Connecting regions for green transformation

On November 19th, the Journal of Agriculture and Environment (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) organized the workshop "Regional Linkages - Promoting Green Value Chains in Vietnamese Agriculture".

Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will focus on promoting regional linkages, developing circular cooperation models, and strengthening the role of businesses, scientists, and local authorities. Photo: Minh Thanh.

Promoting green value chains

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phung Duc Tien emphasized the importance of innovative thinking, improving institutions, and promoting regional cooperation to build a green, circular, and sustainable agriculture.

According to the Deputy Minister, agriculture accounts for 11.5% of GDP, but it is a crucial pillar of the economy with over 60% of the population living in rural areas. Amidst natural disasters, epidemics, and market fluctuations, the agricultural sector continues to maintain its pivotal role, ensuring food security and generating a large trade surplus. Accordingly, by the end of October this year, agricultural exports reached a surplus of US$17.59 billion, an increase of 16.4%, and the surplus for the whole year is expected to reach US$70 billion.

“Central Resolution 768 and the orientations for developing green agriculture, circular economy, and organic agriculture are opening up great opportunities for Vietnam to create distinctive, indigenous product groups that are globally competitive. The application of science and technology, digital transformation, traceability, and the advantages of the seven ecological economic zones will help form sustainable agricultural value chains,” the Deputy Minister affirmed.

The workshop "Regional Linkages - Promoting Green Value Chains in Vietnamese Agriculture" took place this morning (November 19). Photo: Minh Thanh .

However, leaders in the agriculture and environment sectors also warned of the severe impact of climate change, with estimated natural disaster losses of nearly 70 trillion VND this year. The Deputy Minister emphasized that efforts such as production, forecasting, prevention, and recovery must be synchronized and linked to the goal of reducing emissions, fulfilling international commitments, and the national strategy on green growth.

To achieve that goal, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will continue to focus on promoting regional linkages, developing circular cooperation models, and strengthening the role of businesses, scientists, and local authorities. Along with that, solutions regarding technology transfer, international standard certification, food safety, and traceability will be promoted to build distinctive regional agricultural product brands.

“Promoting green value chains is not only the task of the agricultural sector, but the responsibility of the entire society. Only with close coordination between the State, businesses, people, and international organizations can we comprehensively transform the agricultural production and consumption ecosystem, moving towards a modern, green, and globally competitive agricultural sector,” Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien affirmed.

According to Dao Xuan Hung, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Agriculture and Environment, developing green value chains is a crucial direction to increase added value and promote environmentally friendly agricultural production. Photo: Minh Thanh .

Green agriculture requires strong collaboration.

According to Mr. Dao Xuan Hung, Editor-in-Chief of the Agriculture and Environment Magazine, after 6 years of implementing Decree 98, more than 3,500 value chain linkage models have been formed nationwide, attracting 300,000 farming households to participate through nearly 2,000 cooperatives and cooperative groups. Approximately 70% of these models involve cooperatives in organizing raw material areas, signing contracts, and controlling quality. Total mobilized capital has reached over 20,000 billion VND, with businesses contributing 50-60%.

“The figures above show a clear trend of risk sharing in modern agricultural production. However, the supply chain linkages are still unsustainable and not fully integrated from production to processing to the market; support procedures remain complex and their effectiveness varies across localities… At the same time, the agricultural sector faces climate change, the need to reduce emissions, increasingly stringent international standards, as well as changes in management as local governments shift to a two-tiered model from July 1, 2025.”

The leaders of the Journal of Agriculture and Environment also affirmed that developing green value chains is an important direction to increase added value, promote environmentally friendly agricultural production, form concentrated raw material areas, optimize logistics, expand high-end markets, and aim for a net emission of "zero".

To achieve these goals, close coordination is essential among the State, businesses, scientists, cooperatives, and farmers. Simultaneously, it is necessary to promote technology transfer, improve regional linkage mechanisms, and encourage innovation.

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