Vietnam-Australia science aims for top rice crops

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Updated April 17, 2009 12:49:38

When fertiliser prices rose sharply last year, farmers worldwide had to reduce the amount they were using on crops - devastating many rice farmers in Vietnam.

Now, a joint Australian-Vietnamese project is helping them use fertiliser more efficiently.

Presenter: Melanie Sim
Speaker: Kim Cuc, Ho Chi Minh Institute of Agricultural Science; Professor Ivan Kennedy, University of Sydney

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