Havana, June 12 -- A rice production cooperation project between Vietnam and Cuba launched more than two decades ago has generated positive results, becoming a model that should be expanded, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Quang Long.

In a recent visit to a rice field in Matanzas province which is part of the project, the ambassador affirmed that both governments are always ready to create favourable conditions for this project to continue to develop and contribute to Cuba's mission of ensuring food security.

Under the project implemented since 2003, Vietnam sent its experts to Cuba to directly guide Cuban people to change their farming methods, provided training, and donated some specialised agricultural machinery. The rice field...