Cuban Small Farmers Association visits high-tech agricultural zone in Ho Chi Minh City

On October 31, a delegation from the Cuban Small Farmers Association and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers Association visited the high-tech agricultural zone in Ho Chi Minh City. Comrade Félix Duarte Ortega, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Cuban Small Farmers Association, hoped that Vietnam would create a mechanism for cooperation and transfer of production technology in agriculture.

Cuban Small Farmers Association visits Ho Chi Minh City high-tech agricultural zone, expresses desire to cooperate in technology transfer

Thursday, October 31, 2024 15:59 PM (GMT+7)

On October 31, a delegation from the Cuban Small Farmers Association and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers Association visited the high-tech agricultural zone in Ho Chi Minh City. Comrade Félix Duarte Ortega, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Cuban Small Farmers Association, hoped that Vietnam would create a mechanism for cooperation and transfer of production technology in agriculture.

The delegation of the Cuban Small Farmers' Association led by Comrade Félix Duarte Ortega, Central Committee Member of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Cuban Small Farmers' Association, and Comrade Phan Nhu Nguyen - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Association visited the high-tech agricultural zone in Ho Chi Minh City.

Visiting the high-tech agricultural zone in Ho Chi Minh City, comrade Félix Duarte Ortega, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Cuban Small Farmers Association, hoped that both sides would work together to create a mechanism for cooperation and technology transfer. "I consider the high-tech agricultural zone in Ho Chi Minh City to have great potential. Therefore, I hope that the Vietnamese comrades will create a mechanism for cooperation, experience exchange and expert training," said comrade Félix Duarte Ortega.

Over the past years, the Ho Chi Minh City high-tech agricultural zone has attracted many investment projects in high-tech agricultural production in areas such as plant variety production including orchids, ornamental plants and flowers of all kinds, clean vegetable production, mushroom production, medicinal plants, ornamental fish production such as discus and Koi carp and production of biological products for agriculture...

Sharing about the development of agricultural economy in Cuba, comrade Félix Duarte Ortega said, we often place research institutes in provinces with strong agricultural development. For example, research institutes for cigars, potatoes, pineapples, cocoa... Currently, our country is focusing on innovation and propaganda. In particular, the role of connection between the Party, the government, research institutes and the people is increasingly enhanced.

According to comrade Félix Duarte Ortega, Cuba currently has 53 universities and hundreds of research institutes. With the high determination of scientists and farmers. Although there are no machines, materials, fertilizers... due to the embargo, we will try to master agricultural production to improve the country's situation in the future. "During the Covid-19 period, despite being surrounded by embargoes and lacking production materials, our team of scientists still produced vaccines to support other countries. This is a testament to our efforts," comrade Félix Duarte Ortega affirmed.

Comrade Félix Duarte Ortega enjoys using his phone to record plant nurseries and hybridization in the high-tech agricultural zone of Ho Chi Minh City.

Comrade Félix Duarte Ortega checks the quality of the crab farming model in plastic boxes using a water circulation system at the high-tech agricultural zone in Ho Chi Minh City.

Comrade Félix Duarte Ortega was impressed with the research model of growing Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms in the Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Agricultural Zone. Talking with Comrade Félix Duarte Ortega, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hien, Deputy Head of the Management Board of the Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Agricultural Zone affirmed that we will discuss and seek opinions from the leaders of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union and related parties. We also hope to cooperate with our Cuban friends in technology transfer to serve agricultural development.

The delegation of the Cuban Small Farmers Association and the Central Vietnam Farmers' Association took a souvenir photo with the Management Board of the Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Agricultural Zone.

Pham Hung

Source: https://danviet.vn/hoi-tieu-nong-cuba-tham-quan-khu-nong-nghiep-cong-nghe-cao-tphcm-20241031125628647.htm