High-tech farming increasingly adopted

This hydroponic model, which combines vegetable and fish farming, allows vegetables to be watered by taking water automatically from the fish-pond. The water will then flow back into the fish-pond. No soil is needed and no water is wasted in this model. Furthermore it can be applied anywhere.

Ngo Phuong Lan, Director, Enjoy Life Vietnam JSC said: This model can cope with more sun and higher temperatures compared to regular model. But it doesn’t require more water.

This melon plantation model is also considered a new trend. The drip irrigation watering technology helps reduce wasted water and climate impact on plants.

Truong Khanh Vinh, Director, Kien Tuong Import Export JSC said: The trickle watering technology which was adopted from Israel allows water to penetrate into plants more easily and efficiently without wasting it.  

Pham Thiet Hoa, Director, Ho Chi Minh City Investment & Trade Promotion Centre added: Climate change will shrink the area of land available for cultivation. Therefore, we need to adopt new technologies that use less water and use micro-technological substances to make farming more productive.

These sorts of agricultural models haven’t been widely used in Vietnam due to their cost. However, according to many agricultural experts, high-tech farming would become an inevitable trend due to climate change. The conference will conclude on December 5.