New Zealand Businesses Looking for Partners in Vietnam Agriculture

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Date posted: 11/09/15

Tan Tai reports via translation that New Zealand and Vietnam are working to connect foreign companies in order to find the model agricultural cooperative combination of natural conditions, favorable geography of Vietnam and the advanced technology of New Zealand. Investment in technologies that help sustainable agriculture in Vietnam In this effort, Wings MEBD LTD company has organized a workshop on Agricultural cooperation of New Zealand-Vietnam with the theme Agriculture New Zealand flag in Vietnam. Speaking at the workshop, Mr. Trevor Lindstrom, Chairman of Wings MEBD said that Vietnam has favorable natural conditions and fertile soil, very suitable for implementing agricultural projects effectively. However, Vietnam could not go far in this area due to lack of operating procedures, management and technology of Vietnam are not well developed. However, New Zealand is a country with a small area, harsh natural conditions but is now one of the world leading countries in technology, engineering agriculture. Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh in the meeting with Foreign Minister of New Zealand, Mr. Murray McCully, also confirmed that New Zealand is a developed country based on agriculture while Vietnam is a country with a dominant agriculture, both in terms of natural conditions and production experiences of people. But agriculture in Vietnam is not well developed, agricultural product exports are rough, and little added value. Therefore, Vietnam needs the support and investment in this field towards an economy of modern, more sustainable agriculture.