Two high schools in Vietnam have trained their students to cultivate organic vegetables since September 2017, in a project supported by Seed to Table, a Japanese non-profit organization on farming. Organic vegetables are produced in a way that tries to cycle resources, facilitate ecological balance and eschew pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Seed to Table has provided Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School and Luong The Vinh High School, both in Ben Tre Province, with necessary equipment, organic fertilizers, and safe seeds. It has also regularly organized courses for the teachers and students with a view to transferring to them the technology of growing organic plants according to Japanese standards. As a result, the schools have acquired fundamental knowledge and techniques in the new farming practice. Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School has been able to create a buffer zone for many flowers and lemongrass – plants whose scent resembles that of lemons, which helps ward off unwanted insects. The other institution has divided its schoolyard into three sections, and vegetables cultivated in one part are separated in time from those in another to prevent damage from insects. After five months, the schools have many times harvested differing crops like water spinach, leaf mustard, lettuce and spring onions. Amidst a general concern over contaminated food in Vietnam, such human-friendly products can fetch a high price. “Our vegetables sell for VND20,000-30,000 [around US$1] per kilogram, a price twice that of ordinarily grown vegetables,” said Huynh Thi My Thuan, a teacher at… [Read full story]
Viet Nam News BẾN TRE - Students at Lương Thế Vinh High School in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre grow clean vegetables at school and have even begun to sell them. Phan Thị Kim Thanh, a teacher at the school who manages the student-farmers, said: "The school has just been opened. There is an empty yard and the school decided students can use it to grow clean vegetables." "Three student groups grow green vegetables and one group grows vegetable sprouts." They harvest 30-50 kilogrammes of clean vegetables a month, which they sell to teachers and their…... [read more]
The future of German teaching in Vietnamese schools was the main topic of an education workshop that took place recently in Hanoi. The workshop was organised by the Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA) held under the theme: German language certificate (DSD) – a typical Germany-Vietnam collaborative project implemented in Vietnamese schools. Speaking at the workshop, Mr Nguyen Trong Hoan, Deputy Director of the Department of Secondary Education, Ministry of Education and Training, said: ''At the time of cooperation with other countries being promoted, we are very interested to see that young people in Vietnam increasingly want to learn German.…... [read more]
Schools in big cities complain that there are not enough swimming pools to teach swimming to students as requested by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET). Vietnam is one of the countries which have the highest percentages of drowning in the world. Therefore, MOET in 2010 requested primary schools all over the country to teach swimming in a trial period of 2010-2015. Fourth graders would be the main learners, while the third and fifth graders are also welcome to swimming lessons. Children in waterways areas also die of drowning According to the Ministry of Health, drowning is the biggest…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - Schools in big cities complain that there are not enough swimming pools to teach swimming to students as requested by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET). Vietnam is one of the countries which have the highest percentages of drowning in the world. Therefore, MOET in 2010 requested primary schools all over the country to teach swimming in a trial period of 2010-2015. Fourth graders would be the main learners, while the third and fifth graders are also welcome to swimming lessons.Children in waterways areas also die of drowning According to the Ministry of Health, drowning is…... [read more]
Organic vegetables slowly gain popularity (01-09-2009) HA NOI — Organic vegetable production is gaining ground at a very slow pace in the Song Hong (Red River) Delta region, said Nguyen Tri Ngoc, Director of the Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). "Key difficulties the sector has faced include: planning specific areas for organic farming, little investment for water and soil analysis and low administrative fines for violations, among other setbacks," said Ngoc. According to a report prepared by the Department of Crop Production under MARD, land area for organic vegetable farming accounts for…... [read more]
