According to Associate Professor Dr. Phan Tai Huan - Vice Principal of Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry, the Mekong Delta plays an important role in the national food security strategy, the supply of food from this region is very important.
"In the current context, we need to approach food according to a new chain of thinking from farm to table. Therefore, it requires not only a one-stage approach to reduce emissions but also a new way. for a comprehensive impact. We need to learn and discuss to gain awareness throughout the food chain, to ensure socio-economic development and mitigate climate change" - Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Tai Huan said. .
At the seminar, Dr. Pham Thu Thuy, CIFOR-ICRAF Organization, University of Adelaide (Australia) said that emissions in the food sector account for about 31% of global emissions. In particular, emissions from Vietnam's food system account for 1% of emissions from the global food system.
However, the emission rate is also showing signs of increasing. Therefore, if Vietnam does not quickly control emissions, it is likely that countries around the world will switch markets to other countries with lower emissions.
Currently, the strategy to develop a low-emission food system in the Mekong Delta has good opportunities. Mekong Delta agricultural products dominate the brand and dominate the international market, not to mention the growing number of cooperatives investing in closed chain links from organizing production in raw material areas to building product brands. agricultural products.
However, there are also many limitations to building an emission reduction strategy in the Mekong Delta region such as regional and sectoral planning, ineffective investment attraction, and underdeveloped infrastructure...
Associate Professor Dr. Kha Chan Tuyen - Department of Chemical and Food Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry assessed that the biggest challenge of agriculture in the Mekong Delta is organizing production and applying scientific and technical advances. still fragmented and small.
Therefore, it is necessary to quickly research and orient the market for specific agricultural products for each locality in the Mekong Delta. Centralized agricultural production planning to create large enough raw material sources for high value-added production. At the same time, quickly apply digital technology techniques to improve post-harvest product quality, reduce post-harvest losses...
