High-tech connectivity – promoting green finance for agriculture.

On December 13th, in Hanoi, within the framework of TECHFEST 2025, the Department of Startups and Technology Enterprises, in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Development Management Research, organized a workshop titled "Connecting High-Tech Agricultural Application Zones to Develop Local Innovative Startups and Promote Green Finance for Agriculture".

Conference scene

The event attracted numerous delegates from policy-making bodies, agricultural businesses, AgriTech startups, commercial banks, international organizations, and ESG experts.

The workshop provides an opportunity to raise awareness and highlight the role of high-tech zones, promoting connections and cooperation between domestic and international high-tech zones and startups, creating a strong startup support network. Furthermore, the workshop strengthens collaboration and fosters multi-stakeholder solutions connecting high-tech zones, agricultural businesses, agricultural startups, banks, and investors.

The event serves as a stepping stone to building and developing effective linkage mechanisms, contributing to bringing innovation and digital transformation into real life, from the community level to businesses and localities. At the same time, it also offers specific policy proposals and solutions to address the challenges of developing technology application zones to support innovative startups, promoting green finance, and the role of commercial banks in supporting agriculture.

Delegates shared their insights at the workshop.

At the workshop, Ms. Tran Van Anh, Deputy Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development Management Research, stated that high-tech agriculture is not only a technical direction but also an important component of the national strategy for innovation in growth models, applying technology to improve productivity, increase transparency and traceability, reduce emissions, conserve resources, create a supply that meets international standards, and especially become a "testing ground" for startups and local businesses to implement innovative solutions.

The workshop was organized with the aim of connecting high-tech agricultural zones with the local innovation ecosystem. Simultaneously, promoting green finance and ESG practices in agriculture will be key to helping Vietnamese agricultural businesses not only access capital but also meet the stringent export requirements of the EU, the US, and Japan.

During the thematic discussion session, Mr. Pham Tuan Hiep, Deputy Director of the TH Dairy Cattle Research Institute and representative of the Association of High-Tech Agricultural Enterprises, shared experiences in building high-tech agricultural models in Vietnam, highlighting the importance of standardized data and a well-structured digital management system; synchronized investment in technical infrastructure before technology deployment; effective coordination mechanisms between businesses and local authorities; a well-trained workforce operating the technology; close links with the value chain and consumer market; and standardized quality standards and traceability.

Mr. Pham Tuan Hiep, Deputy Director of the TH Dairy Cattle Research Institute, shared this at the workshop.

Meanwhile, representatives from Rijk Zwaan Vietnam – an international company specializing in breeding and developing vegetable and fruit varieties – shared about a model that combines advanced vegetable varieties, green farming chains, and market linkages, helping young farmers stay in rural areas with their specialty, clean vegetable products.

From a financial perspective, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Director of the Agribank Training School, shared that over 65,000 billion VND has been lent to high-tech and circular agriculture, including regional linkage models. However, green credit still faces many obstacles such as a lack of ESG criteria and the fragmentation of projects. Therefore, Dr. Bui Thi Thu Loan (Hanoi University of Industry) emphasized the need to build an exclusion list and transparent ESG criteria among commercial banks, thereby aiming towards an environmentally friendly and socially responsible financial system...

Within the framework of the workshop, delegates held discussions on innovation in high-tech agricultural zones, local economic development, and witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Institute for Sustainable Development Management Research and Shoes Agtech.

Duc Tung

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