The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has benefited from its
cooperation with Netherlands partnership to develop hi-tech agriculture.
A delegation from the province recently made a fact-finding
tour to the Netherlands to study the country’s agriculture techniques,
especially in flower growing.
During the trip, Dong Thap
officials signed an agreement with the Demokwekerji Westland company and
the Vietnam Business Centre in the Netherland, under which the two
Dutch partners will conduct a feasibility study for the establishment of
a hi-tech agriculture centre in the province. This project has already
been approved by the Dutch Ministry of Economy.
The visit was
also a good chance for Dong Thap experts to seek partners and concrete
ways to apply the latest farming techniques suitable with the local
climate and soil.
Notably, during the recent Vietnam visit by
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Vietnam Business Centre in the
Netherland reached a deal with Sa Dec city of Dong Thap on cooperation
in flower growing, trade and tourism.
Also on the occasion,
the Dong Thap People’s Committee and business players from the
Netherlands set up a working group comprising Vietnamese and Dutch
experts for the development of new plant varieties and training of
agriculturalists for the province.
The Netherlands pledged
to assist the southern province with the import of new flower varieties
and restoration of specialty species of Sa Dec, which is the largest
supplier of flowers in the southwestern region.-VNA