Cross-Straits agro exchange program launched
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-10-23 09:29
As part of the agricultural cooperation between the Chinese mainland and
Taiwan, the China Agriculture Studies Village program was launched on Sunday in
East China's Shandong Province.
The village, aiming to strengthen
technological exchanges and training, is planned to occupy about 53.3 hectares
in the city of Xixia, said the local government source.
The program will
provide both higher education on agriculture and vocational training.
The
institute, supported by some major agricultural colleges in the mainland, the
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Taiwan PingTung University of
Science and Technology, will admit its first batch of college students in
September, 2009.
The majority of the students to enroll in the institute
will be from Taiwan.
The village will also provide training services to
local farmers and those from Taiwan, said the source. (For more biz stories, please visit Industry Updates)
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