This was affirmed by Mr. Nguyen Duc Tung, General Secretary of the Vietnam Digital Agriculture Association (VIDA), at the Launching Ceremony of the Vietnam Digital Agriculture Overview Report 2021, held on July 7.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Duc Tung, General Secretary of VIDA, cited the association's survey, saying: Among the groups of subjects directly related to digital agriculture, farmers are the group that needs the most attention. Besides farmers, businesses also play an important role in completing the ecosystem for digital agriculture.
To move towards an effective and sustainable digital agriculture, VIDA recommends: building a unified common database, developing infrastructure with the participation of many parties, building policies to support capital investment for businesses, developing an innovation system focusing on new technology, and promoting awareness through communication.
In addition, VIDA also recommends strong participation from stakeholders, both inside and outside the agricultural sector. Each participating component needs to be specifically assessed in terms of concerns, benefits, and level of influence.
VIDA's goal in the coming years is to build an annual overview report to become a comprehensive solution for the digitalization of the agricultural sector. It is expected that each year VIDA will select a key action program and seek opinions from experts in that field.
"The 2021 Vietnam Agriculture Digital Transformation Overview Report will be the basis for managers to consider in order to link with expectations in the overall development vision of the entire industry, thereby proposing appropriate strategies to accelerate the transformation process," Mr. Nguyen Duc Tung emphasized.
Also related to the digital transformation plan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development sets the goal of developing a digital economy in agriculture to promote businesses and people participating in agricultural activities to increase the application of digital technology in the production process and provide agricultural services.
Managing and monitoring the origin; forming a digital agricultural ecosystem to encourage people and businesses to participate in digital transformation...; applying digital technology in the production process and providing agricultural services.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development also sets the goal of 80% of agricultural databases being built and updated on a big data platform with contributions from organizations, individuals, and communities.
In which the database on crops, livestock, and aquatic products will be basically completed;
Build a digital agricultural map ready to connect, share, and provide open data to perform online public services for people and businesses, operate e-government, move towards digital government, develop a digital economy, and create a digital society.
Build a platform to apply blockchain technology to provide information on environment, weather, and land quality to serve farmers to improve productivity and quality of crops and support sharing of agricultural equipment via digital platforms.
50% of observation and monitoring devices use digital technology, ensure direct collection of digital data, and use Internet of Things (IoT) technology to integrate in the air and on the ground to serve agricultural activities.
According to Thoi Dai Magazine