From March 9th to March 13th 2018, Prof. Hermann Waibel and Dr. Nguyen Trung Thanh gave three seminars at National University of Forestry, University of Economics and Business in Hanoi and Da Nang University of Economics. Prof. Waibel gave a special lecture on challenges arising for Asian agriculture and Socioeconomic Panel is introduced as an opportunity to conduct high quality research for agriculture, rural development and rural urban relations.
Dr. Thanh presented his recent study using TVSEP data collected from 2007-2013 in Ha Tinh, Thua Thien Hue and Daklak provinces to investigate the relationship between agricultural investment and structural change and examine the impact of livestock production on poverty and income equality at the farm level in Central Vietnam. We would like to thank lecturers and other staff from the above-mentioned universities for their helps with organizing the seminars as well as their active participation.