Agro food industry hi tech

Suits are produced for export at Kad Industrial.S.A Việt Nam Company in the Hoà Khánh Industrial Zone of the central city Đà Nẵng. The firm has 100 per cent foreign investment. – VNA/VNS Photo Văn Sơn Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — State Budget allocation for some infrastructure construction is among preferential policies and regulations that the Prime Minister has approved for the Đà Nẵng Hi-Tech Park in a new decision. Đoàn Hùng Anh, deputy head of the park’s management board, said that the PM’s approval would smooth the way for Đà Nẵng to call on more key investors to invest in hi-tech industries that the city has planned in the Master Plan until 2030, with vision to 2050. The decision, in general, would facilitate domestic and foreign investment inflow in the hi-tech park, he said. Under the decision, the Government will allocate State Budget funds for projects aiming to complete technical infrastructure in the park by 2020. The Government will also raise Official … [Read more...] about Đà Nẵng hi-tech park offers many sweet deals

Phạm Xuân Hùng’s hi-tech pig farm in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province’s Châu Đức District. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Nhị Viet Nam News BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU — The development of hi-tech farms for large-scale animal husbandry in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province has reduced costs and improved livestock quality and protects the environment. Phạm Xuân Hùng’s pig farm in Châu Đức District’s Suối Rao Commune is equipped with air conditioners and has 5,000 animals. Built in 2014, it also has a treatment system for swine manure based on solid-liquid separation. The treated pig manure is used to make fertilisers. Phạm Đức Mạnh, who manages the place, said: “Pigs bred in an air-conditioned place have few diseases, need few antibiotics and grow rapidly. Thus, the farm can save on feed.” The farm has a contract with a company and supplies 10,000 pigs a year, earning a profit of more than VNĐ1.5 billion (US$64,200), he said. Nguyễn Thị Bông’s air-conditioned poultry farm in Châu Đức District’s Suối Rao … [Read more...] about Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu hi-tech animal farms’ excellent performance

Work begins on hi-tech agro project in Daklak By Le Hoang Investors and delegates make a gesture to break ground on the hi-tech agricultural project on September 27 in Daklak Province – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Construction on a hi-tech agricultural park complex, with a total investment of VND1.5 trillion, began on September 27 in the Central Highlands province of Daklak. Hung Nhon Group from the southern province of Binh Phuoc and De Heus Group from the Netherlands have joined hands to execute the 200-hectare project, which is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2025. The complex will produce high-quality agro products in a closed process, including the selection and production of breeding pigs and chickens, organic animal feed and organic fertilizers to be exported to the Southeast Asian region, and an automatic pig slaughterhouse. The farm system of the complex will be operated and monitored by technology provided by SKIOLD, which ensures the origin … [Read more...] about Work begins on hi-tech agro project in Daklak

Workshop seeks to aid farmers with hi-tech agriculture By Huynh Kim Guests visit Ecofarm's hi-tech farm in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap – PHOTO: HUYNH KIM HAU GIANG – A workshop was held in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang last week to show farmers how to adopt hi-tech agricultural practices. Held by the People’s Committee of Hau Giang Province, the Saigon Times Group and the province’s television station HGTV, the workshop, called “Helping farmers farm smartly,” saw the attendance of around 150 officials, scientists, entrepreneurs and farmers. The province’s chairman, Le Tien Chau, said the workshop was aimed at contributing to the adoption of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s directive on transforming the agricultural sector in the province from agrochemical to organic and smart agriculture, and further developing services and processing and supporting industries to serve the sector. Chau noted that the agricultural sector is being restructured … [Read more...] about Workshop seeks to aid farmers with hi-tech agriculture

S.Korean firms urged to invest in hi-tech sector By Ngo Kiem Representatives of the two countries at the workshop co-organized by ITPC and KOTRA in HCMC on August 7. HCMC has called on South Korean firms to invest in various fields, especially hi-tech transfers – PHOTO: NGO KIEM HCMC – HCMC has called on South Korean firms to invest in various fields, especially hi-tech transfers, in Vietnam as a way of executing a national program on the effective use of energy, heard attendees at a workshop on August 7. The city has attracted 30% of the country’s total foreign-invested projects. South Korea was the third biggest foreign investor in the city, with 1,700 projects worth US$5.1 billion in total. Speaking at the workshop, a representative of the HCMC Investment and Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) introduced to South Korean businesses several technology and hi-tech projects in need of investment. Apart from this, some projects in the infrastructure, traffic … [Read more...] about S.Korean firms urged to invest in hi-tech sector

HCMC to develop second hi-tech park The Saigon Times Daily A view of the Saigon Hi-Tech Park in District 9. The HCMC authority is seeking permission from the central Government to establish another park nearby – PHOTO: NLDO HCMC – The HCMC authority has proposed the central Government approve construction of a hi-tech park, the second of its kind in the city, covering some 195 hectares in District 9. According to the Office of the HCMC People’s Committee, the city government is seeking approval from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to convert land zoned for tourism, relics and tourist attractions into science and technology parks. The proposal is part of a 1:2000 scale plan for the science and technology park project in Long Phuoc Ward of District 9 in close proximity to the national Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in the same district. The new park will serve as a place to exchange knowledge and expertise among universities, research centers and hi-tech firms. It will … [Read more...] about HCMC to develop second hi-tech park

PM calls for WB to offer advice on hi-tech industry The Saigon Times Daily Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) is in talks with Country Director for the WB in Vietnam Ousmane Dione in Hanoi on June 5 – PHOTO: VGP HCMC – Vietnam is embracing advanced technology, so the Government expects the World Bank (WB) to offer consultancy in this regard, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. PM Phuc made the statement while receiving Country Director for the WB in Vietnam Ousmane Dione in Hanoi on Wednesday, reported the Vietnam News Agency. The Government leader remarked that Vietnam has close and effective ties with major financial institutions in the world, including the WB. Therefore, he requested the world lender to offer its consultancy to the Government during its course of development. He said that the country recorded robust economic growth and improved standards of living last year amid global complexities. Meanwhile, Dione spoke highly of Vietnam’s positive … [Read more...] about PM calls for WB to offer advice on hi-tech industry

Danang to promote investment in hi-tech sectors The Saigon Times Daily Employees work at an automobile assembly and manufacturing plant in Danang’s Hoa Khanh Industrial Park in this file photo. Danang’s enterprises are being urged to suggest ideas for attracting investment in hi-tech sectors at an upcoming conference, scheduled for March 1 – PHOTO: VGP HCMC - The central coastal city of Danang has urged local firms to pose ideas at an upcoming conference, scheduled for March 1, for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in sectors leveraging hi-tech applications in the 4.0 era, the Government portal chinhphu.vn reported, citing the municipal People’s Committee. The municipal government on February 20 stated that the city will prioritize receiving FDI capital for the field of hi-tech agriculture to achieve sustainable growth, alongside other hi-tech-deploying sectors. It will also prepare feasible projects to attract investors from Japan, South Korea and the … [Read more...] about Danang to promote investment in hi-tech sectors

Olam, agro co-ops join to improve farmer livelihoods in Mekong Delta The Saigon Times Daily Participants attend a signing ceremony, held on September 24 in Can Tho City, marking the cooperation between Olam International Ltd and local agro cooperatives on sustainable rice development in the Mekong Delta HCMC - Olam International Ltd, a leading global food and agri-business company, has joined forces with a Vietnamese hi-tech agro firm and agriculture cooperatives across the Mekong Delta to increase the incomes of local rice farmers. The Singapore-based firm signed a cooperation agreement with Hieu Nhan Hi-tech Agriculture JSC and 19 cooperatives in the provinces of An Giang, Bac Lieu, Dong Thap and Can Tho on September 24. Under the agreement, Olam and Hieu Nhan will purchase, process, and export rice supplied by the cooperatives between 2019 and 2020. The rice products are to meet international rice market requirements on product quality and safety, particularly … [Read more...] about Olam, agro co-ops join to improve farmer livelihoods in Mekong Delta

Deputy PM Vũ Đức Đam (second right) is examining food safety at a workers’ canteen in the Tân Thuận Processing Zone in HCM City’s District 7. — VNA/VNS Photo Đinh Hằng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has urged HCM City to boost the application of high technology in tracing the origins of food products as a way to gradually change the habits of production and consumption to improve awareness of food safety. “In the long term, we need to meet the targets that ensure all people in the country can consume standardised and high quality food products like those that are for export,” stressed Deputy PM Đam y esterday . The Deputy PM made the request on a working tour to some food production and trading enterprises in HCM City where he also learned about their food safety activities. He also visited cooking areas and canteens for workers at such enterprises to examine the quality of food and hygienic procedures there. Visiting San Hà … [Read more...] about Deputy PM urges high-tech food safety