The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will select cooperatives for participation in development of hi-tech agriculture, based on their operation and criteria set by the Government.
President Tran Dai Quang has urged authorities of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to focus on improving the quality of infrastructure planning for socio-economic and urban development, and effectively mobilising and using resources to promote its rapid and sustainable economic development.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang introduced a list of 64 projects that call for investment in 2018 at an investment promotion forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13.
A fair on “One commune one product” (OCOP) and hi-tech agriculture in the northern midland and mountainous region will be held in Thai Nguyen province from August 31 to September 6.
As many as 40 high-tech agriculture enterprises have been granted licenses so far, including 12 ones operating in cultivation, 19 in aquaculture and nine others in animal husbandry, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Vietnam’s business environment has been improved significantly, especially the competitiveness, said US businesses from the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC).
The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has approved a plan on the development of a 215ha high-tech agricultural project in Tram Hanh commune, the provincial capital of Da Lat.
The Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have urged six provinces in the northern central region to utilise land in the corridor of Ho Chi Minh Trail to develop high-tech agriculture.
The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) has so far provided more than 5.1 trillion VND (219.3 million USD) in soft loans for hi-tech agricultural projects across Vietnam.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recommended that the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen should develop its economy on three pillars of hi-tech agriculture, tourism-service and clean agriculture.
The central province of Quang Tri has drawn several investment projects in hi-tech and organic agriculture recently, contributing to restructuring the agricultural sector toward creating clean products with high added values.
Nearly 200 agricultural businesses from 20 cities and provinces nationwide are participating in a hi-tech agriculture fair in Ho Chi Minh City City on June 21-25.
The Vietnam Youth Federation and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee have granted scholarships to three Vietnamese students with excellent start-up ideas to join the “Smart Cities” course in Israel.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho wants to promote cooperation with France in the fields of hi-tech agriculture, infrastructure, medical equipment and education.
The northern province of Phu Tho hopes Japanese businesses will continue expanding investments in the Vietnamese locality and commits to creating favourbale conditions for their operation.
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