To move towards sustainable agricultural development, on January 21, 2021, the Executive Committee of the 15th Son La Provincial Party Committee issued Resolution No. 08-NQ/TU with the goal of promoting green growth, building Son La province to develop rapidly and sustainably; becoming the Center for high-tech agricultural development in the Northwest region.

Son La promotes high-tech agricultural production.

The change in the development of high-tech agriculture in Moc Chau town is shown by impressive figures after 3 years of implementing Resolution No. 08-NQ/TU: The average production value in high-tech application areas in 2024 will reach 195.8 million VND/ha. The whole town has 550 establishments applying water-saving irrigation on 613 hectares of crops; 23.2 hectares of crops manage water-saving irrigation systems using IOT technology; 141 establishments with an area of ​​over 101 hectares apply production technology in greenhouse and net house conditions; 36 establishments apply VietGAP good agricultural production practices and equivalent certifications in the field of cultivation with a total area of ​​1,212 hectares;...

Choosing to develop high-tech agriculture is the top priority of Van Ho district. The district has implemented the project "Developing high-tech agriculture, associated with organic agriculture until 2025".

Accordingly, Van Ho district has planned high-tech agricultural development areas in the communes of Van Ho, Long Luong, Chieng Yen, Chieng Khoa, To Mua, and Song Khua. In particular, promoting the application of high technology in agricultural production; forming high-tech crop sub-regions; high-tech livestock farming areas and sub-regions; developing organic agriculture.

Up to now, agricultural production in the area has shifted in the right direction, increasing productivity and product quality, with 254 hectares of agricultural production applying high technology, organic agriculture; including 25,600 m2 of net houses, greenhouses, over 80 hectares with water-saving irrigation systems, 162 hectares meeting VietGAP standards; 54 hectares with planting area codes, eligible for export, 7 provincial OCOP products, 115 livestock models using biological bedding...; developing over 4,300 hectares of raw material areas, providing more than 1,500 tons of agricultural products each year to serve factories and agricultural processing facilities in the area.

According to Mr. Nguyen The Phuong, Chairman of Van Ho District People's Committee, the project's goal is that by the end of 2025, the entire district will have 1,000 hectares of high-tech agricultural production and organic agriculture.

It can be said that developing high-tech agriculture in Son La province is considered one of the key and central solutions to ensure sustainable agricultural development. Up to now, the province has built and formed many good models and practices in production, increasing product value, such as: Model of plum, early ripening longan, safe off-season vegetables; caring for fruit trees, tea, coffee according to VietGAP, GlobalGAP, organic; growing custard apple, strawberry... for income from several hundred million to billions of VND/ha/year.

According to Resolution No. 08-NQ/TU, in 2025, Son La province will build a National Center for Research and Application of High Technology in Agriculture in Moc Chau town; build and form 1 zone, 20 high-tech agricultural zones; 8 or more zones are eligible for recognition as high-tech agricultural zones...

To achieve the above results, according to the leaders of Son La province, the province will continue to focus on restructuring agriculture in a practical and effective manner, exploiting and promoting the potential and advantages of each region. Developing agriculture in a modern direction, specializing in concentrated and large-scale commodity cultivation, ensuring food safety based on the application of advanced science and technology, digital transformation, mechanization, automation; closely linking agriculture with industry, services, production with preservation, processing and consumption of agricultural products, etc.

Hien Luong