The National Rural Youth Forum with the theme "Application of digital transformation in connection supply and demand" in Hanoi, on December 24.
The event was organised by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee.
With the participation of experienced managers, scientists, experts in the field of digital transformation and successful businesses. At the forum, young farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs had the opportunity to cultivate knowledge, step by step approaches and master modern business models, while strongly applying digital transformation.
The forum has three main topics: Technology is a tool to ensure successful agricultural digital transformation; Align digital transformation goals with market requirements in supply-demand connections; Policy orientation on digital transformation in supply-demand connections.
At the Forum, many delegates commented that the digital transformation in Vietnamese agriculture in general and the youth agricultural start-up movement in particular, still face many difficulties and barriers. Most agricultural production models are small, inefficient and lacking value chain linkages. The level of production mechanisation is low and the supporting technology is not adequate.
Along with that, the infrastructure for the development and application of new technologies has not been synchronised, the agricultural and rural infrastructure has not met the requirements of agricultural modernisation. In many places, the labour force in agriculture, mostly young people, are not professionally trained.
The forum also pointed out the current limitations: the limitation in four-house linkage, the application of digital transformation in the supply-demand connection, the lack of a clear development strategy for many products, and the lack of bringing into full play the value of e-commerce platforms.
The delegates have clarified the decisive factors to ensure success in agricultural digital transformation; linking methods, necessary market factors to promote the effectiveness of digital transformation; opportunities for union members and young people in the process of agricultural digital transformation. At the same time, the participants proposed mechanisms and policies to support the application of digital transformation in the supply-demand connection.
After the Forum, the HCYU Central Committee will synthesize the above suggestions and recommendations, and transfer them to leaders of competent agencies for research and to find suitable directions in the near future.
Source: NDO
Keywords: digital transformation, agricultural products
