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Measures sought to promote investment in sustainable agriculture in Mekong Delta

A forum discussing measures to promote agriculture development and attract investment in sustainable agriculture took place in Tan An city of the Mekong Delta province of Long An on June 28.
Measures sought to promote investment in sustainable agriculture in Mekong Delta ảnh 1The forum discusses measures to attract investment in sustainable agriculture in the Mekong Delta. (Photo: VNA) 
Long An (VNA) – A forum discussing measures to promote agriculturedevelopment and attract investment in sustainable agriculture took place in TanAn city of the Mekong Delta province of Long An on June 28.

Jointly hosted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry(VCCI) and the provincial People’s Committee, the event gathered about 300 representatives from ministries, sectors, business associations, and localities inregional localities.

Participants focused their discussions on orientations to lure investment inagriculture development in the Mekong Delta; mechanisms and policies to promoteinvestment cooperation and consumption of agricultural products, and toencourage businesses to invest in agricultural and rural development, andsustainable social investment in this field.

Solutions to attract businesses' investments in sustainable agriculture valuechains, including improving the value of farm produce to "conquer"sustainable export markets, and taking advantage of free trade agreements; mechanismsto encourage the application of high technology in production, harvesting andprocessing; logistics infrastructure for agricultural value chains; proposalsand recommendations to remove difficulties in attracting investment in buildinga sustainable agricultural ecosystem, were also put on table.

CEO of San Ha Co., Ltd Pham Thi Ngoc Ha said for the forum is a significant opportunity for agricultural businesses.

Addressing the event, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le MinhHoan emphasised the need to shift from oriented-growth thinking to a developmentmindset, focusing on developing value chains and cooperatives and improving thelivelihood of farmers in order to achieve sustainable production and socialstability.

According to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee NguyenVan Ut, the forum offers a venue for investors and businesses to connect and exploreinvestment and cooperation opportunities in agriculture in the direction ofecological, renewable and sustainable green agriculture.

It is hoped to strongly promote the development of theagricultural product processing industry via speeding up the high technologyapplication, digital transformation; and combining agriculture production withtourism and agri-tourism development, he added./.
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