Nhan Dan Online – The Ministry of Rural Development and Agriculture has officially launched the 'Vietnamese Rice Knowledge Bank' website at http://www.caylua.vn.

The website offers information and knowledge concerning rice in Vietnam, which are provided by the International Rice Research Institute. It also updates Vietnamese scientists' research results.

The readers get easy access to knowledge of rice varieties, rice processing, nutrition, intensive cultivation and so on.

The website is a result of co-operation between the Vietnam Agricultural Science Institute, the National Agriculture and Fishery Extension Center and some Vietnamese universities with financial and techinal assistant from the International Rice Research Institute and the Asian Development Bank.