At the January 15 event, Party General Secretary To Lam called for more efforts to place Vietnam among the top three Southeast Asian countries for digital technology research and development by 2030.
As of the end of 2021, just 8 per cent of cooperatives around Vietnam had applied high technology and digital technology in production. The problem is that investing in high-tech agriculture is still risky because it requires a lot of funds but does not guarantee immediate success if there is a lack of staff and a weak distribution network.