Application of agricultural biotechnology in Vietnam faces future challenges
Although biotechnology has achieved many successes, the development of this technology in Vietnam still faces many challenges, said Associate Professor Nguyen Huu Ninh, Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Environment. He made the statement at today’s forum titled ‘Achievements and Directions for the Application of Biotechnology in Support of Sustainable Agricultural Development Amidst International Integration’ held by the Department of Science, Technology and Environment under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in collaboration with the Vietnam Agriculture Newspaper in Hanoi.
According to statistics from the International Service for the Application of Biotechnology in Agriculture (ISAAA), 73 countries have accepted GM crops. In Vietnam, this technology has also begun to develop, with more than 220,000 hectares of GM corn being cultivated in 2022, accounting for 26.5 percent of the total corn area in the country.
Associate Professor Nguyen Huu Ninh commented that biotechnology in Vietnam is lagging behind developed countries. He attributed the lack of business interest in technology research partnerships to the barriers imposed by mechanisms and policies, such as the Decree 70.
Translated By Anh Quan
