VNExpress-Sept 11
Bayer Vietnam, in collaboration with the National Agricultural Extension Center, has opened Southeast Asia’s first ForwardFarm in Can Tho. ForwardFarm Can Tho in Thoi Lai District brings together farmers, technology partners, scientists and academics, value chain partners, and consumers to exchange agricultural know-how and form partnerships to promote modern and climate-smart sustainable agriculture through first-hand experience. In the plains of the Mekong River, rice has been cultivated for centuries as an essential staple food for the people of Vietnam and other places in the world. The establishment of the ForwardFarm Can Tho is the result of a memorandum of understanding between Bayer Vietnam and the NAEC in August 2022 to collaborate and transform rice cultivation in the country by improving productivity and quality for exports, and promote sustainable agricultural development, including climate mitigation. Bayer has a network of 26 ForwardFarms in 13 countries around the globe, and Vietnam is the 14th. The initiative is implemented in Vietnam to provide value for smallholder farmers under an agreement with the government and through partnerships with key industry stakeholders in the value chain. According to Tomas Zaborowski, Bayer’s global head of sustainability excellence, today’s agriculture faces numerous challenges like the increasing demand for food because of the continuously growing world population, decline in available arable land, limited natural resources, and climate change. Read more at: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/bayer-launches-southeast-asia-s-1st-forwardfarm-in-vietnam-4650001.html
