Ho Chi Minh city increases hi-tech application in agricultural production

The city targets to raise the value of agricultural production by over 5% per year and the value of agricultural, forestry and fishery production by 6% per year by increasing the contribution from hi-tech agricultural production by over 60% by 2020, and more in the following years, and by raising the application of mechanization and automation in agricultural production by over 50%.

Accordingly, the agricultural sector plans to transition ineffective rice production area into other crops with higher economic values and suitable for urban agriculture; establish a zone of high productivity and high quality specialized rice production; diversify short-term plants; increase application of high technologies into production; and develop commodities production areas of agricultural products, mainly vegetables.

In terms of breeding, the city will continue to produce high quality breeding animals, meat, eggs and milk; set up adequate slaughterhouses and product consumption chains; develop trademarks of high quality breeding animals and become a centre for breeding animal provision./.