Planting vegetables in a glasshouse at a high-tech agricultural area in Binh Phuoc province (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) - Localities need to set up plans for hi-tech agricultural areas in accordance with regional growing and climate conditions. This is the solution that delegates emphasised at an agriculture forum with the theme "High-tech application in agricultural production adaptation to climate change in the south central coastal areas". The forum was held last week in the central city of Da Nang by the National Centre for Agricultural Extension and the Da Nang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Ho Huy Cuong, Director of the Agricultural Science Institute for Southern Coastal Central Vietnam, said that the area had 4.42 million hectares of natural land, of which agricultural land accounts for 18.7 percent. The region has two distinct rainy and dry seasons and rainfall varies from 500 to 2500mm annually. The area is affected by typhoons and heavy floods, … [Read more...] about Forum seeks solutions for high-tech agriculture
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City uses high-tech to treat hazardous waste
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City is now treating hazardous medical and industrial waste by high-tech methods at two plants, but by 2020 the city will need additional plant capacity as well as more private investment when public funding runs out. The city budget can allocate 70 per cent of the total cost for collecting, transport and treatment of hazardous waste, but the funds will gradually fall to 40 per cent in 2019, and by 2020 there will be no subsidy. The city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment has asked the People’s Committee to seek private investors for the collection, transport and treatment of hazardous medical waste for small private health clinics and a number of public health facilities. At least one more plant with the capacity of 50 tonnes per day should be built, according to Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of the People’s Committee. A plant at Đông Thạnh Commune in the city’s outlying … [Read more...] about City uses high-tech to treat hazardous waste
Vietnam commits to realising GMS high-tech agriculture priority
Hanoi (VNA) – The Government of Vietnam is committed to implementing initiatives of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), including those on high-tech organic agriculture, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses the plenary meeting of the GMS Business Summit in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Addressing the plenary meeting of the GMS Business Summit in Hanoi on March 30, Prime Minister Phuc also pledged to create a favourable environment and put in place preferential regulations for investment in advanced technology, supporting industries and hi-tech organic agriculture. Taking advantage of Industry 4.0 Science-technology is a path to green and high-value agricultural development, Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said in his speech at an agricultural session in the framework of the GMS Business Summit. The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) presents an opportunity for … [Read more...] about Vietnam commits to realising GMS high-tech agriculture priority
Robotics, high-tech treatment improves medical care in VN
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — High-tech treatments have become an efficient coworker for doctors in diagnosis and treatment in Việt Nam, Trần Vĩnh Hưng, the director of Bình Dân Hospital, said at a conference held in HCM City on Saturday. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the hospital’s annual scientific conference, Hưng said that progress in treating disease had had a significant improvement on the survival rates and the quality of patients’ life. The hospital has been a pioneer in Việt Nam in using robots in minimally invasive surgeries to treat 14 kinds of disease and cancer. Through a magnified 3D high-definition vision system, surgeons can direct the robot’s hands to bend and rotate 540 degrees, far more than a human hand can. Dr Vũ Lê Chuyên, chairman of the Việt Nam Urology and Nephrology Association, said that 87 patients with prostrate cancer have had surgery with robots … [Read more...] about Robotics, high-tech treatment improves medical care in VN
Can Tho eyes development of high-tech farming in semi-urban areas
VietNamNet Bridge – Can Tho has launched a project to improve the efficiency of advanced farming models in semi-urban areas. Can Tho City has launched a programme to improve high-tech farming models in semi-urban areas. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Liem Nguyen Ngoc He, director of the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the advanced techniques include organic farming that does not require large areas of land and is environment-friendly. Such models help increase the green space in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city and have potential for tourism development, he said. The programme would be implemented mostly in Ninh Kieu and Cai Rang districts, developing nine advanced models. The city plans to establish at least one new high-tech agricultural co-operative in every commune and ward that takes part in it. The co-operatives will receive assistance in achieving global or Vietnamese good agricultural practices (GAP) standards and introducing … [Read more...] about Can Tho eyes development of high-tech farming in semi-urban areas