Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hayashi
Yoshimasa on June 25 visited Saigon Hi-Tech Agriculture Park in Ho Chi
Minh City where he shared Japan’s experience in developing
high-technology agriculture as well as the application of biotechnology.
He said he hopes the two sides will have more
chances to share farming knowledge and discuss the management of
Japanese cooperative model.
Vice Chairman of the
municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem said promoting high
technology and the application of biotechnology in agriculture has been
one of the city’s priorities.
Although the sector
accounts for only 1 percent of the city’s GDP, it plays a significant
role in economic development of five outskirt districts.
He said Ho Chi Minh City hopes to learn more from Japan , so that
local farmer can produce high value products recognised globally like
those of Japan .
After five years of operation,
Saigon Hi-Tech Park, the country’s first and largest of its kind, has
become a centre for researching and transferring agriculture technology
of Vietnam. It has also trained agricultural experts for not only
the southern region but the whole country as well.
The
park is hosting 14 projects in plant variety production, orchid
cultivation, clean vegetable, mushroom, herbal and ornamental plant
farming and biological products for agriculture.-VNA