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Agricultural start-ups should capitalise on the huge demand for safe agricultural products by developing long-term, sustainable production strategies, experts said at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on June 6.

In his late 20s, Ho Van Thang decided to launch his first business growing the species of chili pepper his family has treasured for centuries on the western mountain of Quang Tri province.

The agricultural start-up forum, themed “Incubating Vietnamese businesses”, took place in Ho Chi Minh City on April 13.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU) has recently launched a contest to encourage young people to launch agricultural start-ups.

Policy and technological solutions in support of enterprises which are either agricultural start-ups or shifting their operation to agri-business were discussed at an APEC forum in Can Tho on August 23.

Pragmatic policies are needed for the Government to realise its goal of promoting start-ups in the agriculture sector.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang aims to develop specific agricultural products in different areas to promote local agricultural brands.