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Dr. Duong Nguyen Hong Nhung. |
The winning project from Vietnam is called Nanoneem, which uses nanotechnology to produce herbal-based bio-pesticides for green agriculture.
Nanoneem is developed by Dr. Duong Nguyen Hong Nhung, a lecturer with the Biotechnology Faculty, her students, and other students from Hanoi Foreign Trade University.
This project researches and develops pesticides that apply nanotechnology to bring natural ingredients into a more stable and more permeable form, thereby improving the effectiveness of pest control. With herbal origin, Nanoneem aims to a clean, safe and environmentally friendly agriculture.
Social Business Creation (SBC) is an annual global competition for business projects that create positive social impact, held by Professor Muhammad Yunus - 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner - and HEC Montréal University of Canada (HEC). The contest attracted many universities from Canada, France, USA, Japan, Germany, Argentina, Mexico...
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Tran Viet Lan, whose parents own a motorbike repair shop in Phu Yen province, has has won many provincial and national prizes for his inventions since he was an eighth grader.