth 18,290 USD to the northern Lao province of Oudomxay to help Lao farmers develop their economy.
The High Agricultural Technology Research Institute for the Mekong Delta (HATRI) has freshly introduced a new rice variety that is highly tolerant to salinity given the climate change impact facing the region.
The southern region should prioritise rice varieties with high quality and yields for export in the upcoming winter-spring rice, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh has said.