Israeli experts shared experience in agricultural production during aworkshop held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 9.

The event was in preparation for the building of ajoint development programme between the Business Association ofHigh-Quality Vietnamese Products, the Leading Business Club (LBC), andthe delta’s localities of An Giang, Ben Tre, Can Tho and Dong Thap.

Head of the Systematic Inventive Thinking in Southeast Asia DaphnaMurvitz said Israel excels in the administration of water resources,geo-thermal technology, energy, and desertification.

She boasted that up to 70 percent of waste water in the country isrecycled and its drip irrigation technology for desert agriculture iswidely applied in developed nations.

Director of theLR ORCA Group in Southeast Asia Matan Neminov said the farming land inIsrael is only equivalent to one province of Vietnam , over 60percent of which is desert.

Despite labour and watershortages and far distance from export markets, Israel has gainedhigh productivity thanks to its modern agricultural system, advancedtechnology, and links between the State, businesses and farmers.

Vietnam is absolutely capable of learning and applying Israeli experience to create high-quality products, he said.

The Mekong Delta is the largest farming area in Vietnam ,accounting for 40.7 percent of the national agriculture and forestryoutput, 53.4 percent of rice, 70 percent of fruit and 68.7 percent ofseafood. Ninety percent of the country’s rice export volume and 70percent of seafood export turnover come from this region.-VNA