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17.

What is a Hi-tech
Agricultural Park in
Viet Nam?

Clause 1, Article 32 of the Law on High a) Carry out application research, testing
Technology 2008, stipulates that a hi-tech and demonstration of models of high-tech
agricultural park is a high-tech zone that agricultural products;
focuses on applying high-tech research b) Linking research activities, high-tech
and development achievements to the applications, and production of high-tech
agricultural sector. According to Clause 1, products in the field of agriculture
Article 16 of this Law, the scope of fields c) Training high-tech human resources
includes: in the field of agriculture;
a) Select, multiply and propagate d) Organizing fairs, exhibitions and
plant seeds and animal breeds with high demonstrations of high-tech agricultural
productivity and quality; products;
b) Prevention and elimination of e) Attracting domestic and foreign
epidemics; investment and hi-tech human resources
c) Cultivation and livestock raising with to carry out hi-tech application activities in
high efficiency; agriculture.
d) Creating all kinds of materials, Clause 3, Article 32 of the Law on High
machinery and equipment used in Technology 2008 stipulates the conditions
agriculture; for the establishment of hi-tech agricultural
e) Preservation and processing of zones as follows:
agricultural products; a) Conform to the strategy, plan on
f) Development of high-tech agricultural agricultural development and the tasks
enterprises; specified in the Law;
g) Development of high-tech services for b) The area size and natural conditions
agriculture. are suitable for each type of production of
In Viet Nam, the hi-tech agricultural agricultural goods; the favourable location
zone is newly established by the Prime to link with highly qualified research and
Minister and is a legal subject to particular training institutions;
preferential policies issued by the c) Convenient technical infrastructure and
Government. Clause 1, Article 32 of the Law services to meet the requirements of research,
on High Technology 2008 stipulates that a training, testing and demonstration of high-
hi-tech agricultural zone is responsible for tech applications in the agriculture sector;
the following tasks:

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