Vietnam
Teagasc hosted a visit by a Vietnamese delegation, led by their Minister for Planning and Investment, on 3rd September at its Moorepark Research Centre. Our Rural Economy Research Centre has submitted a proposal with the Vietnamese Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development to the Vietnam Ireland Bilateral Education Exchange Programme (VIBE) seeking funding to develop institutional linkages.
Prof Gerry Boyle and Dr Frank O'Mara during a recent visit to Vietnam on the invitation of the Irish Embassy in Hanoi, with staff members of The Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) Headquarters in Hanoi, Dr Jim Fitzpatrick, Consultant to Irish Aid and Ms Nguyen Thi Huong, Bilateral Relations Advisor, Irish Embassy Hanoi.