The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Can Tho city held a working session with a delegation from the Dutch Embassy on August 9, during which the two sides exchanged views on the Mekong Delta’s sustainable agricultural transformation.
The development of cooperatives should receive greater attention during the agricultural restructuring process, according to Le Minh Hoan, a delegate from the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.
Boasting 1.8 million hectares of fruit and vegetable plantation, with many various zones applied advanced technologies into production, Vietnam aims to gain 5 billion USD from farm produce exports by 2020.
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.
An expected increase in demand for farm produce offers the agricultural sector in the Mekong Delta great potential for development, but it should improve its efficiency.