Vietnam hopes for Japan’s further support in hi-tech agriculture and
rural development, said Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran
Viet Thanh.
He made the request at a working session with
Governor of the Ibaraki prefecture Masaru Hashimoto and Chairman of the
Ibaraki chapter of Japan Agriculture Cooperatives Group Toyokuni
Kakurai, in Ibaraki on August 20.
Thanh conveyed President
Truong Tan Sang’s invitation to the governor to visit Vietnam in order
to strengthen bilateral cooperation across the board.
The
deputy minister suggested the Japanese side assist Vietnam in developing
new crop varieties resistant to drought, flood and pests, as well as in
cultivating and post-harvest techniques for farm produce.
Hashimoto said he will lead a 70-strong business delegation to Vietnam
in early October, during which they will work with Vietnamese partners
on the transfer of technology used in agriculture.
Japan will
back sci-tech coordination with Vietnam, Hashimoto noted firmly, adding
that he hopes the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology will
send scientists to Ibaraki to join in studies and hi-tech production.
On the front line of embracing technological advances,
Ibaraki has recorded the second largest output of agricultural products
in Japan.-VNA