July 21, 2011

 Pangaea's Agricultural Assistance Project in Vietnam was Introduced in "Language Grid Newsletter"

Pangaea's Agricultural Assistance Project in Vietnam, YMC-Viet utilizes the capability of children, who are usually literate amongst their adult population who are often illiterate in the farming district of Vietnam, to help mediate the communication between Japanese agricultural experts and their parents or farmers through YMC (Youth Mediated Communication) system that entails mobile phone, internet and translation software, to realize the model to improve productivity in the farming district of Vietnam. The project was introduced in "Language Grid Newsletter".

http://langrid.org/newsletter/en/index.html#4

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Watch the video that shows how the project was implemented between February and March 2011 in Vietnam.

Posted by: ayako | 7. R&D