Ho Chi Minh City has high demand for investment, high-tech agricultural technology, smart farms for sustainable development, while the Republic of Korea (RoK) is one of the partners with advantages and cooperation experience in the field, experts said at a series of seminars under the Vietnam-RoK business week launched in Ho Chi Minh City on October 31.
The capital city has implemented many high-tech agricultural production models in order to move towards smart agriculture. However, the city will have to pay more attention to promoting the application of science and technology as well as training high-quality labour resources.
Applying digital technology into agriculture help achieve fast and sustainable development is a goal that the northern province of Vinh Phuc is aiming at.
Digital transformation provides a challenge and opportunity for sustainable agricultural and rural development and narrowing gaps between rural and urban areas, experts have said.
A seminar was held in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, on December 2 to share experience in agriculture, farmers and rural development, within the framework of a friendship exchange between Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian farmers.
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte successfully wrapped up his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc late on April 9.
Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have taken measures to bring farmers closer to smart agriculture at a time when they are struggling to find buyers for their produce.
The adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) will improve the productivity and quality of agriculture, increase farmers’ incomes and reduce their vulnerability to adverse climatic phenomena, according to experts.
Climate change is the biggest challenge to Vietnam and the agricultural sector, and farmers and the poor are the most vulnerable. In response, a number of measures have been taken by the country to mitigate climate change.
Experts outlined challenges and made policy recommendations to enhance the use of advanced technology in agriculture during a seminar on approaching Agriculture 4.0 held by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) in Hanoi on November 9.
The Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) opened in Hanoi on October 8 to prepare for the 40th meeting of AMAF, the 18th AMAF+3 and the 6th ASEAN-China Ministerial Meeting on Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.
Vietnam needs to optimise the opportunities and achievements from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) to develop smart agriculture, heard a workshop in Hanoi on August 21.
Major economic hubs of big cities and provinces nationwide have announced ambitious multi-billion dollar projects to become smart cities, well-equipped to take advantage of opportunities presented by the digital age, but so far, the country still lacks a specific standard framework for building a "smart city".
Hanoi aims to become a smart and sustainable urban area in the future, which will also help fulfill some of the city’s growing demands, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.
Vietnam should capitalise on advancements in technology to restructure its agriculture based on three key pillars, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan on July 12.
The Industry 4.0 Summit and Expo 2018 will take place in Hanoi from July 12-13 under the theme of “Vision and Development Strategy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working hard with a view to early recognizing Vietnam’s regulatory system on catfish management to be equivalent to that of the US, said first Deputy Secretary of USDA Stephen Censky.
Leaders of Can Tho city had a working session on June 14 with a delegation from Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology to discuss coordination in implementing a project on smart agriculture and food safety using artificial intelligence.
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