Hanoi is seeking ways to promote investments in high-tech agricultural production. (Photo: sonnptnt.hanoi.gov.vn) Hanoi (VNA)– Hanoi is seeking ways to promote investments in high-tech agriculturalproduction.
Experts at a conference held here recently said the shortage of land,infrastructure, planning and policies as well as human resources are barriersto investments in this specialised sector.
Nguyen Thi Thoa, head of the plantation department of the municipal Departmentof Agriculture and Rural Development, said the capital city targets raising theproportion of high-tech agricultural production from the current 25 percent to35 percent of the sector’s total production value by 2020.
Businesses are still not very keen on investing in this model due todifficulties in accessing land, credit and modern techniques, while incentivesare still beyond reach, she said.
Addressing land as the greatest problem affecting investment in suchproduction, Vo Viet Dung, Chairman of Nam Hanoi Food Processing Joint StockCompany, said the city should have a policy to develop land for this kind ofagriculture. “Land is of great importance in encouraging firms to pourinvestment into agricultural production,” Dung said.
Experts at the conference said that promoting the link between farmers andfirms is critical.
Dam Quang Thang, Director of Agricare VN, said firms should coordinate withfarmers to apply advanced technology to agricultural production. In addition,strong products should be selected to spearhead the project, he said.
“Hanoi should have policies to encourage the development of the agriculturalvalue chain to produce high value-added and competitive products,” Bui Le Phongfrom Hanoi Seed Joint Stock Company said, adding that a specialised zone forhigh-tech agricultural production should be developed to attract investments.
Do Nang Vinh from the Agricultural Genetics Institute under the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development said renovating the production methods of theagricultural sector is now a necessity due to increasing demand forhigh-quality agricultural products in both the domestic and foreign markets.
Vinh said Hanoi should build a high-tech agricultural park and should planfor high-tech agricultural production, focusing on producing strong products.
Agreeing with Vinh, Nguyen Tri Ngoc Nguyen, Director of the ministry’sPlantation Department, said developing a zone for this kind of agriculturalproduction is now urgent. However, as public funds remain limited, the capitalcity should adopt policies to attract private investments, he added.
Hanoi has more than 157,000ha of agricultural land, accounting for 46.8 percentof the city’s total area. The value of agricultural production reached 32.9trillion VND (1.46 billion USD) last year.-VNA
Experts at a conference held here recently said the shortage of land,infrastructure, planning and policies as well as human resources are barriersto investments in this specialised sector.
Nguyen Thi Thoa, head of the plantation department of the municipal Departmentof Agriculture and Rural Development, said the capital city targets raising theproportion of high-tech agricultural production from the current 25 percent to35 percent of the sector’s total production value by 2020.
Businesses are still not very keen on investing in this model due todifficulties in accessing land, credit and modern techniques, while incentivesare still beyond reach, she said.
Addressing land as the greatest problem affecting investment in suchproduction, Vo Viet Dung, Chairman of Nam Hanoi Food Processing Joint StockCompany, said the city should have a policy to develop land for this kind ofagriculture. “Land is of great importance in encouraging firms to pourinvestment into agricultural production,” Dung said.
Experts at the conference said that promoting the link between farmers andfirms is critical.
Dam Quang Thang, Director of Agricare VN, said firms should coordinate withfarmers to apply advanced technology to agricultural production. In addition,strong products should be selected to spearhead the project, he said.
“Hanoi should have policies to encourage the development of the agriculturalvalue chain to produce high value-added and competitive products,” Bui Le Phongfrom Hanoi Seed Joint Stock Company said, adding that a specialised zone forhigh-tech agricultural production should be developed to attract investments.
Do Nang Vinh from the Agricultural Genetics Institute under the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development said renovating the production methods of theagricultural sector is now a necessity due to increasing demand forhigh-quality agricultural products in both the domestic and foreign markets.
Vinh said Hanoi should build a high-tech agricultural park and should planfor high-tech agricultural production, focusing on producing strong products.
Agreeing with Vinh, Nguyen Tri Ngoc Nguyen, Director of the ministry’sPlantation Department, said developing a zone for this kind of agriculturalproduction is now urgent. However, as public funds remain limited, the capitalcity should adopt policies to attract private investments, he added.
Hanoi has more than 157,000ha of agricultural land, accounting for 46.8 percentof the city’s total area. The value of agricultural production reached 32.9trillion VND (1.46 billion USD) last year.-VNA
