IRRI honors former Vietnam agriculture minister
Wednesday, 2016/11/16 | 08:04:58
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Figure: Former Vietnam Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat (right) was honored by IRRI, represented by Director General Matthew Morell, for his support of the partnership between Vietnam and the Philippines-based global center on rice research. (Photo courtesy of IRRI Vietnam Office)
HANOI, Vietnam – Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat was honored by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) with an award and a dinner reception on November 4, for his “ardent support” of the Vietnam-IRRI collaboration.
The IRRI citation for Dr. Phat (photo, left) reads, “in grateful recognition of his visionary and effective leadership for the competitiveness and sustainability of the rice sector of Vietnam, and for his abiding and deep appreciation of the important role of scientific research in the furtherance of global food security and development.”
See http://news.irri.org/2016/11/irri-honors-former-vietnam-agriculture.html |
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