Hi tech agriculture

Farmers take care of vegetables planted in a greenhouse in Ninh Bình Province’s Yên Khánh District. — Photo baoninhbinh.org.vn Viet Nam News NINH BÌNH – Hi-tech agriculture has helped Ninh Bình farmers earn more profit even though they have to invest more in cultivation, local reports say. In the northern province’s Yên Khánh District, 40 households in Khánh Hồng Commune joined in a 2014 programme to grow vegetables with technical support from the provincial Hi-tech Application Centre for Agriculture. Under this model, vegetables and fruit were planted in glasshouses with automated irrigation systems and the cultivation confirmed to VIETGAP (Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices) standards. The model has earned farmers profits of VNĐ90-100 million ($3,960-4,400) per hectare, much higher than the VNĐ50-60 million ($2,200-2,640) they would earn normally. Đinh Quốc Trị, a local farmer who participated in the programme said, “The model requires farmers to invest much more … [Read more...] about Ninh Bình farmers reap hi-tech agriculture benefits

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

Lê Công Thôn grows cucumber in Đức Trọng District, Lâm Đồng Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Dũng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – HÀ NỘI – Many farmers in the nation’s most advanced province in hi-tech agricultural production have a limited understanding what it actually means, experts say. This also limits the province’s ability to fully tap the potential for hi-tech agriculture, they add. With its considerable advantages in land and climate conditions, the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng is leading the country in developing hi-tech agricultural production. However the province lacks comprehensive “technology planning,” leaving its potential for higher productivity and better product quality untapped, according to Nguyễn Trúc Bồng Sơn, director of the province’s Agriculture Extension Centre. The “hi-tech agriculture” term has only been understood properly by policy makers and researchers; most farmers are still confused about it. “Many farmers think as … [Read more...] about Lâm Đồng farmers yet to grasp hi-tech concept

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at a working session with the authorities of the Central Highlands’ Đắk Lắk Province on December 8. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News ĐẮK LẮK — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc advised the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk to focus on developing green and high-tech agriculture while meeting with leaders in the locality on Saturday. He requested the province to bring into full play its strengths, particularly the production and export of coffee. According to him, Việt Nam’s position as the world’s second largest coffee exporter gives the country and Đắk Lắk the power to hold and regulate the supply to a market of nearly 2 billion coffee users each day. He asked the locality to step up development in combination with ensuring defence security and pay more attention to afforestation and wood processing. Underlining the important role of enterprises in the province’s growth, the Government leader urged Đắk Lắk to improve its business and … [Read more...] about Đắk Lắk advised to develop green, hi-tech agriculture

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

Localities need to set up plans for hi-tech agricultural areas in accordance with regional growing and climate conditions.– Photo baodansinh.vn ĐÀ NẴNG – Localities need to set up plans for hi-tech agricultural areas in accordance with regional growing and climate conditions. This is the solution that delegates emphasised at an agriculture forum with the theme "High-tech application in agricultural production adaptation to climate change in the south central coastal areas". The forum was held on Friday in the central city of Đà Nẵng by the National Centre for Agricultural Extension and the Đà Nẵng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Knots removal Hồ Huy Cường, director of the Agricultural Science Institute for Southern Coastal Central Việt Nam, said that the area had ​​4.42 million hectares of natural land, of which agricultural land accounts for 18.7 per cent. The region has two distinct rainy and dry seasons and rainfall varies from 500 to 2500mm annually. … [Read more...] about Experts find solutions for high-tech agriculture

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

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

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

Work starts on VND4t hi-tech tra fish farming project The Saigon Times Daily Representatives are seen shoveling sand at the ground-breaking ceremony for Nam Viet Binh Phu hi-tech seafood farming project in An Giang Province - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Nam Viet Company on January 8 began work on the Nam Viet Binh Phu hi-tech seafood farming project covering 600 hectares in Binh Phu Commune, Chau Phu District, in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, VietnamPlus news site reported. Doan Toi, chairman and general director of Nam Viet Company, said the project with total capital of VND4 trillion is considered Vietnam’s largest tra fish raising project to apply advanced technology. The aqua-product farming facility is designed with two zones, with one specializing in producing breeds of tra fish and the other applying advanced technology to fishery farming. The first zone covers 150 hectares, while the second, called the Agriculture Area, has an area of 450 hectares. The … [Read more...] about Work starts on VND4t hi-tech tra fish farming project