Ningbo to recruit volunteers to work in rural areas
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- Category: Ningbo News
- Published: Tuesday, 03 July 2012 09:56
On Monday, several volunteers from Ningbo Agricultural Promotion Center and Yinzhou Rural Education and Training Center came to Houshan Village in Yinzhou District, giving free lectures to local farmers on the latest grape and strawberry planting techniques.
The trip belongs to a larger volunteer program organized by Ningbo Commission of Communist Youth League of China (CYLC). As the Central Government calls for more efforts in accelerating agricultural innovation earlier this year, Ningbo commission of CYLC set up a team consisting of 51 technology volunteers. The team plans to offer long-term volunteer services to the 11 counties and districts by giving lectures on agricultural science and technology.
Currently, the organizers of the volunteer program are recruiting agricultural experts specializing in new technology of cultivation, breeding, and preservation technology of agriculture and fisheries products. Young agricultural experts who wish to participate in the program can contact at 0574-87186682. Meanwhile, local farmers who need technological support are encouraged to contact the Secretariat of the Rural Youth Development Association.
