The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho wants Israel, with modern technologies in various fields, to transfer its agricultural technology to help the city reduce post-harvest losses, heard a seminar held in the city on March 7.
At the seminar entitled “Post-harvest technology of Israel - Key to success”(Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho wants Israel, withmodern technologies in various fields, to transfer its agricultural technologyto help the city reduce post-harvest losses, heard a seminar held in the cityon March 7.
Atthe seminar, entitled “Post-harvest technology of Israel - Key to success”,Nguyen Phuong Lam, Vice President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce andIndustry (VCCI)’s branch in Can Tho, said that the Mekong Delta region harvestssome 20 million tonnes of rice every year, which 20 million tonnes worth 3-3.5trillion VND (132-154 million USD) is lost after harvest.
Local agricultural products have decreased in both volume and value due toenvironmental pollution, exhaustion of underground water and infertile soilafter a long time of cultivation, he said.
YanivTessel, head of the Economic and Trade Office of the Israeli Embassy inVietnam, underlined that technology innovation has been defined as a key orientationof Israel, especially in agriculture as deserts cover two thirds of its land,resulting in water scarcity for farming.
Drip irrigation, net houses as well as smart management of husbandry have beeneffectively applied in the country, he said.
Dr.Ron Porat from Israel’s Volcani Centre said genetic modification technology andUV disinfection have been deployed in Israel’s agriculture to extend the shelflife of agricultural products.
Measures to ensure environmental hygiene to control the decomposition of farmproduce, he said, adding that these technologies will be gradually transferredto Vietnam via bilateral cooperation agreements.-VNA
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At the seminar entitled “Post-harvest technology of Israel - Key to success”(Photo: VNA)