Tay Ninh - a "fertile land" for high-tech agricultural projects

Vinamilk will continue to invest in dairy farm No. 2 with a scale of 8,000 cows in Tay Ninh.

The forum connecting investment enterprises and developing the high-tech agricultural ecosystem in Tay Ninh province in 2023, held in Tay Ninh on June 2, made a special impression on domestic and foreign investors. At the forum, the Provincial People's Committee signed a series of memorandums of understanding with associations and enterprises. In the coming time, there will be many high-tech agricultural development projects in Tay Ninh.

Special attention of businesses

Appreciating Tay Ninh 's agricultural development potential, Mr. Gabor Fluit - Chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) said that European investors, Vietnamese businesses and policy makers gathered at the forum with the common goal of turning Tay Ninh into a sustainable agricultural export center.

According to Mr. Gabor Fluit, Tay Ninh province is making efforts to bring attractive investment opportunities in agricultural development projects, high-value crops, aquaculture, food processing, and large-scale production. Mr. Gabor Fluit also noted that Tay Ninh should apply a comprehensive approach to increase processing value in the agricultural sector.

Applying best practices in livestock farming, improving financial solutions, and increasing efficiency and productivity will help unlock untapped potential; and create new development opportunities for Tay Ninh province, while strengthening the relationship between businesses and farmers.

From the transformational potential of advanced agricultural cultivation methods, EuroCham with 1,300 members strongly believes in the potential for high-tech agricultural development in Tay Ninh.

Mr. Johan van den Ban - General Director of De Heus in Vietnam assessed that Tay Ninh province is a very large and important market for De Heus Group. Therefore, De Heus will try to produce effectively, not only providing eggs and breeding chickens, but also supporting farmers in Vietnam more. Mr. Johan van den Ban added that it is expected that by the end of 2023, De Heus Vietnam will put into operation a 14.8 million chicken breeding farm in Tan Hoi commune, Tan Chau district.

Mr. Vu Manh Hung - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hung Nhon Group, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Digital Agriculture Association (VIDA) said that this forum is an opportunity for government agencies, policy makers, local leaders to meet and dialogue with domestic and international organizations, associations, experts and businesses on key issues in the strategy for developing Vietnam's agriculture in general and Tay Ninh in particular towards digitalization and sustainability.

According to Mr. Hung, DHN high-tech agriculture is a joint venture model with De Heus Group (Netherlands, a member of EuroCham). The DHN joint venture between De Heus and Hung Nhon aims to reach a capacity of about 10,000 grandparent and great-grandchild pigs in the Central Highlands by 2030; 200,000 commercial sows in the Southeast, South Central and Central Highlands regions; 58 million breeding chickens and 25 million broilers in Tay Ninh.

“From the success and experience gained in cooperating with EuroCham enterprises, I hope to contribute to Vietnam’s agriculture in general and Tay Ninh in particular. Hopefully, through this connection, Tay Ninh will welcome more international investors, especially enterprises from Europe,” Mr. Hung shared at the Forum.

In the coming time, Tay Ninh will have many high-tech livestock investment projects.

Many useful comments

With very favorable natural conditions, Tay Ninh province has great potential for high-value agricultural development. However, reinvestment in agriculture is still limited due to fluctuations in output prices, diseases, etc., increasing production costs according to standards (VietGAP, GlobalGAP, etc.). Therefore, experts have contributed many ideas to turn Tay Ninh province into a sustainable agricultural export center.

Mr. Paul-Antoine Croize - Vice Chairman of the EuroCham Food, Agriculture and Aquaculture Sector Subcommittee said that the "key" to solving the above problems is to promote the development of deep-processed agriculture to achieve more value from agricultural output, while being able to be better protected from disease risks. In addition to meeting GlobalGAP standards, it is necessary to focus on developing market research and development (R&D), and marketing abroad to meet international demand.

According to Mr. Jesper Clausen - Chairman of the Food, Agriculture and Aquaculture Subcommittee (FAABS) of EuroCham, state management agencies need to clearly indicate and monitor the actual benefits of using animal feed and its positive impact on increasing the sustainability of the agricultural sector. At the same time, better implement regulations and check the labeling of antibiotic products. Limit the use of drugs that are harmful to human health.

From another perspective, Mr. Sergio Silva - Vice Chairman of the Green Development Subcommittee of EuroCham said that Tay Ninh has great potential in developing solar power thanks to the total number of sunshine hours up to 2,600 hours/year.

Therefore, Mr. Sergio Silva suggested that the province should encourage the development of rooftop solar power, self-consumption and the use of after-hours meters to transfer energy between companies, reduce costs and increase autonomy in production. In addition, Tay Ninh should focus on biomass energy sources to take advantage of the available agricultural ecosystem in the locality.

Regarding investment attraction solutions, Mr. Gabor Fluit - Chairman of EuroCham hopes that Tay Ninh province will encourage the improvement of the business environment by creating more favorable conditions for businesses to establish and operate in the area. Streamlined administrative procedures, reducing the time and volume of administrative procedures that businesses have to deal with. In addition, the province needs to have transparency in taxes and tax reduction or subsidy policies, so that investors can easily access them.

The Provincial People's Committee signed with VIDA and EuroCham on implementing digital technology for agricultural products in the Tay Ninh market.

There will be many high-tech agricultural development projects invested in Tay Ninh.

At the 2023 Forum on connecting investment enterprises and developing the high-tech agricultural ecosystem in Tay Ninh province, the Provincial People's Committee signed a series of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with associations and businesses.

The first is the memorandum of understanding between the Provincial People's Committee, VIDA and EuroCham on the implementation of agricultural digital technology in the Tay Ninh market. According to the agreement, VIDA supports connecting with departments, branches and sectors in the agricultural sector to facilitate access to information on local producers and agricultural products; EuroCham supports connecting domestic and foreign partners in the agricultural sector.

The Provincial People's Committee, De Heus Group (Netherlands) and Hung Nhon Group jointly signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in surveying and researching investment in a number of high-tech agricultural projects in Tay Ninh.

Accordingly, Hung Nhon plans to invest in the construction of high-tech agricultural projects with a total investment of about 2,500 billion VND. The project includes items such as: high-tech livestock complex, high-tech agricultural cultivation area, slaughterhouse and livestock product processing plant, animal feed raw material area, and breeding research center.

Memorandum of Understanding between the Provincial People's Committee and BAF Vietnam Agricultural Joint Stock Company in implementing the Meat Production and Processing Complex project in Tay Ninh province. The project has a total investment of 600 billion VND, with a capacity of 50,000 tons of meat/year.

And the memorandum of understanding between the Provincial People's Committee and Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) in implementing the project of the Milk Factory and Dairy Farm Complex in the province. The project has a total investment of 1,500 billion VND, including: a milk processing factory with a capacity of 36 million liters/year and a dairy farm No. 2 with a scale of 8,000 cows.

Minh Duong

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