Applying digital transformation and green transformation technologies in rice production.

At the conference, Mr. Le Thanh Tung, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Rice Industry Association, former Deputy Director of the Department of Crop Production, presented a summary of the project and its implementation results: "Sustainable Development of 1 Million Hectares of High-Quality and Low-Emission Rice Specialized Farming Associated with Green Growth in the Mekong Delta by 2023".

Mr. Le Thanh Tung stated that after more than a year of implementing the project, dozens of pilot farming models adhering to the project's standards have been established in the Mekong Delta provinces. These pilot farming models have yielded high efficiency, including reduced fertilizer and pesticide use, increased rice yields, reduced emissions, and, importantly, improved rice quality. Currently, tens of thousands of hectares in the Mekong Delta provinces are planned for production under the project.

The Mekong Delta is Vietnam's key rice-producing region, making a significant contribution to food security and global rice exports. However, the region faces numerous challenges such as climate change, resource degradation, rising production costs, while international markets are increasingly demanding higher quality, traceability, and carbon emission reductions.

Mr. Le Duc Thinh, Director of the Department of Cooperative Economics and Rural Development, pointed out: Currently, rice production lacks cooperation and linkages; production is fragmented; and it is dependent on intermediaries… Meanwhile, the need for farmers to participate in applying technology to implement digital transformation and green transformation is very large. Approximately 2 million rice-growing households, 1,230 cooperatives and cooperative groups, and 210 rice trading enterprises will participate in implementing the Project.

Mr. Ono Masuo, Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City, highly appreciated the potential of agriculture in the Mekong Delta. He noted that Vietnam's digital transformation, green transformation, and adoption of new agricultural production methods have brought positive values ​​to Vietnamese agriculture. He expressed hope that Japan and Vietnam would cooperate to promote green and digital transformation in agriculture in the Mekong Delta region.

At the conference, delegates discussed important issues such as assessing investment needs, applying technology in digital transformation and green transformation in cooperatives and value chains; sharing lessons learned from the results of the pilot project on digital transformation and green transformation of agriculture in the Mekong Delta; and introducing advanced technologies from Japanese businesses to support cooperatives in optimizing production.

Source: https://www.mard.gov.vn/Pages/ung-dung-cong-nghe-chuyen-doi-so-chuyen-doi-xanh-trong-san-xuat-lua-gao.aspx?item=1