The scientific and technological strength of Chinese universities have contributed to deepening agricultural cooperation between China and neighboring Vietnam.
In south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which shares a long border with Vietnam, two decades of collaboration between universities has quietly transcended national boundaries.
Under joint programs, international students learn advanced agricultural techniques and put them into practice in farmland. "We provide targeted guidance and hands-on demonstrations tailored to the students' professional background, enabling them to truly understand and master what they learn here, in order that they can contribute to the development of Vietnam's agricultural technology, and also serve as a bridge for agricultural exchanges and cooperation between China and Vietnam when they return home," said Huang Guixiang, a professor of College of Agriculture at Guangxi University.
To date, more than 30 Vietnamese international students have received education and training at the College of Agriculture at Guangxi University, with some becoming technical backbones in the relevant fields in Vietnam after returning home.
Many students said they have benefited from learning in China.
"Guangxi University boasts remarkable strengths in agriculture, especially in crop genetics and breeding, biotechnology, and pomology. This has been of great help to my academic studies and my future research work back in Vietnam, making it easier for me to apply what I've learned here to practical applications," said Do Minh Ph, an outstanding ASEAN young scientist and PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding in Guangxi University. "I want to use the knowledge I have gained in China to increase grain production, so that more crops can grow on the farmlands of Vietnam," said Ta Quang Kiet, a Vietnamese international student at Guangxi University.
The depth of China-Vietnam agricultural cooperation is reflected not only in field cultivation and campus-based talent development, but also extends to every facet of cross-border trade.
Vietnam boasts unique geographical advantages and abundance subtropical agricultural resources, yet it once suffered from high loss rates in the cross-border circulation of local agricultural products due to insufficient packaging capabilities and lack of technological means to handle perishable items.
To address this challenge, the College of Light Industry and Food Engineering at Guangxi University has long been dedicated to researching agricultural product storage, developing technologies for preservation and quality inspection, and safeguarding cross-border agricultural product trade with the power of science and technology.
"These technologies have effectively enhanced the added value and circulation efficiency of Vietnam's agricultural products, and also boosted cross-border trade and high-quality development of agricultural products," said Zhang Jisen, dean of the College of Agriculture at Guangxi University.
Chinese universities contribute to deepening agricultural cooperation between China, Vietnam
