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Mekong Delta Development Research Institute
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Legal residence:Vietnam
Organization type:Academic institution
Funding agencies: United Nations Development Programme (HQ), World Bank HQ
Sectors: Agriculture, Education, Food Security, Research, Science & Innovation, Social Development
Nr. of employees:11-50
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The Mekong Delta Development Research Institute, part of Can Tho University, builds up human capacity and creates scientific achievements for the Mekong Delta\'s prosperity.
The Mekong Delta Development Research Institute (MDI) was established in March 2005 based on the expansion of MD Farming Systems R&D Institute (1995), formerly the Department of Rice Science (1976), Can Tho University The Institute's activities, by well-experienced and specialized staff with international and in-country collaborations, are aimed at sustainable socio-economic development of the Mekong Delta through:
- education and training programs,
- research and technology transfer, and
- consultancy and implementation of local development programs/projects.
The Institute focuses on four research programmes: (1) food security, (2) agricultural resource management, (3) rural development, and (4) climate change adaptation and mitigation. Specific research themes are as follows:
• Crop genetic resources and bio-diversity management
• Rice breeding and sustainable rice farming practices
• Adaptive farming systems and multi-functional agriculture
• Agricultural system planning and management
• Agricultural economics, enterprise economics, and resource economics
• Supply and value chains of key agricultural commodities
• Urbanisation, rural poverty, migration, and gender and ethnicity
• Rural development policies and institutions
• Vulnerability assessment and community-based climate change adaptation planning
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