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Background
Long Dinh Fruit Research Center (LDFRC) was founded on 26 March 1994 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Then LDFRC was reorganized and upgraded to be the Southern Fruit Research Institute (SOFRI) under the decision No. 1056/1997/QD TTg on December 9 th 1997.
It is located at Long Dinh commune. Chau Thanh district in the province of Tien Giang. Visitors can see the main building of SOFRI lying by the roadside of the national highway running toward the Mekong delta.The place is about 75 km to the West of HoChiMinh city.
SOFRI has 67,5ha in Tien Giang province and SOFRI’s affiliated establishment named South Eastern Fruit Research Center has its home on 476 ha of land located in Baria-Vungtau province.
Staff
The present staff of SOFRI numbers 130. Of the total, there are 59 researchers and 18 post graduates (3 PhD, 15 MSc).
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