VietNamNet Bridge – Around 20 students from universities in Southeast Asian countries will come to Vietnam to join students of the HCM City Banking University, in a project to assist farmers in the Binh Phuoc province.

 
The project is part of the community economic development program (SEED), implemented by member universities of the ASEAN Link of Training (ALN) in disadvantaged rural areas in Southeast Asia.

 

For the first time in Vietnam, this project will be carried out in five hamlets in Tan Lap commune, Dong Phu district, and Binh Phuoc province. SEED will research and evaluate the effectiveness of some production models like planting cashews, peppers, mushrooms, organic vegetables, breeding frogs, chickens and wild pigs.

 

The research will have the participation of students from universities in Southeast Asia. The research will be transferred to businesses and banks, as the grounds for them to consider  loans to farmers to develop these production models. The research will be also given to local governments and local residents to develop local economies.

 

Prof. Li-choy Chong from Switzerland-based St. Gallen University, the project founder, said that this program would not only assist farmers to develop suitable economic models, to bring their products to the market, but also be a good environment to internationalize teaching activities.

 

“This is a chance for ASEAN students to get experience and learn about culture of different countries and to make a good assistant network for teaching, studying and research. Young and enthusiastic students will contribute a lot of good ideas to the research process and good solutions for farmers,” he said.

 

The project will be implemented in Vietnam from July 18-31 in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

 

PV