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GRAFT Challenge Vietnam 2021 launched to scale up AgriTech firms 11:34 | 14/04/2021
The press briefing on April 13 to introduce the launch of the GRAFT Challenge Vietnam 2021
Proudly sponsored by Aus4Innovation under Australiaâs Department for Foreign Affairs & Trade, the programme will support entrepreneurs from across the globe to solve the most pressing challenges facing Vietnamâs agri-food sector, including enhancing access to quality production inputs, reducing post-harvest losses, building consumer trust, and addressing specific challenges in crops and plantations, fisheries and aquaculture, and livestock.
GRAFT articulated these needs in partnership with industry leaders such as Sao Thai Duong JSC, Minh Phu Seafood Corporation, NIC Group, Beacon Fund, Camimex Group, and Hung Nhon Group, among others.
Vietnamese farmers take to livestreams, blockchain and traceability tech
Farmer Le Van Chin from the southern Vietnamese province of Long An recently livestreamed an advert about his dragon fruit on his Facebook page. In this, Chin is just one of thousands of farmers who decided to sell directly on social network sites such as Facebook, Zalo and others.
No official statistics about the number of farmers using livestreaming exist, but it has become increasingly common. Livestreams on social networks and e-commerce platforms in Vietnam have attracted hundreds of thousands of views a day.
According to Nguyen Duc Tung, general secretary of the Vietnam Digital Agricultural Association, more farmers were selling online directly to consumers without intermediaries. This has helped lower prices.