WEF talks agricultural visions in Southeast Asia
Officials to the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia 2010 on June 6
discussed new visions for agriculture in Southeast Asia amidst a
forecast of a 40 percent drop in the region’s rice and wheat output in
2050 due to climate change.
Officials to the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia 2010 on June 6
discussed new visions for agriculture in Southeast Asia amidst a
forecast of a 40 percent drop in the region’s rice and wheat output in
2050 due to climate change.
Dealing with the issue, Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat emphasised the need to speed up the application of scientific and technological advances in farming.
“Urbanisation and industrialisation have narrowed the farming land acreage so we should use man-invented scientific and technological advances to raise farming output,” Phat said.
The Vietnamese official also underscored the Government’s assistance to farmers and cooperation among concerned parties in doing this.
Agreeing with the Vietnamese Minister, Frist Van Dijk, Executive Vice President of the Nestle Group for Asia, Oceania, and Africa , one of the world’s leading foodstuff producers, also pointed out that to establish a strong supply chain for farm products is necessary to promote sustainable agriculture development.
Eckhard Cordes, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO/CHRO of the Metro Group, who acts as Co-chair of the WEF on East Asia 2010, raised the post-harvest effectiveness issue while affirming the extreme importance of a supply chain for farm products.
He said Southeast Asian countries lost up to 30 percent of farm output after harvest due to insufficient preservation skills and technologies./.
Dealing with the issue, Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat emphasised the need to speed up the application of scientific and technological advances in farming.
“Urbanisation and industrialisation have narrowed the farming land acreage so we should use man-invented scientific and technological advances to raise farming output,” Phat said.
The Vietnamese official also underscored the Government’s assistance to farmers and cooperation among concerned parties in doing this.
Agreeing with the Vietnamese Minister, Frist Van Dijk, Executive Vice President of the Nestle Group for Asia, Oceania, and Africa , one of the world’s leading foodstuff producers, also pointed out that to establish a strong supply chain for farm products is necessary to promote sustainable agriculture development.
Eckhard Cordes, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO/CHRO of the Metro Group, who acts as Co-chair of the WEF on East Asia 2010, raised the post-harvest effectiveness issue while affirming the extreme importance of a supply chain for farm products.
He said Southeast Asian countries lost up to 30 percent of farm output after harvest due to insufficient preservation skills and technologies./.
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