Digital transformation has been flexibly changed and adapted by many small and medium enterprises in the field of food processing and distribution.
In the context of general difficulties of the whole economy, flexibly adapting is important for businesses not only to survive, but also to grow well.
Experts affirmed that digital transformation, connection and distribution of multi-channel products are practical solutions that need to be studied and applied by many businesses and industries. Currently, many small and medium enterprises in the field of food processing and distribution have been flexibly changing and adapting in this way.
NIC Group is a well-known multi-industry enterprise, besides maintaining domestic distribution channels, must promote exports. Not the traditional way of exporting, it's cross-border e-commerce, which means increasing digital transformation in export activities.
“Enterprises are very interested and expect to have an IT application system - digitization for chain management and supply chain management of agricultural products. This issue is very topical and urgent, from the government to businesses are focused, so for NIC this activity is very important”, said Mr. Dang Manh Pho, senior advisor of NIC.
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| Digital transformation, connection and distribution of multi-channel products are practical solutions that need to be studied and applied by many businesses and industries. |
Similarly, if the Board of Directors of IGV Group Joint Stock Company did not convert digitally and explore modern technology solutions, the company's products would not be known to many people as it is now. According to a representative of IGV Group, despite its potential, if only trying to promote and distribute traditional products is certainly not effective, businesses have been promoting online product distribution and looking for channels to support the transfer of products. change the number of enterprises.
In fact, digital transformation is not just a matter of a few single businesses such as NIC or IGV, this is the desire of most businesses in many different fields of size.
Digital transformation has become a matter of great concern at a macro level, with problems for different authorities, related to efforts to promote investment and promote Vietnamese products and goods such as the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Industry and Trade, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development…
In fact, the regulator has been making a lot of efforts for this process. The handbook product "Digital transformation for small and medium enterprises in the field of food processing and distribution" of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development launched at the end of June is an example.
Nguyen Duc Trung, Deputy Director of the Enterprise Development Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment, said the handbook helps farmers understand the importance of digitalisation, through things like traceability, invest in science and technology, improve product value as well as increase access to export markets.
From the actual application of digital transformation, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Toan - Director of the Center for Digital Transformation and Agricultural Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development affirmed that the process of production, cultivation, animal husbandry, fisheries or forestry must all be required. transform from the physical state, put that information into the digital environment to connect business entities, state management agencies and reduce costs.
“We can tell stories from production, farming or processing through digital transformation. Consumers also know products through digital applications. Those are the stories that increase the value of the product,” Mr. Toan admitted.
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| Digital transformation is the desire of most businesses of many different sizes |
A remarkable news from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the global processed food market is estimated to grow at about 3,8% from now to 2028 and the Vietnamese market is not an exception to this trend.
The government is considering this as one of the industries that needs to be prioritized for development with a lot of solutions that need to be identified, flexibly applied for transformation such as data collection, analysis, traceability, transportation management. Loading, warehouse and inventory management, product quality management, omnichannel sales management…
In particular, omni-channel sales and traceability have been valued to increase revenue and increase chain links, especially in the current context.
Practical stories from NIC, IGV or interdisciplinary cooperation, launching a digital transformation manual for small and medium enterprises in the field of food processing and distribution show that, from the enterprise level to the macro level, both are making certain progress in digital transformation efforts, in order to promote and distribute food from domestic to export promotion.
This is the right step, which should be promoted more strongly and effectively, especially in the context of domestic and international economic difficulties and unpredictable developments.
According to Thu Trang/VOV
