Farmers go to Israel to learn modern agricultural techniques

The Overseas Labour Employment, Services and Construction Joint-Stock Company (Oleco) has sent 50 farmers to Israel for an 11-month training course in high-tech agricultural and large-scale farm management skills.

The trainees will be equipped with theories on leading global agricultural methods and complete placements on large agricultural estates to learn practical skills, said Oleco Director Le Xuan Luyen.

They will also be able to earn between 750 USD and 850 USD a month from the placements by working extra hours.

Oleco is recruiting an additional 200 farmers to send to the Middle-Eastern country by the end of this year as part of a programme of cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and its Israeli counterpart.

The programme fits in with the Government’s policy on developing human resources for the agricultural sector, which aims to train 1 million farmers in hi-tech farming techniques annually.

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