Ladies and gentlemen! I extend my warmest welcome to the Honorable Vice Minister of Planning, Cao Duc Fat, Dr Ngo The Dan, President, Scientific Committee, Nguyen Van Bo, Chairman, Scientific Department, Le Hung Quoc, Chairman, Extension Department, Dang Kim Son, Director, Information Center, Nguyen Dinh Huong, Deputy Chairman, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Mr D J Bandaragoda, Regional Director, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), who are with us in this joint project planning meeting, Let us recognize their presence by giving them a loud applause. I also welcome Dr T D Long, Deputy Director General (DDG), Vietnam Agricultural Science Institute (VASI), Dr Le Quoc Doanh, DDG, VASI, Dr Thai Phien, and the delegates who have come from different countries and the media staff from Vietnam.
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