Lagos — Government of Vietnam has sent a delegation to the Niger Delta, to explore areas of possible cooperation with an agricultural joint venture between Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and T4M Agritech Venture Ltd, United Kingdom.

Director-General of Overseas Labour Department in the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Mr. Nguyen Quynh, said during a courtesy visit to NDDC in Port Harcourt, that Vietnam, which has transited from a country that could hardly feed her citizenry to the second largest exporter of rice, is keen on availing the joint venture of its experience in agricultural development.

"We have come here to talk about how we can cooperate with you, using our vast experience in agricultural development," he said.

According to the Group Operations and Project Development Director of T4M Agritech, Dr Sample Ibemerum, the joint venture is expected to ensure food security, provide jobs, alleviate poverty and facilitate sustainable development through cultivation of rice, cassava and other crops in the region.

He said "the joint venture includes training and exchange programmes designed to build capacity in the cultivation of rice, cassava and other crops across the nine states of the Niger Delta."