What is affecting food security?

TPO - The world is facing many major challenges, especially climate change, population growth pressure and depletion of natural resources. These issues directly affect agriculture and the ability to ensure food security.

On October 9, in Ho Chi Minh City, the 2024 National Scientific Conference took place with the theme "Sustainable agriculture for food security and food safety - AFS2024".

At the workshop, Associate Professor Dr. Tran Thi Hong - Vice Principal of Nguyen Tat Thanh University - said that the world is facing many major challenges, especially climate change, population growth pressure, and depletion of natural resources. These issues directly affect agriculture and the ability to ensure food security.

According to Ms. Hong, Vietnam, especially the Mekong Delta region, is not outside of those impacts. Therefore, the requirement for developing sustainable agriculture is not only a trend but has become an urgent requirement to ensure the lives of millions of people, and also to protect the living environment for future generations.

Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Thi Hong - Vice Principal of Nguyen Tat Thanh University - shared at the workshop.

In addition to the issue of food security, the conference attracted many valuable scientific reports from leading domestic and foreign experts on the latest technological solutions, from the application of nanotechnology in the production of fertilizers and pesticides, to the development of sustainable agricultural value chains and circular economy. These are new directions, opening up many development prospects, helping the agricultural sector not only increase productivity but also be environmentally friendly and safe for human health.

Prof. Dr. Tran Dai Lam - Director of the Institute of Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology - said that the AFS2024 Conference is a science and technology forum to share knowledge and experience, discuss challenges and solutions in developing sustainable agriculture, ensuring food security and improving food safety.

Experts and scientists present at the conference.

The conference attracted 150 scientific articles, including many outstanding quality articles such as research on Biofloc technology - an advanced solution to help improve pond water quality, increase feed efficiency and reduce diseases for livestock by a group of authors from Nguyen Tat Thanh University; a group of authors from Tien Giang University also reported on the optimal stocking density for loach in a circulating filter tank system...

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Duy Lam - Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Food Science and Technology - said that the research presented at the conference will provide a comprehensive view of solutions for sustainable agricultural development in Vietnam.

"These findings and recommendations not only have practical significance for the Mekong Delta region but also provide valuable lessons for sustainable agricultural development on a broader scale. These research results provide an important foundation for policy making and implementation of specific solutions to build a prosperous, sustainable and resilient agriculture to future challenges," said Mr. Lam.

The workshop was hosted by Nguyen Tat Thanh University in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of Food Science and Technology, Tien Giang University, and Can Tho University, attracting many scientists and managers from provincial departments, university lecturers, and many businesses in the fields of agriculture and food...

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