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Vietnam to send aquaculture experts to Namibia
Vietnam will send its aquaculture and marine specialists to Namibia under a tripartite agreement between the two countries and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
The agreement signed in Roma on May 11 is part of the South-South development projects that Vietnam has successfully conducted with FAO since 1996.
A series of detailed projects in Namibia will be carried out by FAO and Vietnam following the tripartite agreement.
Addressing the signing ceremony, Jose Maria Sumpsi, Assistant to FAO General Director, hailed Vietnam’s recent successes, particularly its turning from a food shortage country into a world leading rice exporter.
In aquaculture and fishing, Vietnam obtained significant achievements. In 2009, the Southeast Asian nation ranked sixth on export of aquatic products, fifth on aquaculture output and 12th on fishing output in the world, the FAO official said.
As a result, FAO trusted in and asked Vietnam to provide Namibia with experiences, technology and a staff of skilled workers in the aquatic sector. The three sides hoped that with Vietnam’s experiences in the area, the tripartite cooperation model would be successful in the coming time.
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