Vietnam prioritizes research on biotechnology

On February 27 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Science and Technology organized an International Conference on Vietnam-India Biotechnology with the participation of numerous scientists, research and development organizations. science and technology of Vietnam and India.

Speaking at the workshop, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh stated that the Government of Vietnam always considers biotechnology as one of the four priority areas of science and technology in the economic development strategy. the country's socio-economy.

Vietnam has issued policies to promote the development and application of biotechnology to optimize, protect and develop the country's biological resources, to serve the development of sustainable agriculture, forestry and fisheries. , protect human health and living environment, thereby effectively serving the process of industrialization and modernization of the country.

Deputy Minister Chu Ngoc Anh stressed that the Government of Vietnam has identified India as a strategic partner in international cooperation in biotechnology research and development and expressed its wish that the Conference will be a forum for The scientists of the two countries exchanged and discussed to identify cooperation issues to develop in the future.

Biological technology conference is considered a key technology in the 21st century. Biotechnology achievements are applied in many fields and bring great benefits to many countries in the fields. agriculture, medicine, food, new fuels, clean bio-energy. Biotechnology helps human life become safer, more sustainable .

Vietnam and India have many characteristics of economic development based on a large and agricultural base, so biotechnology will play an important role, the key to creating breakthroughs to form the "green industry". ' of both countries.

At the workshop, scientists focused on discussing specific issues, to promote biotechnology development of the two countries, which focus on the fields of agriculture, health, food, and environment. school . such as gene technology to improve drought tolerance, salinity tolerance of plants adapted to climate change, research and development of technologies to create resilient types to climate change in the Mekong region , application of biotechnology on vaccines, study of genetic defects for cancer and brain diseases, research and development of biotechnology in the conservation and development of medicinal plants .

The workshop will work until February 28th.