Completion of Korean-Style Intelligent Greenhouse in Hanoi, Vietnam... A Foothold for Smart Farm Exports

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Kim Hyewon] The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 23rd that it has completed a pilot intelligent greenhouse (smart farm) in Hanoi, Vietnam, a New Southern region, to promote exports of intelligent greenhouses and activate overseas expansion of domestic companies.

At the completion ceremony, the Korean side was represented by Kim Won-il, Director General of Agricultural Life Policy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, among others, and the Vietnamese side included Nguyen Thi Thang Thuy, Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Environment at the Ministry of Agriculture, Nguyen Hong Sun, Director of the Agricultural Science Institute, and Nguyen Quy Duong, Deputy Director of the Plant Protection Department at the Ministry of Agriculture.

Since 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has been promoting the “Smart Farm Package Export Activation” project, which provides integrated support such as pilot greenhouse construction, dispatch of experts, local workforce training, and marketing to support the overseas expansion of domestic smart farm companies. This project is carried out in cooperation with the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency (greenhouse construction), the Rural Development Administration Education and Culture Information Service (education operation), and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (marketing support). Last year, a Korean-style pilot greenhouse using our technology was established in Almaty Province, Kazakhstan, a New Northern region.

In the case of Vietnam, in 2020, a consortium of specialized companies in various fields such as intelligent greenhouse construction, design, and equipment (Buffalo Consortium) was formed to officially promote the project with the Vietnam Agricultural Science Institute. The consortium used purely Korean technology and equipment to build a 1-hectare smart farm on the Agricultural Science Institute’s site. In the future, graduates of the training courses at the pilot greenhouse are expected to cultivate strawberries, peppers, and other crops together with the Korean consortium.

In conjunction with this completion ceremony, an online export consultation meeting and export activation seminar to support domestic companies’ entry into the New Southern region will be held locally. Five local importers will participate in the consultation meeting to discuss with 23 domestic companies related to Korean-style intelligent greenhouse equipment and technology.

Director General Kim of Agricultural Life Policy said, "This year marks the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and with the completion of the pilot greenhouse, we expect the expansion of Korean-style intelligent greenhouses and related companies in the New Southern region."

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