Technology innovation in agricultural development in combination with hightech application in agriculture is the right direction for Vietnam to increase productivity, quality and value of agricultural products. | Some reflections on hi-tech application for agriculture development 50 SOME REFLECTIONS ON HI-TECH APPLICATION FOR AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM - EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNT FROM CHINA Ass. Prof. Dr. Le Tat Khuong MSc. Tran Anh Tuan Institute of Regional Research and Development, MOST Abstract: In recent years, along with the strong development of industry, agriculture has also achieved new advances in respect of higher productivity and yield. However, our agricultural products have not yet had high competitiveness in terms of value and quality. Like developed countries, many countries in Asia are moving from quantitative towards hitech based qualitative agriculture through the application of biotechnology, automation technology, mechanization, informatics to produce agricultural products with high productivity, high value and quality, safe and effective. In reality, however, the turnover value gained from export of agro-products of Vietnam was still very low. The fundamental cause of this was becauce most of agricultural commodities of Vietnam had been using outdated production technologies, exporting in raw form or, in other words, just supplying raw material for foreign companies to further process it into higher value items. It is therefore, technology innovation in agricultural development in combination with hightech application in agriculture is the right direction for Vietnam to increase productivity, quality and value of agricultural products. Keywords: Hi-tech Agriculture; Production model. Code: 14033102 1. Different models of high-tech application in agricultural production in Vietnam In our country, research institutions such as research institutes, universities, research centers have in recent years conducted a number of studies to improve/upgrade many technical advance processes, create dozens of varieties of vegetable, flower, industrial tree, fruit tree and livestock breeds, which have been initially applied in production. .
