High tech agriculture farm

New Zealand’s Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor prepares a kiwi cheesecake at the Fonterra innovation and test kitchen in HCM City. — VNS Photo Thu Hằng Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City’s Party Committee Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân on Tuesday met with Damien O’Connor, New Zealand’s Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth, to discuss the development of bilateral relations in trade, investment, education and high-tech agriculture. HCM City is shifting to urban farming with a priority in high-tech agriculture, according to Nhân. He said that HCM City and New Zealand had opportunities to improve co-operation and share experiences as well as technology transfer to develop clean agriculture, and improve productivity and the value of products. Nhân said that he hoped New Zealand would create favorable conditions for Vietnamese products to access the New Zealand market. O’Connor said that Việt Nam, particularly HCM City, has huge … [Read more...] about HCM City seeks high-tech agriculture cooperation with New Zealand

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

Cần Thơ City has launched a programme to improve high-tech farming models in semi-urban areas. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Liêm Viet Nam News CẦN THƠ — Cần Thơ has launched a project to improve the efficiency of advanced farming models in semi-urban areas. Nguyễn Ngọc Hè, director of the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the advanced techniques include organic farming that does not require large areas of land and is environment-friendly. Such models help increase the green space in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city and have potential for tourism development, he said. The programme would be implemented mostly in Ninh Kiều and Cái Răng districts, developing nine advanced models. The city plans to establish at least one new high-tech agricultural co-operative in every commune and ward that takes part in it. The co-operatives will receive assistance in achieving global or Vietnamese good agricultural practices (GAP) standards and introducing their … [Read more...] about Cần Thơ eyes development of high-tech farming in semi-urban areas

An organic red-flesh dragon fruit orchard in Long An Province’s Chau Thanh District. The fruit is a popular variety grown in the districts Chau Thanh, Tan Tru and Thu Thua and Tan An City in Long An Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Bui Giang Digital transformation in agriculture increases production efficiency and offers consumers greater transparency about food products. However, progress remains sluggish in Viet Nam, and more research is needed. Bo Xuan Hiep reports. Farmer Le Van Chin from the southern province of Long An recently livestreamed an advert about his cooperative’s red-flesh dragon fruit on his Facebook page. “Hi everyone! Here is the dragon fruit garden of Que My Thanh Cooperative. After 25 days of harvest, it has a thin peel and red flesh. Rest assured we never use any harmful chemicals to spray the fruit. We guarantee that it is healthy and tasty,” he told viewers. “I livestream various stages such as farming, harvesting and packaging to create consumer confidence … [Read more...] about Farmers embrace livestreams, high-tech advances in push for better quality, productivity

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

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

A “safe” vegetable farming model in Cần Thơ City. – VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh Viet Nam News HCM CITY – The Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ targets an agriculture growth rate of 3.5 per cent each year in the 2018-20 period and 2.5 per cent in the 2021-30 period. Under the city’s agricultural restructuring plan, the city targets increasing per capita income in rural areas by two times against 2015. It also estimates that agricultural labourers will account for 30-35 per cent of the city’s labourers in the 2018-20 period. Speaking at a seminar held on Wednesday, Nguyễn Ngọc Hè, director of the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the plan would improve the quality and competition of the city’s agricultural products in the delta and the country. The plan will develop key agricultural products and concentrated agricultural production areas with high technologies, he said, adding that it will also develop value chains from production to sales, he said. The … [Read more...] about Cần Thơ targets agricultural growth of 3.2 per cent per year

Farmers harvest summer-autumn rice crops in Trà Vinh Province’s Châu Thành District. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Hoà Viet Nam News TRÀ VINH — Trà Vinh Province plans to use advanced technology in agriculture and increase production of specialty products , Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Ngô Chí Cường, has said. Cường said the goals would ensure a competitive wholesale market and higher income for local farmers , contributing to the provincial restructuring of the agricultural economics programme. T he provincial Party Committee’s directive calls for the application of microbial organic and bio- technologies in the province’s agricultural production by 2025 , with orientation to 2030. High-tech agricultural areas of more than 300ha will be developed by 2025, as well as 1,000ha of organic rice farming areas that meet international standards . … [Read more...] about Trà Vinh to develop “clean” agricultural production

K’Brooke on his black pig farm. — VNS Photo Ngọc Ngà Viet Nam News By Tuấn Hoàng LÂM ĐỒNG — While everyone is talking about high-tech agriculture, K’Brooke decided to leave the city and return to his hometown to work the land with traditional methods. K’Brooke, a 27-year-old man of the K’ho ethnic minority, is from Lăng Cú Village in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng. He graduated from the Tây Nguyên University and found a stable job at a technology company, earning a salary of VNĐ10 million (US$430) per month. He then joined a start-up competition held by the Business Studies and Assistance Centre. K’Brooke was the only K’ho to be chosen for the final round of the competition, together with six other projects made by people from different ethnic groups. Brooke’s project is a model to raise black pigs. He got the idea for the project from the market’s demand for clean food, and also maintaining black pig – a special food of ethnic minorities. The pigs are … [Read more...] about A farming model to support K’ho culture

A herb farm in Hòa Vang District in Đà Nẵng. The project aims to develop an organic herb farm for oriental medicine production for export. — VNS Photo Hoàng My Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city of Da Nang and Danapha Pharmaceutical JSC have launched a herb farm in a rural mountainous area near the city to provide products used in oriental medicine. The project aims to develop 10ha of saffron and ming aralia ( Polyscias fruticosa ) that meet the World Health Organisation-guided Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP-WHO) standards in Hòa Vang District before expanding to other areas and neighbouring provinces. Danapha has provided VNĐ6 billion (US$265,000) to help local farmers with technical assistance, fertilizer and seeds. It’s the first hi-tech herb project launched between farmers and business in the central region. According to the city’s agricultural and rural development department, local farmers could earn VNĐ100 million ($4,400) from a 500sq.m … [Read more...] about First herb farm project launched in Đà Nẵng