At the meeting, leaders of the two sides discuss the socio-economic situation of the provinces and propose contents to promote local-level cooperation between the two provinces in various fields, especially the field of high-tech agricultural production and human resource training and supply.

Bac Giang provincial delegation paid a courtesy visit and worked with the Deputy Governor of Miyazaki prefecture

Miyazaki Prefecture has outstanding strengths in agricultural development, ranking 4th in Japan in terms of agricultural product output such as vegetables, tubers, fruits and livestock and poultry farming. Miyazaki Prefecture has signed a cooperation agreement with the Vietnam Academy of Agriculture in the field of agricultural human resource development.

The academy has had 13 qualified students selected to participate in Miyazaki classes, preparing to go to Japan to work for agricultural manufacturing and processing enterprises in Miyazaki province.

The delegation conducted a field trip at Miyazaki Prefectural General Agricultural Experiment Center

On behalf of the delegation, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Giang province Phan The Tuan is delighted with the initial results in the cooperation between Miyazaki prefecture and the Vietnam Academy of Agriculture, hoping that there will be many Vietnamese students having opportunities to study and work in Miyazaki Prefecture.

Sharing about the agricultural production situation of Bac Giang province, he said, Bac Giang is in the top provinces with strongly developed agriculture in Vietnam, considered as the "lychee capital" of the country with average output of  more than 200 thousand tons per year. The province has a large-scale fruit tree production area. The livestock industry is always in the top 10 provinces and cities with the largest herd nationwide, live meat output in 2023 is estimated to reach more than 259 thousand tons.

The whole province has built more than 900 agricultural production models applying high technology, with contracts linking the value chain from production to consumption; 52 key, typical and potential products; 240 products achieved OCOP of 3 stars or more.

Notably, the provincial lychees have been granted geographical indication protection by Japan; fresh lychee exports to Japan increase every year. However, the application of high technology in production still has many limitations.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee hopes that Miyazaki province will pay attention, share experiences, and promote cooperation with Bac Giang province in all fields, especially agricultural one, specified as introducing technological transfer research units, cooperating in human resource training, investing in high-tech agricultural production, providing agricultural labor for both localities. Bac Giang province commits to creating favorable conditions for businesses to invest in the province.

At the same time, the delegation visited the Miyazaki Prefectural General Agricultural Experiment Center.

Van Nguyen