THE FIRST VIETNAM RICE FESTIVAL
2009 IN HAU GIANG, FROM 28^th TO DECEMBER 02^nd,2009
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PURPOSE AND REQUIREMENT

The first Vietnam Rice Festival - 2009 in Hau Giang is held in order to:

• Honour the wet-rice civilization, potentiality and strong points in agricultural production of Vietnam, boosting the production, technology and science application, trade enlargement, export and brand building of Vietnam rice, giving a good contribution to implementation of the Central Party’s Resolution on agriculture, farmers, rural areas;
• Be associated with the celebration of Thang Long - Hanoi 1000th anniversary; and
• Create a new motivation for Hau Giang province’s construction and development strategy.

The first Vietnam Rice Festival - 2009 in Hau Giang is held on the national scale.

The festival programs shall be prepared seriously, carefully, effectively, and attractively with specific art values in connection with the wet-rice civilization and cultural characters of the Vietnamese nation.

MAIN PROGRAMS

1. OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES

• Investment and trade promotion activities;
• Market of rice, seed rice and saplings;
• Exhibition of farming and fishing tools from breaking fresh ground time to the present;
• Fair of agricultural products; and
• Exhibition of Vietnam rice crops.

2. WORKSHOPS

• Xa No canal - Rice road of Hau Giang region;
• Vietnam rice - Export and Integration (international class);
• Vietnam rice tree;
• Investment promotion.

3. OTHER SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES

• “Ao Ba Ba” charming contest;
• Khmer boat racing (Ghe Ngo racing);
• Southern amateurs’ traditional music party;
• Floating market (Cho noi) reappearance;
• Food festival;
• Vietnam rice record setting;
• Prize presenting ceremony for the farmers with special initiatives for agricultural production;
• International performance “Hello Vietnam rice fields”;
• Performance by Hanoi Capital Ensemble;
• Unicorn - Lion - Dragon performance;
• Final of “Nationwide good farming supporter” contest;
• Gold cup presenting ceremony for the prestigious rice export enterprises of Vietnam;
• Gold cup presenting ceremony for the good farmers in the integration time./.