Hau Giang, RoK foundation work to apply high tech in agriculture
The People’s Committee of Hau Giang province had a working session with the Saemaul Globalisation Foundation (SGF) of the Republic of Korea on April 17 to discuss the piloting of high technologies and techniques in agricultural production in the Mekong Delta locality.
A delegation of the Saemaul Globalisation Foundation visits an okra farm in Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province, in March 2018 (Photo: baohaugiang.com.vn)
Hau Giang (VNA) – The People’s Committee of HauGiang province had a working session with the Saemaul Globalisation Foundation(SGF) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 17 to discuss the piloting of hightechnologies and techniques in agricultural production in the Mekong Deltalocality.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Truong Canh Tuyen said Hau Giang appreciates the SGF’s proposal ofinvesting in clean agricultural product farms, which matches the province’spromotion of clean farming and agricultural restructuring.
Basing on the SGF’s proposal, local authoritieswill encourage residents in the places where the organisation plans to build suchfarms to practice farming according to standards.
Kwak Busung, SGF Chief Representative inVietnam, said in the first phase, they will cultivate new rice varieties inpilot areas and then train local farmers on farming techniques. Meanwhile,greenhouses will be built and high technologies will be applied to grow cleanvegetables and other crops.
He said the model has been successful in manyplaces. However, it has to generate high profits for farmers so as to gaintheir trust. The area under this model should only be expanded after localresidents realise its effectiveness.
The SGF wants to work more with Hau Giang tomeet production standards set by the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment, he added.
High technologies and techniques are set to beapplied on 10 hectares of farmland in Long My and Phung Hiep districts, where anew village project is also piloted.
The new village project has been implemented inLong My and Phung Hiep for five years during which, the SGF assisted the twodistricts in building two cultural centres, setting up two cooperatives, providingfarming tools for agricultural cooperatives, and piloting the cultivation of onehectare of high-quality rice.-VNA
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A delegation of the Saemaul Globalisation Foundation visits an okra farm in Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province, in March 2018 (Photo: baohaugiang.com.vn) 
