Vietnamese agriculture seeks ways to adapt to new context
Vietnam should step up green agriculture to adapt to the new context, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said at a seminar in Hanoi on November 16.
Agricultural restructuring would be done by optimising potential and advantages. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam should step upgreen agriculture to adapt to the new context, Minister of Agriculture andRural Development Le Minh Hoan said at a seminar in Hanoi on November 16.
At the same time, the country needs a changedmindset in agriculture, targeting a high-tech, eco-friendly, responsible andsustainable agricultural sector instead of that with high output, he added.
To that end, the minister suggested suitable digitaltransformation in agriculture and rural areas, scientific management in production,harvest and distribution, personnel training, cooperation and connectivity inthe sector.
At the seminar, experts exchanged views on someorientations to spur agricultural development during the process of reform andintegration, and promote brands of Vietnamese agricultural products.
They said agricultural restructuring would be doneby optimising potential and advantages, focusing on linking domestic andinternational supply chains, thus creating a new position for Vietnameseagriculture.
The seminar was jointly held by the NationalEconomics University and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development./.
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Agricultural restructuring would be done by optimising potential and advantages. (Photo: VNA) 
