Vietnam, Netherlands exalt smart agricultural collaboration

Vietnam and the Netherlands agreed to promote cooperation in innovation and creative agriculture during a working visit of Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung to the European country from February 21-23.
Vietnam, Netherlands exalt smart agricultural collaboration ảnh 1Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung speaks at the World Horti Centre (WHC) in the Netherlands on February 22. (Photo: VNA)

Amsterdam (VNA) – Vietnam and the Netherlands agreed to promote cooperation ininnovation and creative agriculture during a working visit of Minister ofPlanning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung to the European country from February 21-23.

At a meeting with the Brainport Eindhoven hi-tech park, Dung encouragedBrainport Eindhoven to share experience and promote cooperation with the Vietnam NationalInnovation Centre (NIC) in order to realise the signed Memorandum ofUnderstanding on Cooperation (MoU) and support NIC in applying hi-tech ecosystem and Triple Helix cooperation models which are suitable to Vietnam’s conditions whileconnecting Dutch enterprises in the field investing in Vietnam, especially in the Hoa Lac hi-tech park.

At the WorldHorti Centre (WHC), the minister proposed the centre tosupport and cooperate with Vietnam in building a horticulturecentre in the Southeast Asian country's northern region in an attempt tohave more opportunities to cooperate, share experience and facilitatetechnology transfer between the two sides.

On this occasion, the Enterprise Development Agency under the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment, and the Netherlands-Vietnam Horti Business Platform inked an MoU on empowering Vietnamese small and mediumsized enterprises, strengthening cooperation and bolstering joint economicdevelopment between the two countries in the field of horticulture.

At a meetingwith Lara Muller, Director for Public Sector of Invest International,the two sides reviewed several Netherlands-funded projects inVietnam, both in the public and private sectors in many areas such as infrastructure,climate, water management, agriculture, garment and textiles, among others.

The directorsaid that the fund is considering aid for a number of potential projects inVietnam in the fields of coastal protection in Phan Thiet, groundwater  replenishment and storage in the Mekong Delta region, and offshore wind power development.

For his part, Dung affirmed that Vietnam has made great efforts to fulfill itscommitments at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 26) while expressinghis hope that the fund will continue to support Vietnam’s projects in building aninnovation ecosystem at NIC, helping the country in the transformation process of green, digital and knowledge-based economy and sustainable development./.

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