Ho Chi Minh City Seeks Stronger Agricultural Technology Cooperation with U.S. Partners

At an event on Vietnam-U.S. agricultural cooperation held in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of November 9, Nguyễn Mạnh Cường, vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, said the city plans to develop high-tech urban agriculture from 2026 to 2030. It hopes to work with U.S. partners on crop varieties, biotechnology and technology transfer. The event was jointly organized by the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Nguyễn Mạnh Cường said Ho Chi Minh City’s ports, logistics facilities and retail network position it to serve as a hub for receiving, processing and distributing agricultural products and food in southern Vietnam. The city government will continue to facilitate expanded trade and investment by U.S. companies and is ready to work with the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City to connect businesses from the two countries.

Ho Chi Minh City also hopes the United States will continue to facilitate access to its market for Vietnamese agricultural products in which Vietnam has strengths. Nguyễn Mạnh Cường said the two sides have conducted expert training, cooperated on agricultural quarantine and carried out food safety programs to help each other’s agricultural products enter their respective markets.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden said the U.S. agricultural trade promotion delegation visiting Ho Chi Minh City from November 9 to 12 is the largest such delegation the department has ever sent overseas. It includes more than 30 U.S. agricultural companies. He cited U.S. exports of cotton and timber to Vietnam and Vietnamese exports of clothing and furniture to the United States, adding that the U.S. side hopes to strengthen cooperation with relevant associations and expand trade in raw materials.

Source: VietVance