Can Tho, Japan jointly carry out smart agriculture project
Leaders of Can Tho city had a working session on June 14 with a delegation from Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology to discuss coordination in implementing a project on smart agriculture and food safety using artificial intelligence.
The working session between Can Tho authorities, a delegation from Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology on June 14 (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – Leaders of Can Tho city had a working session on June 14 with adelegation from Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology and the Ho Chi Minh CityUniversity of Technology to discuss coordination in implementing a project onsmart agriculture and food safety using artificial intelligence.
Prof. Hirofumi Tanaka from the Kyushu Institute of Technology said the projectfocuses on researching a complete smart agriculture system and gradually developingthe algorithm of artificial intelligence.
The research results will be transferred to and applied in Can Tho city in theMekong Delta region, the southern province of Tay Ninh and the CentralHighlands province of Lam Dong, he added.
Assoc. Prof. Mai Thanh Phong, Rector of the HCM City University of Technology, expressedhis wish that Can Tho authorities will help researchers access financialsupport from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
He proposed Can Tho city build a greenhouse system serving high-tech agriculture,adding that the Japanese side and the university will invest in technology andpersonnel training.
Appreciating the project’s feasibility, Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Vo Thanh Thong pledged that his city will create the most favourableconditions for scientists to build a modern research, testing and technology transfercentre in the agricultural sector, thus assisting Can Tho in expanding the exportof its farm produce to Japan.
Can Tho boasts strength in fruits and rice. However, it has not yet had anyopportunities to cooperate with Japan as the country only imports litchi anddragon fruit, he said.
Through the project, Can Tho wishes to improve its agricultural products suchas mango, banana and orange to meet strict quality requirements in choosymarkets like Japan, Thong noted.-VNA
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The working session between Can Tho authorities, a delegation from Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology on June 14 (Photo: VNA) 
