Transparency of production and management

In the context of agricultural production is increasingly under cost and productivity, The application of technology is a strategic solution.

Ms. Dao Thi Nhu Summer, Director of Saigon Kim Hong Service Trading Co., Ltd., Modern agriculture is indispensable for the role of machinery and automation.

One of the outstanding technologies being implemented in rice production today is cluster, Help significantly reduce the amount of seed. According to the traditional method, Farmers often sow words 120 – 200kg breed/ha. However with clusters, The amount of seed is only about 50 - 60kg/ha. This not only saves costs but also helps the rice grow better, Reduce the situation of falling and restricting losses after harvest.

In addition to reducing costs, This technology also saves space 30% The amount of fertilizer compared to the traditional sowing method. When the amount of fertilizer decreases, The number of pesticides also decreased from 2 – 3 The time/crop due to stronger rice and less pests and diseases attack. Clusters have helped reduce 20 – 30% Production costs, Increase profits for farmers.

Next to the cluster, Agricultural aircraft application in agriculture (drone) It is also evaluated to help farmers save significant time and effort. If before, The spraying of plant protection drugs is mainly based on manual labor with a maximum yield of only about 1ha/person/day, the drone can handle an area of ​​up to several tens of hectares per day. Especially, Farmers limit direct contact with toxic chemicals.

To expand the application of drone in agriculture, Mrs. Summer proposes the link model between service providers.

“Instead of each farmer investing in an individual drone with high cost 400 – 500 million/machine, Agricultural sector in localities should set up a coordination center to optimize equipment, Make sure the area will need a drone immediately ”, Mrs. Summer emphasized.

Sorimachi Vietnam Company is currently building and deploying many software for agricultural production. These include the cooperative accounting software (Read), Production diary software (Facefarm)…

These applications allow farmers, Cooperatives make production plans, seek an origin Products with QR code; manage, support, Monitor the rice growing area with a map; Compare revenue, Profit between cooperatives together; Internal credit management, Make financial statements…

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Mong – Market Development Director of Sorimachi Vietnam Company shared, The application of digital technology will help state management agencies to have an overall view, Information transparency in management of agricultural production activities. When the data is synchronized on the digital platform, The management agency can quickly determine the financial situation of the cooperatives, crop productivity in each region, Since then there is a timely support policy.

At Ba Dinh General Agricultural Cooperative (Bac Lieu province), Mr. Nong Van Trach, Chairman of the Board of Directors cum Cooperative Director said, Previously, due to the limited technology access capacity of the cooperative, it was difficult to have difficulties in managing production and recording of farming diary when participating in the project. 1 Million hectares of high quality rice.

After getting access to FaceFarm and Waca software from five years 2022 now, Cooperatives are trained to participate 12 training. Through technology platform, Members easily monitor and control production costs, Ensure profit. Especially have the opportunity to reach more partners to expand the output.

Barriers in connection, Share data

Although the benefits of technology and digital conversion has been proven but when expanded to apply in reality, there are many challenges.

One of the biggest issues pointed out by Mr. Nguyen Thanh Mong is the difficulty in connecting and sharing data between the management agencies and the technology solution provider..

business, but Vietnam's agricultural exports still reach, Many important information like Planting area code Currently still due to the Plant Protection and Plant Protection (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) Internal management makes technology enterprises unable to exploit effectively.

Mr. Mong emphasized, If there is no connection between the digital platform of the technology enterprise and the data of the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection, the traceability is still a big barrier.. The same, similar, The Department of Planting and Plant Protection also needs to open a portal of plant protection drugs so that farmers can quickly look up the list of drugs allowed to be used for each export market..

Besides data issues, The awareness and capacity to use the technology of farmers and managers is also a challenge. The current, Many cooperatives are still not familiar with digital management software, While some local officials do not have enough skills to guide farmers to deploy new technology.

To solve the above challenges, Training and improving capacity for farmers and cooperatives is essential.

Mr. Le Duc Thinh – Director of Department of Economic Cooperation (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) Encourage technology businesses to continue organizing training programs. Come here, Farmers can get used to technology and effectively exploit digital conversion tools.

Reality, Sorimachi Vietnam Company has implemented a pilot project of digital conversion, Agricultural green conversion. The project aims to guide farmers, Cooperatives effectively use Waca and FaceFarm software, Reduce cultivation support Greenhouse gas emissions When participating in the project 1 Million hectares of high quality rice.

Now, The project has been trained 70 Good staff for 12 the provincial, Thanh participated in the project 1 Million hectares of high quality rice and expected to expand online training for the good staff 51 The remaining province is across the country; build 30 Typical cooperatives make digital conversion, Agricultural green conversion.

Especially, This approach has changed the awareness of local officials and cooperatives in applying software. Currently more 7.000 Unit with accounts used 2 Waca and facefarm software; farmers are trained in rice production techniques 600 HTX, The unit has actively invested in the software equipped with software for use and 15 Department of Agriculture and Environment has included a plan to arrange funds to equip these software to support cooperatives in the area..

Technology and digital transformation are becoming the key to the sustainable development of the agricultural sector. These advances help farmers and businesses better adapt to the increasing requirements of the domestic and international markets. However, To achieve optimal results, There should be close coordination between the parties, From the solution providing solutions, The management agency to the people who directly produce.