Recently, Prime Minister has issued a Decision No.575 on general planning Vietnam high-tech agricultural parks and regions by 2020 and in the orientation of 2030. The general plan will contribute to boost the development of agriculture towards modernization, to ensure food security, and increase export. According to the decision, by 2020, Vietnam will have 10 agricultural high-tech application zones, eight of which were approved by the provincial People's Committee for the establishment. Thanks to this decision, the agricultural high-tech parks and regions will open a new prospect for the development of agricultural sector in particular and Vietnam ecomony in general. In terms of missions, these agricultual hi-tech parks will be the places of research, test and presentation of agricultural hi-tech products. They also create labor force for agricultural hi-tech for Agriculture in Vietnam...
To specify, apart from two agricultural high-tech application parks Hau Giang and Phu Yen approved by the Prime Minister for planning and constructing. Meanwhile, the plans of eight agricultural high-tech parks in Vietnam were allowed to establish. These zones are located in Thai Nguyen, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, and Can Tho. In terms of Vientam agriculture applied high technology, the Decision specifies that coffee plantation with high-tech applications will be located in Central Highlands, Northwest, and North Central Coast. Tea high-tech plantations will be mostly situated in Thai Nguyen and Lam Dong. Dragon fruit high-tech farms will be situated in Binh Thuan.
Similarly, vegetables plantations using agricultural high-tech applications in Vietnam will be built in Lao Cai, Hanoi, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, and Lam Dong. Flower high-tech application farms will be constructed in Lao Cai, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Lam Dong. High-tech application plantations of fruit for export will concentrate in Southeast Vietnam and Mekong River Delta. Son Lao, Hanoi, Nghe An and Lam Dong are places of dairy high-tech application farms. Meanwhile, Red River Delta Vietnam and Southeast Vietnam are two major areas of foreign pig high-tech application farming areas. The region of poultry high-tech application farms focuses on Red River Delta, Northeast, North Central Coast and Mekong River Delta. The saltwater shrimp producing high-tech application areas concentrate in the Red River Delta, North Central Coast, South Central Coast, Southeast and Mekong River Delta.
Next, in the orientation of 2030, Prime Minister orders ministers and heads of ministerial agencies, governmental units, and chairmen of provincial or municipal People's Committees to complete and put 10 regions into operation. In addition, leaders of ministries and relevant agencies have to research Vietnam agricultural high-tech applications in provinces of Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Son La Hanoi, Haiphong, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ha Tinh , Quang Ngai, Dak Nong, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, and the rest provinces.