Digital transformation is an effective "medicine" for the future of Vietnamese agriculture

Vietnam is currently an agricultural country with rural areas accounting for 63% of the population, 66% of households, 68% of people working; Agriculture accounts for 13.96% of GDP. A small, inefficient production model and lack of value chain linkages have always been the "tragic disease" of Vietnamese agriculture.

Due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, Vietnam's agricultural exports were stuck, major export markets of China, EU, and the US froze plus the double impact of drought + saline intrusion + floods, agriculture. Vietnam industry witnessed farmers losing crops, businesses going bankrupt and a series of immediate difficulties.

Discussion session at the Conference of Digital Transformation in the Agricultural Sector.

In addition to investing in processing technology, focusing on the domestic market, Digital Transformation is considered an effective "medicine" for the future of Vietnamese agriculture. The story of Digital Transformation is mentioned not only as a short-term trend but as a seamless journey to change the face of the Vietnamese industry.

Speaking at the Conference on Digital Transformation in the Agriculture Sector, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, Department of Science, Technology and Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that in recent years, the agricultural sector has begun to pay more attention to digital transformation solutions and applications in almost every sector, and noted a number of technological applications being deployed in the agricultural sector.

In the horticulture industry, IOT and Big Data technology began to be applied through digital products such as software to analyze data on the environment, plant type and growth stage of trees and consumers. users can access and monitor these parameters in real time ...

In the livestock industry, IOT technology, blockchain, and biotechnology are widely applied on large scale livestock farms. The dairy cow breeding industry applies the most digital technology, with the prominent model being the modern farms of TH TrueMilk Group and Vinamilk Company.

In forestry, apply vascular DND technology in the management of forest varieties and forest products; GIS technology and remote sensing image to develop software for early detection and forest fire warning from satellite images, software for monitoring and early detection of deforestation and forest degradation ...

In aquaculture there are also powerful digital conversions such as the use of ultrasonic fish detectors, flow meters, satellite phones; fin mesh receiver (vertical); net capture system, GIS technology and global positioning system (GPS) help manage offshore fishing fleets.

The aquaculture industry applies selective biotechnology, breeds varieties with high yield, quality, disease resistance, environmental tolerance, recirculating aquaculture technology (RAS), biofloc technology, nanotechnology, technology for marine cage culture, cold water fish farming technology.

Artificial intelligence technology has been used in shrimp farming to analyze water quality data; feed management and shrimp health. Automation technology has been applied quite widely in seafood processing from sorting, steaming, packaging, production line ..., helping to reduce production costs and ensure the quality of seafood products. ...

It is inevitable to conduct smart agriculture

Dr. Pham S, Vice Chairman of People's Committee of Lam Dong Province, said that, continuously for many decades, the world has 10% of hunger in the situation where the population continues to increase.

The global agricultural market is very large, the equivalent of automotive technology and IT combined. Therefore, strongly developing science and technology, bringing high technological value in agriculture is indispensable.

From left to right: Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee Lam Dong Pham S, Chairman of Vietnam Association of Software and Information Technology Services Truong Gia Binh, Ambassador of Israel to Vietnam Nadav Eshcar discussing at the Conference of Digital Transformation in Agriculture sector.

According to the Vice Chairman of Lam Dong province, Lam Dong businesses are focusing on strong transformation in smart agriculture.

Before there were no sensors, farmers would often have to take measurements, but now just sitting in one place can still control. “With smart irrigation technology, farm owners can be active in space and time. The owner of the farm can go to this workshop and do watering at the same time, ”said Mr. Pham S.

To transform digital in agriculture, Mr. Pham S proposed: “The promulgated policies need to be in line with production practice, with“ high practicality ”in order to mobilize resources for synchronous and comprehensive development. smart agriculture 4.0, from which to actively invest in technology suitable for each ecological region and production scale to create a new vitality.

According to Dr. Pham S, Vietnam needs many businesses to apply digital transformation to develop smart agriculture on a large scale, creating many high-quality agricultural products, ensuring food safety, to exploit benefits. potential strengths of the locality; safe agricultural production, climate change adaptation and international integration, participating in the global value chain.

How to convert numbers in agriculture successfully?

During the discussion session at the conference, when asked to choose the most important thing in digital transformation of the agricultural sector in Vietnam, Mr. Ha Thai Bao, Deputy General Director of VNPT Information Technology Company chose the focus solution group. build digital transformation for state agencies. "The reason is that everything must start from the management agency, from the previous leadership", said Mr. Ha Thai Bao.

Mr. Phan Minh Thong, CEO of Phuc Sinh Joint Stock Company, said that in order to successfully transform digital, investing in people's thinking is the most important thing. "If there are good thinking, there are programs to develop direct thinking for the people, for every 1 million people, about 10,000 people apply digital transformation thinking, it will change millions of people," said Mr. Thong explained.

And Mr. Nguyen Huu Ninh, Deputy Director of Science and Technology Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said: “We have the Party's policy, the State's policy in digital transformation. However, in order to do it and reach the final destination of the people and consumers, the necessary policies are more practical and effective.

In this regard, Mr. Nadav Eshcar, Ambassador of Israel to Vietnam, said that it is necessary to combine both policy and intellectual level to successfully convert numbers in agriculture.

According to Dr. Pham S, to ensure digital transformation in agriculture, it is necessary to go now, go fast and go accurately. “Therefore, what I most want is Vietnamese businessmen and farmers to access digital transformation. Converge and transform the number of agriculture not only domestically but also globally ”.

“I look forward to cooperation. Consulting opinion of FPT Corporation is that digital transformation in the agricultural sector is a big thing, so we do not do it alone. Only the hands of the State and enterprises can do it right and do it quickly ”, Mr. Nguyen Truong Hiep, FPT Corporation's Digital Transformation Consultant, expressed his opinion.

And Mr. Than Van Hung. The Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Digital Agriculture Association expected that the Vietnamese government would create a digital agricultural ecosystem for businesses to easily access. “The Association has invested heavily in agriculture, especially organic agriculture, and found that the need for digital application in businesses is very necessary. With digital investment, businesses will benefit and then farmers will benefit ”, Mr. Hung shared.

Source: https://nhandan.com.vn/