Vietnamese information technology (IT) firms are aiming for higherprofits by focusing on a new sector, agricultural production, theVietNamNet Bridge reported on June 13.
Viettel appears to be thepioneer in providing IT solutions for agriculture production. Suchinvestment has brought 7 billion VND a month in revenue to the militaryfirm.
According to Bui Quang Huy, a Viettel senior executive,Viettel has been running www.nhanong.com.vn , an information portal forfarmers for the last few years, which can bring 4 billion VND a month.
Ithas also been providing information packages about farm produce prices,warnings about epidemics and unfavourable weather, and giving analysesof coffee, and cashew nut markets.
“We can earn 7 billion VND amonth from services in the agricultural sector, which is much higherthan revenue that game app suppliers can bring to us,” Huy said.
Arepresentative from Viettel said one of the biggest difficulties forViettel when developing IT apps for agriculture development is a lack ofstaff with deep knowledge about agricultural production.
Viettelrecently helped an individual in Dak Lak utilize IT apps in hisproduction and business. The individual was in charge of theprofessional knowledge, while Viettel was in charge of providing capitaland technology to implement the idea.
Viettel, with 56 millionmobile subscribers, including 10 million in the agriculture sector, hasadvantages over other rivals in accessing clients in rural areas. It canoffer telecom fee reductions to clients who use IT solutions for thecommunity’s benefits.
IT firm Hanel has not introduced any ITsolutions or apps for the agriculture sector, but it has revealed itsintention to jump on the bandwagon.
Hanel’s CEO Nguyen Quoc Binh,at a recent meeting with the National Assembly’s Deputy Chair NguyenThi Kim Ngan, when talking about models and solutions for the country’smodernisation, mentioned the “smart agriculture” model that is beingapplied in many countries.
He said the development of smart agriculture needs active support from information technology.
Vietnam,for example, needs IT solutions that help manage the food productionprocess, from breeding and slaughtering to sale at supermarkets.
Vietnamalso needs online trading floors that allow producers to maketransactions directly with clients, thus allowing them to cut expenseson third parties.
It also needs IT solutions that help automatethe animal husbandry industry, irrigation management, pesticide sprayingand lighting.
“Vietnam is known as an agricultural economy, butnearly all the activities have been done manually,” Binh noted. “Smartagriculture remains a deserted land, where there are few IT solutionproviders.”
Hanel has proposed that the Government think about areasonable mechanism to encourage investments in smart agriculturethrough IT parks and science & technology funds.
He suggestedthat the Government order IT firms to conduct research to create acommon technological foundation for smart agriculture development.-VNA
Viettel appears to be thepioneer in providing IT solutions for agriculture production. Suchinvestment has brought 7 billion VND a month in revenue to the militaryfirm.
According to Bui Quang Huy, a Viettel senior executive,Viettel has been running www.nhanong.com.vn , an information portal forfarmers for the last few years, which can bring 4 billion VND a month.
Ithas also been providing information packages about farm produce prices,warnings about epidemics and unfavourable weather, and giving analysesof coffee, and cashew nut markets.
“We can earn 7 billion VND amonth from services in the agricultural sector, which is much higherthan revenue that game app suppliers can bring to us,” Huy said.
Arepresentative from Viettel said one of the biggest difficulties forViettel when developing IT apps for agriculture development is a lack ofstaff with deep knowledge about agricultural production.
Viettelrecently helped an individual in Dak Lak utilize IT apps in hisproduction and business. The individual was in charge of theprofessional knowledge, while Viettel was in charge of providing capitaland technology to implement the idea.
Viettel, with 56 millionmobile subscribers, including 10 million in the agriculture sector, hasadvantages over other rivals in accessing clients in rural areas. It canoffer telecom fee reductions to clients who use IT solutions for thecommunity’s benefits.
IT firm Hanel has not introduced any ITsolutions or apps for the agriculture sector, but it has revealed itsintention to jump on the bandwagon.
Hanel’s CEO Nguyen Quoc Binh,at a recent meeting with the National Assembly’s Deputy Chair NguyenThi Kim Ngan, when talking about models and solutions for the country’smodernisation, mentioned the “smart agriculture” model that is beingapplied in many countries.
He said the development of smart agriculture needs active support from information technology.
Vietnam,for example, needs IT solutions that help manage the food productionprocess, from breeding and slaughtering to sale at supermarkets.
Vietnamalso needs online trading floors that allow producers to maketransactions directly with clients, thus allowing them to cut expenseson third parties.
It also needs IT solutions that help automatethe animal husbandry industry, irrigation management, pesticide sprayingand lighting.
“Vietnam is known as an agricultural economy, butnearly all the activities have been done manually,” Binh noted. “Smartagriculture remains a deserted land, where there are few IT solutionproviders.”
Hanel has proposed that the Government think about areasonable mechanism to encourage investments in smart agriculturethrough IT parks and science & technology funds.
He suggestedthat the Government order IT firms to conduct research to create acommon technological foundation for smart agriculture development.-VNA
