Vietnam, Australia share experiences in climate-smart agriculture
The Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) and Australia’s Beanstalk Agtech company on March 21 signed a two-year memorandum of understanding on strengthening cooperation in smart agriculture in response to climate change.
The signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding. (Photo: thuysanvietnam.com.vn)
Ca Mau (VNA) – The Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) and Australia’sBeanstalk Agtech company on March 21 signed a two-year memorandum ofunderstanding on strengthening cooperation in smart agriculture in response toclimate change.
The signing was one among a series ofactivities of the VietShrimp Aquaculture International Fair 2024, themed “Incompany with shrimp farmers”, which is taking place in the southernmostprovince of Ca Mau from March 20-22.
Cherie Russell, Acting Deputy Ambassador ofAustralia to Vietnam, said that Beanstalk Agtech is in charge of implementing the‘Australia Vietnam Partnership for Climate-Smart Agriculture’, a programme focusingon curating bilateral collaboration opportunities to advance climate-smart agriculture(CSA) in Vietnam.
This agreement will promote joint economicgrowth as well as the exchange of information and experience in the field ofsmart agriculture between the two countries, she said, adding that it is also a basis for the two sides to cooperate in promoting, distributing andmarketing products and services in both Australia and Vietnam.
Beanstalk Agtech is leading a delegation of12 Australian agricultural technology businesses to the Mekong Deltaregion to seek cooperation opportunities to apply climate-smart technologysolutions to the Vietnamese rice and shrimp industries.
The VINAFIS will support promotion anddistribution in localities to expand the scale of Australian businesses inVietnam./.
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The signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding. (Photo: thuysanvietnam.com.vn) 
