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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

Đặng Thanh Tân has been successful with his high-tech shrimp breeding model. — VNA/VNS Photo Thùy Dung Viet Nam News NINH BÌNH — More than two years ago, Đặng Thanh Tân, a farmer in Bình Minh Town, northern Ninh Bình Province decided to switch from breeding shrimp in traditional ponds to high-tech farming. Over the course of the same breeding period, the new technique brings about higher shrimp productivity and quality than the traditional method. By the end of 2015, after studying shrimp breeding models nationwide, Tan decided to renovate his farm by building a green house and spreading out a layer of canvas at the bottom of the pond. Tân said that the high-tech shrimp farming model requires breeders to build a pond with an appropriate area (2ha), as well as additional ponds assisting the main one. Several years ago, the shrimp he raised in the traditional pond yielded low productivity as the shrimps were affected by unfavourable weather conditions and … [Read more...] about High-tech shrimp breeding brings higher profits

Climate Change Vs. Energy Security By Vu Dung In fact, to promote renewable energy, the Government has set a target of expanding the total wind power capacity to 800 MW by 2020, 2,000 MW by 2025 and 6,000 MW by 2030 - PHOTO: THANH HOA Not only does climate change affect the people’s livelihoods but it also seriously threatens energy security. What is the solution to the problem of ensuring energy security without harming the environment? Natural disasters triggered by climate change killed 520,000 people worldwide in 1996-2016, and led to economic losses of US$3.16 trillion, as per statistics from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In Vietnam, climate change, or extreme weather phenomena in particular, is no longer a fancy story, but it is directly affecting livelihood, health and accommodation of millions of people. Many reports have named Vietnam as one of the five nations hardest hit by climate change globally. Under the impact of the change in the … [Read more...] about Climate Change Vs. Energy Security

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

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

A farmer harvests tra fish in Cần Thơ. To cope with climate change, the Mekong Delta needs to restructure agriculture by using hi-tech methods, experts have recommended. VNA/VNS Photo Duy Khương Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Experts have urged authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region to use cutting-edge technologies to restructure the agricultural sector in the face of climate change. Speaking at a conference held in Tiền Giang Province late last week, Dr. Nguyễn Văn Sánh of the Institute for Research and Development of the Mekong Delta at Cần Thơ University, said the agricultural sector was facing challenges due to degradation of natural resources and land, mostly caused by climate change. Major agricultural products in the region such as fisheries, fruit and rice face severe competition in both local and foreign markets. Sánh said that biotechnology, new production techniques and hi-tech applications as well as new state policies to promote sustainable … [Read more...] about Delta turns to tech to fight climate change

Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Province is soliciting investment in high-tech treatment facilities to treat solid waste. — Photo enternews.vn HCM CITY — Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Province is soliciting investment in high-tech treatment facilities to treat solid waste, its leader has said. Nguyễn Hồng Lĩnh, secretary of the province Party Committee, speaking at a meeting on March 26 to discuss plans to create solid-waste treatment facilities from now through 2020, said categorically the People’s Committee should not issue licences for plants that use outdated technologies. Industrial solid waste transported from other provinces for burying in Bà Rịa- Vũng Tàu should be carefully managed, he said. The People’s Committee should continue to “control pollution” at the Tóc Tiên landfill in Tân Thành District and wastewater leakage from rubbish dumps, he said. The province generates around 1,489 tonnes of industrial solid wastes including 204 tonnes of toxic wastes daily, according to its Department … [Read more...] about Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu eyes high-tech facilities for solid-waste treatment

Potential high for Viet Nam-Mozambique trade, investment (20-01-2007) HCM CITY — Representatives from Viet Nam and Mozambique stressed the potential for trade and investment between the two countries at a business forum in HCM City yesterday. The meeting aimed to deepen the two countries’ economic relationship and highlighted the important role HCM City could play in fostering bi-lateral trade and investment. Mozambique President Armando Emilio Guebuza said increasing foreign investment would be key to opening the two countries’ emerging economies. The president also said that with the highest growth rate in Africa – 7 per cent annually – Mozambique had determined to improve its investment climate through a revised Investment Law, a one-stop shop policy and lower trade tariffs. Guebuza attributed his country’s steady economic growth to socio-political stability and a supportive Mozambican Government. He called for Vietnamese investment in Mozambique’s most … [Read more...] about Potential high for Viet Nam-Mozambique trade, investment

Incentives should be applied to hi-tech projects’ locally executed stages: ministry By Vu Dung Two employees are at work at an FDI firm. The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed that preferential policies should be applied only to stages of hi-tech projects executed in Vietnam - PHOTO: THUY DUNG HANOI - The Government’s preferential policies should be extended to stages of a hi-tech project conducted only in Vietnam instead of to the entire project, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The ministry is preparing a plan to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in the coming period and will submit it to the Politburo this month. Vu Dai Thang, deputy minister of Planning and Investment, said that Vietnam is finalizing socioeconomic development strategies for the 2011-2020 period and is building strategies for the next decade. Over the last 30 years, the country attracted some 28,000 FDI projects, with total registered capital of US$300 … [Read more...] about Incentives should be applied to hi-tech projects’ locally executed stages: ministry

Cuban leader, President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba Miguel Mario Diaz Canel Bermudez, meets with Secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân on November 10, as part of his official visit to Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Khu Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City is ready to set up a joint working group with Cuba to facilitate bilateral trade and investment, said Secretary of the city’s Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân. Nhân made the statement during a meeting with President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez on Saturday. Welcoming the Cuban leader’s trip to Việt Nam’s southern economic hub, Nhân stressed HCM City has been honoured to receive many delegations of Cuban leaders. The city has exchanged working delegations with Cuba to develop bilateral collaboration, particularly in investment, trade and tourism, he noted. Nhân said local leaders have directed departments and … [Read more...] about Cuba wants to learn Việt Nam’s experiences in developing hi-tech parks