Cargill funds about VND 1.4 billion for educational projects in Vietnam

(ĐN)- Cargill has invested 40,000 USD in building an experimental pigsty for the Ho Chi Minh City Agricultural and Forestry University. The project aims to help 5,000 students studying at the university to conduct research and perform practical skills in animal feeding and veterinary.

(ĐN)- Cargill has invested 40,000 USD in building an experimental pigsty for the Ho Chi Minh City Agricultural and Forestry University. The project aims to help 5,000 students studying at the university to conduct research and perform practical skills in animal feeding and veterinary. The groundbreaking ceremony of the project was held on November 20. The project is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2007.

Cargill, an international supplier of food, agricultural and risk management products and services, handed over some microscopes worth 20,000 USD to An Giang University on November 27. On the occasion, the group also presented 10 scholarships each worth 2 million VND to outstanding students of the two universities.

Recently, a ceremony for a new school has held in Giao Hoa village, Chau Thanh district, province of Ben Tre. Cargill has funded VND 400 million for the new school. The three-room school houses 90 children. The school is one of 16 projects conducted under the the Cargill Cares programme aimed at building schools in remote areas nationwide.

Reported by K.Loan