Vietnam helps Laos build agricultural technical service centre

The Agricultural Technical Service Centre of Xieng Khouang province in northern Laos was inaugurated on December 16.
Vietnam helps Laos build agricultural technical service centre ảnh 1The inaugural ceremony (Source: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – The Agricultural Technical Service Centre of Xieng Khouangprovince in northern Laos was inaugurated on December 16.

The centre was built with thenon-refundable assistance from the Vietnamese government and people.

The 1.8ha centre, which has atotal capital of 33 billion VND (1.5 million USD), includes a two-storeybuilding with a hall of 100 seats, a dining room for 120 people, housing for traineesand a showroom.

It aims to help Xiang Khouangboost training and consultation capability as well as transfer of technology tofarmers, thus promoting agro-forestry production and improving locals’ livingconditions.

Speaking at the inaugurationceremony, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development LeQuoc Doanh said the Vietnam-Laos cooperation has developed fruitfully in allfields over the past years.

He expressed his hope that the central will operate effectively for the developmentof Laos’ ago-forestry sector.

Lao Deputy Minister ofAgriculture and Forestry Khamboun Natsayanon thanked the Vietnamese governmentand people for their help given to Laos in general and Xiang Khouang inparticular.

He affirmed the centre is an outstandingsymbol of the special friendship and sustainable cooperation between Laos andVietnam in the agricultural field, and pledged to use the centre sustainablyand effectively.-VNA
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