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Chapter 5 Voices from CTU’s Staff and Students

change on agriculture, aquaculture and in the future with many challenges that require local managers
to be deliberate not only at the macro-scales but to solve the basic problems to contribute to untangling
bottlenecks in the future development of agriculture and marine economics. The responsibility
in conveying knowledge and information of the professors has positively impressed the students.
Although the duration of the presentation, discussion, and the experience was not long, it is enough for
the deposition of respect and love in our hearts to the Japanese professor delegation.

In the coming time, we hope CTU and Japanese professors continue supporting Ca Mau with new
research programs, projects on many areas of agriculture, aquaculture, marine economics, seed
production technology, conservation of biodiversity, etc. to help Ca Mau province to grow rapidly and
sustainably. In addition, we will be the connector to support the implementation of the above-related
projects at Ca Mau in the future.
Last but not least, I would like to wish CTU and Japanese professors good health, happiness, and
success.
5.1.3 Student of Master's Course (Climate Change and Sustainable Tropical
Agriculture)

Mr. Banh Duc Tin

Mater student of Climate change and Sustainable
Tropical Agriculture
Course: 25
Email: ductin26@gmail.com

Climate change and Sustainable Tropical Agriculture, one of three new MSc Programs, has just first
enrolled master fellows at Can Tho University under the JICA CTU projects. The program has attracted
fellows from the MDR and the whole country.
As a fellow of the first cohort (2018-2020), I am very interested in the training program, which has
many new and meaningful contents, helping to improve student’s knowledge about the principles
of climate change, the impact of climate change on production and the lives of people in the MDR.
Students learn about farming models, agricultural production systems towards sustainability, and
adaptation to climate change during the program. Students also have the opportunity to visit, conduct
field surveys in many places, study geology, set soil properties, farming models, set up production sites
according to different farming areas, etc. Thereby, it is easy for students to understand the content of
the lecture practically. Significantly, the combination of lecturers of CTU with lecturers of Japanese
universities and other countries has provided a lot of new information, knowledge, and research
methods for students.

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