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Jul 02, 2016 / 12:50

Japanese leading hi-tech agricultural model wants to cooperate with Vietnam

At the working session with Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong during his visit to Kawakami village in Japan’s Nagano prefecture on June 27-28, Head of the village Fujihara Tadahiko said the village wishes to boost cooperation with Vietnam in agriculture.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong on June 27-28 paid a working visit to Kawakami village in Japan’s Nagano prefecture that is a leading hi-tech agricultural model.
 
Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong.
During the working session, Head of the village Fujihara Tadahiko stressed that the local authorities hope to receive more Vietnamese agricultural trainees and students, who are interested in working at and gaining more intensive knowledge of agriculture. 
At the meeting with Vietnamese diplomat, most of outstanding farmers of the village highly valued the quality of Vietnamese human resources, and hoped that the two countries’ Governments will continue creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese agricultural trainees and students to pursue studies in the village in the time ahead. 
Ambassador Cuong expressed his impression on Kawakami’s development over last decades as it has developed into a leading hi-tech agricultural centre of Japan, with annual turnover hitting 24 billion JPY (233.8 million USD). 

 
Illustrative image.
Illustrative image.
The Vietnamese ambassador pledged to work closely with the local authorities to promote cooperation between Kawakami and Vietnam’s localities, enterprises and education establishments, not only in the exchange of trainees and students, but also in technology transfer, and experience sharing in producing, preserving and marketing farm products. 
The diplomat also affirmed his determination to bring Kawakami’s specific agricultural model to some Vietnamese localities as soon as possible. 
On the occasion, the Vietnamese ambassador visited some farms and breeding centres, medical stations and educational centres in the Kawakami village.