Israeli Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Yair Shamir hasdescribed Vietnam’s agricultural sector as brimming with potential,suggesting the country give more importance to high-tech in this sector.
At a recent agricultural business forum in Ho Chi MinhCity, the minister said his country has recorded marvellous agriculturalachievements, even on desert areas amid severe weather conditions,thanks to high-tech applications.
Last November, aVietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) agriculture research park was alsolaunched at the Tra Noc Industrial zone in the Mekong Delta city of CanTho.
The 21.13 million USD centre will assist businessesthat process farm produce and seafood to access cutting-edgetechnologies while upholding the agricultural advantages of the MekongDelta region.
At the same time, the enhancement ofcooperation, investment attraction and technological transfer with othercountries is seen as a necessary and urgent way to help Vietnamincrease its scientific and technological applications in agriculture aswell as the sector’s competitive edge.
The agriculturalsector, which contributes over 20 percent to the national gross domesticproduct (GDP), dominates the livelihood of over 70 percent of Vietnam’spopulation.
However, low productivity, quality andcompetitiveness has characterised the country’s agriculture due toout-of-date technologies despite a range of efforts made by businessesand other stakeholders.
Research agencies have developed tensof varieties of flowers and vegetables that are out of season orsuitable for early crops. Joining the efforts, Ho Chi Minh City hasdeveloped a high-tech agricultural area covering an area of 88.17hectares.
Reality however, shows that most of high-tech agricultural zones still use seeds imported from foreign countries.
Moreover, many types of Vietnamese farm produce are unable to competewith those from China and India in terms of both price and thestability of supply.-VNA
At a recent agricultural business forum in Ho Chi MinhCity, the minister said his country has recorded marvellous agriculturalachievements, even on desert areas amid severe weather conditions,thanks to high-tech applications.
Last November, aVietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) agriculture research park was alsolaunched at the Tra Noc Industrial zone in the Mekong Delta city of CanTho.
The 21.13 million USD centre will assist businessesthat process farm produce and seafood to access cutting-edgetechnologies while upholding the agricultural advantages of the MekongDelta region.
At the same time, the enhancement ofcooperation, investment attraction and technological transfer with othercountries is seen as a necessary and urgent way to help Vietnamincrease its scientific and technological applications in agriculture aswell as the sector’s competitive edge.
The agriculturalsector, which contributes over 20 percent to the national gross domesticproduct (GDP), dominates the livelihood of over 70 percent of Vietnam’spopulation.
However, low productivity, quality andcompetitiveness has characterised the country’s agriculture due toout-of-date technologies despite a range of efforts made by businessesand other stakeholders.
Research agencies have developed tensof varieties of flowers and vegetables that are out of season orsuitable for early crops. Joining the efforts, Ho Chi Minh City hasdeveloped a high-tech agricultural area covering an area of 88.17hectares.
Reality however, shows that most of high-tech agricultural zones still use seeds imported from foreign countries.
Moreover, many types of Vietnamese farm produce are unable to competewith those from China and India in terms of both price and thestability of supply.-VNA
