According to Science and Technology Minister Huynh Thanh Dat, the application of high technology in agriculture still has many barriers, especially the need for huge capital to build infrastructure, invest in production, train human resources, etc. Access to capital is also difficult. These are the bottlenecks that need to be taken care of.
On the morning of June 7, during the question and answer session for a group of issues under the management of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the contents related to the application of high technology in agricultural production activities. was questioned by many members of the National Assembly.
Removing bottlenecks for high-tech application in agriculture
Questioning Minister Huynh Thanh Dat, delegate Phan Thi My Dung (Long An delegation) said that the application of high technology in agricultural production is very necessary to help farmers increase productivity. labor. However, this activity has been limited in recent times.
Delegates asked the Minister to propose solutions to promote the wide application of high technology to help improve labor productivity and life for farmers. This is also a common concern of delegate Tran Thi Thu Hang (Dak Nong delegation).
Explaining this issue, Minister Huynh Thanh Dat stated that this is a major policy of the Party and State, so over the past time, the Ministry of Science and Technology has closely coordinated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. implement measures on science, technology, innovation to have the most effective application for agricultural development, especially hi-tech application agriculture.
According to the Minister, Vietnam's export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in 2022 will reach 53,2 billion USD with the contribution of science and technology.
However, the Minister said that the application of high technology in agriculture still has many barriers, especially a huge capital is needed to build infrastructure, invest in production, train human resources, and access capital. also difficult. These are the bottlenecks that need to be taken care of.
At the same time, this is an area with many potential risks, but now there is a lack of preventive tools such as agricultural insurance and high-tech insurance investment funds. Therefore, in the coming time, the Ministry will continue to implement solutions to improve mechanisms and policies to overcome difficulties and problems.
The Minister also suggested that localities with high-tech agricultural zones are responsible for ensuring that these zones develop in the right direction and in the right direction.
In addition, it is necessary to comprehensively implement solutions to improve productivity and quality of agricultural products through supporting activities in science and technology.
“The Ministry of Science and Technology is ready to carry out national-level scientific and technological tasks for this field, including a very suitable program, which is the national product program, the development program and the national product program. high technology", said Minister Huynh Thanh Dat.
Evaluate more on the effectiveness of deploying hi-tech agricultural zones
Commenting at the meeting, delegate Tran Thi Thanh Huong (An Giang delegation) said that the development of high-tech agricultural zones is still slow and has not been able to promote the nuclear, pervasive, and promoting role. develop the application of science and technology in agricultural production of the region and of the whole region.
Delegates requested the Minister to evaluate more specifically the progress and efficiency of deploying hi-tech agricultural zones in the Mekong Delta; and at the same time offer solutions to help agricultural zones applying high technology to bring into full play, meet expectations, and contribute to increasing the content of science and technology in agricultural products.
More information about this content, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said, many localities do high-tech agriculture such as Da Lat, Lam Dong... When we build high-tech agriculture, invest in infrastructure many floors into it; Enterprises invest mainly in science and technology incubators, seed production places, plants and animals or places where science and technology are demonstrated, etc. However, the National Assembly Chairman found that the effectiveness of development is still low.
“Now that we zone out a hi-tech agricultural zone, use state money to invest in infrastructure there, and call on businesses to invest in it, is it effective or not? Or the issue of applying high-tech agriculture to areas and areas that are planned but we don't call them hi-tech agricultural zones, there are different opinions," the National Assembly Chairman further analyzed.
Answering questions from delegates, Minister Huynh Thanh Dat stated that in order to effectively deploy hi-tech agricultural zones, the Ministry will amend the Decree on hi-tech parks to expand the scope of regulation. including hi-tech agricultural zones, through which there are specific policies and mechanisms for this field.
In addition, relevant ministries and branches also have close coordination in the formulation of the decree. The Minister hopes the decree will come to life, contributing to the development of hi-tech agricultural zones.
It is necessary to agree on the correct understanding of hi-tech agricultural zones
Participating in explaining and clarifying the above content, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said that there is a confusion between hi-tech agriculture and industrial parks. Most of us are still planning and then we call on businesses, investors, greenhouses, net houses, drip irrigation, plus a little automation...
The Minister said that it is necessary to properly understand the nature of the hi-tech agricultural zone, which is a place to research, experiment and spread the latest achievements in agriculture. This is not just a place to produce, production is just a side. From the results of research and experiment, the results are then released to agricultural areas or transferred to farmers at each level.
In addition, it is necessary to distinguish how high technology is. Minister Le Minh Hoan said that some countries use agricultural technology, ie any technology suitable to production capacity and production level at each time to create optimal quality value to compete. compete in the market, generating income for farmers.
The Minister stated that it is not possible to take the model of corporations like TH or Loc Troi to apply that high-tech agriculture to each rice farmer household in the Mekong Delta; The same is true in the field of livestock, aquaculture…
The Minister emphasized that it is necessary to have the same agreement as above, from which it is possible to determine how to cooperate, investment methods, governance ...
According to the Minister, up to now, there is one of the most successful hi-tech agricultural zones, the most true being the high-tech agricultural zones in Ho Chi Minh City, which research, experiment, spread and train students to receive. achievement. The core of the high agricultural zone must come from institutes, schools and businesses that are ready to receive results and transfer.
Regarding solutions in the coming time, Minister Le Minh Hoan suggested that institutes, schools and centers go through departments to transfer research results to farmers. The kit is ready to create a trigger, opening up the research product delivery market.
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