Thursday, 23/03/2017 14:59 (GMT+7)
(CPV) – “The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) highly praised the cooperation of Israeli organs and firms with Vietnam, and it offers the most favourable conditions for enterprises of the two sides to connect and establish cooperation.”
Participants at the seminar. (Photo: CPV)
The affirmation was made by MARD Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh at the seminar “Israel – Hi-tech for Vietnam’s Agricultural Development” held in Hanoi on March 21
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The event is part of various activities of the ongoing visit to Vietnam by Israeli President Reuven Ruvi Rivlin.
Mr. Le Quoc Doanh said aiming to tackle difficulties of Vietnam’s agriculture sector like scattered production, climate change impact and increasing competitive pressure, it is indispensable to continuously be creative, and apply hi-tech and modern technology in production.
He praised the support and cooperation between the two sides in recent time. Specifically, the two countries signed an agricultural cooperation deal in 1997; Israel assisted Vietnam to carry out projects, technological conversion in breeding, cultivation and irrigation. Since 2008, the country has received thousands of trainees.
Mr. Jonathan Hadar from Israel's Ministry of Economy and Industry said Israel would share about agricultural strengths which Vietnam can cooperate and transfer, while confirming that the agricultural cooperation between the two sides should be raised to a higher partnership level, towards large-scale production.
Mr. Tran Cong Thang, Deputy Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy of Agriculture and Rural Development, said Vietnam and Israel have opportunities to cooperate in agricultural production and technology transfer. Israel has many models which can help Vietnam improve the quality of flowers, vegetable, seafood, water management and land expansion.
On the sidelines, some Vietnamese and Israeli firms met to introduce technology and products, as well as seek cooperation opportunities in the near future./.
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