Nam PhươngTraining

The Mekong school
of applied biology.

Knowledge does not live in a bottle. It lives in the people using it. We run training programs for agronomists, distributor field staff, cooperative leaders, and curious researchers — at the lab in Đồng Tháp, on working trial farms, with hot rice waiting at lunch.

Why we teach at all.

A microbe in the wrong hands does nothing. A microbe in the right hands rebuilds a paddy. Training is not a marketing service — it is the only way our biology actually works in the field.

Every distributor we sign gets three days of training before they sell their first bottle. Every cooperative we serve gets a season-opening field session. We host researchers and university classes by appointment — without charge — because the next generation of Mekong agronomy will need to know this stuff.

It is also good for us. The questions our trainees ask shape what we research next. The library learns from the readers.

·Six programs

Six things we run regularly.

01 · Distributor
The three-day field foundation
For new distribution partners
Microbiology basics. Product line walkthrough. Dosing, storage, shelf-life. Half a day in the lab, two days on a working farm. Ends with a written reference protocol per crop.
When
Quarterly
Where
Đồng Tháp
Cost
Included with first order
02 · Agronomist
Reading a paddy
For independent agronomists, advisors
Soil diagnostics in the field — hand texture, biology cues, root architecture. How to choose between bio-input families. When biology will not save you. Honest.
When
Twice a year
Where
Sóc Trăng / An Giang
Cost
Free, by application
03 · Cooperative
Season opener for HTX
For cooperative leaders & field staff
Pre-season half-day session at the cooperative. Goes through the protocol for the upcoming crop, water management, residue testing, what to do when things go wrong.
When
Pre-season, on demand
Where
On site
Cost
Free for clients
04 · University
A day in the lab
For Vietnamese agriculture students
Open lab visit for university classes. Walk through the strain library, the fermentation hall, the trial plots. Senior researchers answer real questions. No pitch, no recruitment ask.
When
Monthly
Where
Đồng Tháp
Cost
Free
05 · Researcher
Visiting fellowship
For postgrad & visiting scientists
2 — 12 week placement. Bench access, field plot access, co-authored output. We host two fellows a year by competitive application. Stipend covered.
When
Spring & autumn intake
Where
Đồng Tháp
Cost
Stipend provided
06 · International
Mekong study tour
For overseas partners & press
Bespoke 2 — 4 day tour. Lab, manufacturing, two trial sites, dinner with farmers, optional river morning. We do these for partners we are talking to seriously, and for journalists.
When
By appointment
Where
Đồng Tháp + delta
Cost
Negotiated
·By the numbers
~ 320
People trained · 2024
42
Cooperatives · in program
5
University partners
0 ₫
For most of it

Want to come study with us?

Write to us with what you do, what you want to learn, and roughly when. A real person will reply. Bring an appetite.

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