Mekong Delta applies science and technology to preserve the heritage of wet rice civilization

At the event focusing on the theme of preserving and promoting the value of rice civilization, experts, scientists and businesses shared many new perspectives on the development journey of agriculture in the Mekong Delta (MD) in the context of increasingly complex climate change. Not only recreating the story of rice from the past to the present, the program also emphasized the need for innovation based on knowledge, technology and creativity, opening up many opportunities for sustainable development for the country's rice granary.

Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long ứng dụng khoa học - công nghệ để giữ vững di sản văn minh lúa nước - Ảnh 1. — *The event recreates the story of rice from past to present and emphasizes the need for innovation based on knowledge, technology and creativity.*

The Mekong Delta is a key economic region but is facing many changes in climate and natural conditions. However, the Mekong Delta possesses great advantages in science and technology and new rice varieties from the Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute. In particular, the ST25 rice variety - three times awarded the world's best rice - is a testament to the intelligence and pride of the Vietnamese people on the global agricultural map.

Emphasizing the new direction in production, Labor Hero - Engineer Ho Quang Cua , the "father" of ST25 rice, said biological solutions will continue to be researched to create more fragrant, clean and sustainable rice varieties, meeting market demand and in line with green growth orientation.

Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long ứng dụng khoa học - công nghệ để giữ vững di sản văn minh lúa nước - Ảnh 2. — *The Mekong Delta has great advantages in science and technology and new rice varieties from the Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute.*

The event also opened up a discussion on the role of technology in the journey of agricultural innovation. AI developed by the company is capable of analyzing the quality of exported rice and determining the purity of rice varieties - something that farmers could previously only assess by their senses.

Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long ứng dụng khoa học - công nghệ để giữ vững di sản văn minh lúa nước - Ảnh 3. — *The event opens a discussion on the role of technology in the journey of agricultural innovation*

The Mekong Delta not only has rice or seafood, but also possesses many agricultural products of high economic value if science and technology are applied in the right direction from the beginning. This is the foundation for the region's typical products to reach the international market.

Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long ứng dụng khoa học - công nghệ để giữ vững di sản văn minh lúa nước - Ảnh 4. — *The cultural and economic values of the Mekong Delta are recognized as a precious heritage that needs to be preserved and promoted.*

In the context of climate change, saltwater intrusion and labor migration that are strongly affecting people's lives, the cultural and economic values of the Mekong Delta are recognized as a precious heritage that needs to be preserved and promoted. This event not only honors the journey of rice, but also invites the younger generation to continue to apply knowledge and creativity, so that the Mekong Delta will always be a precious heritage that is preserved, promoted and continued.

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