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FOLENS Seminar 17 July 2012 "Nature, agriculture and human impacts in Mekong delta"
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Lecture by Associate Professor Tarao, on Mekon Delta and fecal contamination |
Professor Kosugi put an emphasis that north area and south area differs a lot in Vietnam |
FOELNS seminar in July, has been held as a pre-study session for the overseas field training in Vietnam (Bach Ma National Park and the Mekong Delta) which will be organized jointly by FOLENS, Can Tho and Bach Ma charcoal project in September. We aimed that many FOLENS students as well as the participants of the overseas field training in Vietnam have chance to know about Mekong Delta and apply to their own learning and research.
Associate Professor TARAO Mitsunori (environmental microbiology) and Professor KOSUGI Sho (agricultural development economics and management) were invited as lecturers. Dr. Tarao talked about a research whether coliform and E.Coli indicate fecal contamination in tropical regions such as Mekong Delta. He also emphasized that Dam construction in upper Mekong is a great concern for environmental change in the Mekong basin in the future. Prof. Kosugi talked about modern agriculture in Vietnam and its temporal change and north-south contrast. The rice cultivation in Mekong Delta and export occupies a large portion in world market while fruit production in the area is growing a lot recently according to his lecture.(HO)