The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre will develop its fisheries with a focus on processing, modernisation and deeper integration into global value chains, according to its People’s Committee.
Top priority will be given to Industry 4.0 areas including IT, hi-tech farming, new material production and biological technology, following the province’s investment promotion plan in 2020 issued on Thursday by the provincial People’s Committee.
Covering nearly 170ha, the zone will be used for researching and fostering the application of technology in the seafood industry with a focus on shrimp development in the province and others in the north, baodautu.vn reports.
Quang Ngai High-Tech Agricultural Joint Stock Co under Tran Viet Group got approval in principal from the Quang Ngai People''s Committee to develop a hi-tech farming project in the locality.
Trung An Hi-tech Farming JSC in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has been exporting rice under foreign brand names for many years though it is itself one of the biggest rice exporters in Viet Nam.
The central province of Quang Nam has approved hi-tech farming and agriculture park projects in Thang Binh District and the township of Dien Ban on 425 hectares of land with total planned investment of VND5.4 trillion (US$239 million) by 2024.
The northern province of Thai Nguyen will publish a list of 65 projects calling for investment at the investment promotion conference to be held here on July 1.
HCM City and Australia have significant untapped potential for co-operation in agriculture, especially hi-tech farming and cattle breeding, Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said.