Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The deputy minister was speaking at AGRITECHNICA ASIA Live 2022, which coversagricultural developments and technology in the region.
Nam said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was promulgatinga decree which would be a legal basis for the development of mechanisation inagriculture.
Agritechnica Asia Live 2022 was held in the Mekong Delta - a key agriculturalproduction area of Vietnam.
In addition to promoting mechanisation in the agricultural sector, it was alsoimportant to improve links in agricultural production, processing andconsumption, he said.
Currently, the number and types of machinery and equipment for agriculturalproduction are increasing rapidly in Vietnam. Specifically, between 2011 and2021, the number of tractors of all kinds increased by 60%, water pumpingequipment 60%, combine harvesters 80%, and tools for drying agriculturalproducts 30%.
Machines for feed production increased 91%, aqua feed processing increased by2.2 times and those for spraying pesticides increased by 3.5 times.
"Mechanisation is now available at all stages from tillage, fertilisation,irrigation, harvesting and post-harvest technology," Nam said.
The whole country now has about 7,800 mechanical enterprises, more than 270scientific research organisations and 538,700 mechanical workers. There aremore than 4,000 agricultural co-operatives working with 1,867 enterprises inthe agricultural production, processing and consumption of agriculturalproducts.
Bui Van Kip, Senior Advisor from the Plant Science Branch of Bayer Vietnam,said that using drones in agricultural production was vivid evidence of agriculturalmechanisation in Vietnam.
"Many studies show the effectiveness of drones in farming, increasingproductivity and quality of agricultural products. One of the best-knownbenefits is the reduction of direct human contact in pesticide spraying,"he said.
However, it was necessary to build a digital technology platform to helpconnect farmers with the network of service providers, particularly incollecting data during operation, analysing and developing smart applicationsin the future, he said.
Specifically, improved drug residue management, pest forecasting, pest controland management would help farmers make effective use of the features andoptimise costs when using drones, Kip said.
Ngo Van Dong, General Director of the Binh Dien Fertiliser Joint Stock Company,said the company is determined to promote sustainable agriculture methodsthrough the application of smart farming solutions including mechanisation anddigitalisation in agricultural production.
The company wanted to create an opportunity for Vietnamese farmers to quicklyand effectively access modern domestic and international technologies when itparticipated in mechanisation events, Dong said.
He expected that the scale of agricultural application 4.0 and smart solutionsand technologies would be expanded in Vietnam.
Vu Trong Thang, Deputy Head of the Credit Policy Department of Agribank, saidthat the bank was offering loans in seven policy credit programmes and twonational target programmes.
"To create favourable conditions for investment in expanding productionand applying mechanisation, Agribank has accelerated the implementation of manycredit programmes and signed agreements with agricultural machinery groups suchas India's Tata or Japan's Yanmar and Kubota," he said.
Through those agreements, it had contributed to realising the Government'spolicy on agricultural modernisation, focusing on the development ofagricultural mechanisation, and high-tech agricultural investment, he said.
AGRITECHNICA ASIA Live 2022 is organised by the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development in collaboration with the German Agricultural Society (DLG)and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) from August 24 to 26 inthe southern city of Can Tho.
It is expected to attract about 4,000 domestic and international visitors. Theevent includes activities like a demonstration of production practices,technology and agricultural machines in the field; exhibition of innovative andsustainable technologies, machines and solutions in the fields of cultivation,animal husbandry, aquaculture, forestry, post-harvest handling and processingof agricultural and food products.
Typical One Commune, One Product (OCOP) products of the Mekong Delta region arealso shown at the event. Participants can also attend international forums andworkshops on mechanisation, smart agriculture, and sustainable production.
This is an important event bearing the imprint of the Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Industry in 2022 to promote sustainable agricultural farmingthrough the application of advanced and modern technology solutions./.
VNA
