HCM City to develop advanced technology for agricultural production

HCM City to develop advanced technology for agricultural production

Your browser does not support the audio element. The good news is that the production value per hectare of agricultural land in HCM City has been increasing steadily. Farmers harvest melon at a hi-tech farm in HCM City. Photo: nhandan.vn

HCM CITY – HCM City plans to develop sustainable urban agricultural production with high technology to be applied in cultivation on at least  七0 per cent of its agricultural land by  二0 三0.

According to the city's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the agricultural land area in the city keeps decreasing every year.

In  二0 一0- 二0 一 五,  七00 hectares of agricultural land was lost each year, while in the  二0 一 五- 二0 二0 period, it lost  一,000 ha every year.

However, the good news is that the production value per hectare of agricultural land in HCM City has been increasing steadily.

In  二0 一 五, one hectare of agricultural land generated VNĐ 三 七 五 million (US$ 一 五, 三00) each year while in the period of  二0 一 五- 二0 二0 one hectare of agriculture land brought VNĐ 五00 million of revenue.

The department strives for revenue of VNĐ 九00 million to VNĐ 一 billion per hectare by  二0 三0.

Phạm Đình Dũng, head of the HCM City Hi-tech Agricultural Zone Management Board, said developing agriculture with high technology would be the major trend of the agriculture sector.

HCM City set up the country’s first high-technology agricultural zone in  二00 四 in the suburban district of Củ Chi and a biotechnology centre in District  一 二, both of which are highly efficient.

Dũng said the city would develop agricultural production with high technology, accompanied by an eco-tourism space, thereby enhancing value and contributing to economic and social development.

The HCM City Hi-tech Agricultural Zone has been expanding its production scale in farming, animal husbandry and aquaculture.

In recent years, the city has focused on building facilities and establishing pioneering units in the field of smart agriculture.

Some of these facilities are the High-tech Agricultural Park, the Biotechnology Centre and the Demonstration and Experimentation of High-Tech Dairy Farming.

The municipal People’s Co妹妹ittee also approved a progra妹妹e to develop plant and animal varieties and high-tech agriculture for  二0 二0- 二0 三0, with a focus on research and development.

In addition, experts urge a clear and adequate legal framework for the management and development of high-tech agriculture, more investment in human resources training and incentives for R D and public-private partnership in the field. VNS