Promoting technology connection and agricultural trade between Vietnam and Japan

Conference Scene

The workshop was attended by 142 domestic and international delegates; of which, 32 delegates came from 15 Japanese enterprises operating in the fields of research, production of plant varieties, technology for producing heat-resistant nets, automatic irrigation systems; technology for preserving, processing and trading agricultural products; pesticides and biological products; 1 university and 1 Japanese bank.

Dr. Nguyen Quy Duong - Deputy Director of the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection spoke at the Workshop

On the Vietnamese side, there were 110 delegates who were leaders and researchers from the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection; member institutes of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences; the Office for Coordination of Rural Agriculture in the Mekong Delta; Dalat University; the Management Board of the Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park; the Department of Agricultural Quality and Development; the Dalat Flower Association and enterprises producing, processing and trading agricultural products nationwide.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Son - Director of Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences delivered the opening speech at the Workshop.

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Son - Director of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences stated that Vietnam and Japan both have their own potential and advantages to promote cooperation in agricultural development. Some Japanese technologies imported into Vietnam have proven their suitability and superiority, especially in the fields of plant breeding, high technology, and processing technology to enhance the value of agricultural products.

In particular, with diverse terrain and climate, many temperate and subtropical agricultural regions of Vietnam are highly compatible with Japanese technologies, becoming a potential for technology transfer cooperation between the two countries.

Display of agricultural products at the Workshop

Although Japan's agriculture is quite developed, it only meets over 45% of domestic consumption demand and still has to import agricultural products every year. This is considered an advantage for Vietnam to expand the export of agricultural products to Japan.

However, Vietnam needs to pay attention to technological innovation, strictly manage stages in the production process, and comply with safe production processes that meet export standards to the Japanese market.

Therefore, agricultural cooperation applying Japanese high technology to increase productivity and quality of agricultural products for export and expand Vietnam's agricultural export market to other countries is an essential need of Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises.

Vice President of Dalat Flower Association Lai The Hung presented a paper on the current situation of accessing new Japanese technology in flower production for export.

Regarding Lam Dong , Vice President of the Dalat Flower Association Lai The Hung stated that the flower growing profession in Lam Dong has now developed on par with other countries in the region due to the introduction of modern technologies in varieties, materials, equipment, smart control systems, cultivation skills, especially the climate, land and natural conditions suitable for growing a variety of flowers all year round.

Although Lam Dong’s flower and decorative leaf export market to Japan has great potential for development, it still has many limitations due to technical barriers and prices, so the annual increase in quantity is not much. Therefore, there needs to be more cooperation between Japanese and Vietnamese enterprises to develop the production and consumption of Da Lat – Lam Dong flowers; at the same time, quickly access technology, equipment, materials, fertilizers from Japan, and integrate more deeply with the world in organizing flower production and trade.

Representative of MBC Japan Company introduces heat shielding technology adapted to environmentally friendly agricultural cultivation

At the workshop, Japanese enterprises introduced some high-quality Japanese strawberry varieties (Growing Mak Company); grafting techniques on trellis-mounted vegetables (Guntane Corporation); photosynthetic bacteria and lactic acid bacteria for sustainable food products (Sojo University and TECH Corp.); biostimulants of Bioreator products (Yasaki Company); keeping agricultural products fresh with TP-MAP membrane (Huckerberry Fin Company); towards sustainable circular agriculture (Chitose Company); reusing local resources in the agricultural and food economy.

Dr. Nguyen The Nhuan - Director of Dalat Potato, Vegetable and Flower Research Center presented a paper on Application of high technology in vegetable and flower production in Lam Dong.

Vietnamese enterprises and scientific research units introduced technology to freeze lychees without discoloration (Toan Cau Import-Export Joint Stock Company); investment in developing organic and circular agriculture on an industrial scale (Thaco Agri Company); application of digital transformation in production, processing and consumption of agricultural products (Sorimachi Company); application of high technology in vegetable and flower production in Lam Dong (Da Lat Potato, Vegetable and Flower Research Center).

Japanese enterprises and the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences signed a cooperation agreement on research, evaluation of new plant variety production technology, and transfer of farming technical advances.

Japanese and Vietnamese enterprises sign cooperation agreement to promote agricultural trade development

The workshop also witnessed Japanese enterprises and the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences signing a cooperation agreement on research, evaluation of new plant variety production technology, transfer of farming technical advances; Japanese enterprises and Vietnamese enterprises cooperate to promote the development of agricultural trade...

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