Vietnamese and Hungarian businesses had a chance to step up their cooperation in such areas as information-technology and high-tech agriculture at a forum in Hanoi on September 25.
The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is leading the country in high-tech agriculture. It grows crops on nearly 50,000ha under hi-tech agricultural methods.
The southern province of Hau Giang will organise an investment promotion conference in the middle of September to attract investment capital for its key projects.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has suggested Governor of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture Masao Uchibori encourage local firms to invest in Vietnam, especially in fields of their strength.
HCM City and Australia have high potential for cooperation in agriculture, especially hi-tech farming and cattle breeding, said Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee.
The development of high-tech agriculture in Vietnam remains sluggish due to unplanned and small-scale production, and is not commensurate with the country’s comparative advantages and efforts.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat on August 14 to discuss developing high-tech agriculture in Lam Dong province.
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has attracted many official development assistance (ODA) and foreign direct investment (FDI) projects as well as non-governmental assistance, including funds from the Republic of Korea (RoK).
The Red River Delta province of Hai Duong will create favourable conditions for businesses to invest in agriculture, especially in high-tech agriculture, post-harvest preservation, slaughterhouse construction and production chain development, local officials have said.
Deputy head of the Steering Committee for Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) Dieu Kre has called on businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to invest in the region.
Vietnam and the Czech Republic hold a lot of potential to their raise trade and investment revenues in various fields, heard a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on June 8.
The Vietnam Nutrition Food JSC (Nutifood) on May 11 signed a cooperation agreement with the provincial People’s Committee of Dak Lak to invest more than 1 trillion VND (44.1 million USD) in high-tech agriculture.
Many Japanese companies are planning to invest in the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam, especially in agriculture, and they hope to receive support from the local authorities, a Japanese official has said.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh strive to become a model locality in climate change response during a ceremony on April 23.
Ho Chi Minh City and the Lao province of Xieng Khouang have agreed to boost friendly ties, firstly in the fields of library, museum and high-tech agriculture.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a resolution providing a credit package worth 100 trillion VND (4.4 billion USD) to invest in the development of high-tech agriculture at lower-than-market rates.
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