On the afternoon of April 15, in Tan My Ward (Ho Chi Minh City), the Management Board of the Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Agricultural Park, in collaboration with the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC), organized a seminar titled “Urban Agriculture – The Future of Agriculture Within the City.”
The seminar aimed to update participants on urban agriculture development trends—particularly high-tech agricultural models adapted to climate change—while connecting regulatory agencies, experts, businesses, and cooperatives to foster technology transfer, innovation, and the application of AI, IoT, automation, and circular economy principles.
Speaking at the seminar, Ms. Ho Thi Quyen, Deputy Director of ITPC, noted that Ho Chi Minh City possesses many favorable conditions for developing advanced urban agriculture; however, the scaling up of these models remains limited, particularly regarding the linkages between research, businesses, and the market.
According to Mr. Pham Cao Khai, Head of the Science and Training Division at the Management Board of the Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Agricultural Park, the unit has implemented over 550 research projects with a practical application rate of 70%; it has also perfected more than 160 technical processes, deployed over 580 high-tech models, and transferred 66 core processes to localities.
Dr. Vo Dinh Long, a lecturer at the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, stated that many countries in the region have successfully developed urban agriculture. In Singapore, despite having only about 1% of its land dedicated to agriculture, high-tech farms meet 14% of the demand for leafy greens and 26% of the demand for eggs. In Malaysia, the number of communities participating in urban agriculture is projected to rise from 11,000 in 2021 to 20,000 by 2030.
At the seminar, Ms. Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Director of the Tam Nong Vietnam Cooperative, introduced models suitable for limited urban spaces—such as horizontal hydroponics, vertical hydroponic towers, and soil-based cultivation—which help optimize space and create safe production ecosystems.
Through this seminar, ITPC aims to help steer the development of urban agriculture toward ecological, circular, and sustainable practices.
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/nong-nghiep-do-thi-tuong-lai-nong-nghiep-trong-long-tphcm-post848165.html
