Vietnamese Minister of Agricultural and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat and his Israeli counterpart Yair Shamir have committed to expanding bilateral agricultural and rural industry cooperation.
Highlighting the successes of past collaboration at their October 31 talk in Hanoi, the duo noted their interest in investigating seed variety and irrigation technology advances.
Shamir said Israel is eager to share its developed agricultural technology and research with Vietnam, export its produce, and work together cooperate in intellectual property.
Minister Phat mentioned the similar orientations of educational reforms undertaken by the two countries. He proposed stepping up the application of Israeli irrigation technology where suitable to Vietnamese conditions.
He asked Israel to host educational programmes for Vietnamese cardes, process Vietnam’s raw agricultural material, and assist with incorporating information technology in Vietnamese hydropower, climate change, bio-technology, and seafood projects.
Vietnam has prioritised upgrading science and technology nationwide reinforcing intellectual property regulations.
The country’s agricultural sector will continue to expand its farm produce exports into new foreign markets and would welcome inflows of modern Israeli equipment.
Both sides have conducted short-term training courses hosted by Israel, focusing on cultivation techniques, post-harvest technologies, and irrigation methods.
(Source VOV)