Smart farming

In Bau Bang district, Binh Duong province in southern Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Thao Nhu (born 2001) grows organic black shimeji (local name nam moi den) while managing it with a smartphone. Sensors constantly measure the temperature, humidity, and hygiene of the growing shed, and...

Pests are caught in traps, AI classifies their photos into more than 148 species, and farmers record them in a pest-control log on their smartphone. "VietFruitRise," run jointly by Vietnam and Australia, has begun running this whole flow with more than 100 smart traps. How far field pest control is automated, and where human...

The CAA8 international conference in Nha Trang, which gathered about 20 Asian countries. With HDPE cages, IoT, and AI, marine aquaculture moves toward "green and smart." We interpret Vietnam's 2030 target and the degree of implementation in growing areas that Japanese seafood buyers should use to judge their sourcing.

A farmer in Bac Ninh province introduced automatic feeding and aeration to grass-carp farming, reaching 2.1 kg per fish, a yield of 28.5 tonnes/ha, and 20% higher profit in eight months. We interpret where Vietnam's freshwater-fish DX stands and its implications for Japanese sourcing.

Le Van Phuong, a former fisherman in Thanh Hoa province, produces 50–70 tonnes of whiteleg shrimp a year with a three-stage closed-recirculation system across 5 hectares and 38 ponds. From a site with a net profit of 5 billion dong, we explain the real picture of the advancement of Vietnamese shrimp that Japanese importers should read.

On the Moc Chau plateau in Son La province, 35-year-old Vu Van Hieu realized greenhouse bell-pepper cultivation using a "next-generation smart farming" project backed by the FAO and the South Korean government. He harvested 18 tonnes from 1,836 square meters, securing a gross profit of about 20 million yen in three months.

Vu Dai Thang, chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, met Osaka Prefecture's deputy governor Nobuhiko Yamaguchi in Tokyo on April 29 to discuss comprehensive cooperation on innovation, smart agriculture, and smart cities. A model of direct local-government partnership that goes beyond going through JICA is changing the structure of Japan–Vietnam agricultural cooperation. The Osaka Innovation Hub becomes a benchmark for Hanoi's rollout.

In Phu Cuong district (formerly Tam Nong district), Dong Thap province in southern Vietnam, a "footprint-free paddy field (canh dong khong dau chan)" that runs 120 hectares of salt-damaged, acidic soil through full mechanization and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) is drawing nationwide attention as a standard-bearer of the 2026 low-emission rice program...

Agricultural drones in operation in Vietnam have surpassed 4,000. AI disease detection has reached 93% accuracy, and in the Mekong Delta's low-emission rice project it has expanded to 354,000 hectares.

An explanation of automation technologies in Southeast Asian agriculture. We introduce methods for resolving labor shortages and improving productivity through drones, IoT, and robotics.