[Planning] Agricultural ODA Project Solving Food Issues in Developing Countries ⑧Korean Technology Cooperation Transforming Vietnam's Rural Areas

Published 2025년 6월 6일

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As of last year, Vietnam is one of the major agricultural export countries in Southeast Asia and the world's 4th largest silk producer (raw silk 67%, raw yarn 22%, silk 8.49%). Despite silk farming being a key income source for Vietnamese farmers, issues such as a lack of high-quality seeds, insufficient cultivation techniques, inadequate pest control systems, and dependence on Chinese silkworm seeds continue to reduce farm productivity and profitability. In response, the Korea Project on International Agriculture (KOPIA) Vietnam Center has been building a comprehensive cooperation model encompassing variety breeding, cultivation technique improvement, and processing technology development since its establishment in 2009, contributing to local agricultural development.

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Vietnam's Sericulture and Peanut Industries Gain New Vitality... Improving Seed Self-Sufficiency and Increasing Income Simultaneously As of last year, Vietnam is one of the major agricultural export countries in Southeast Asia and the world's 4th largest silk producer (raw silk 67%, raw yarn 22%, silk 8.49%). While sericulture is a major income source for Vietnamese farmers, issues such as lack of high-quality seeds, insufficient cultivation techniques, underdeveloped pest control systems, and dependence on Chinese silkworm seeds continue to reduce productivity and profitability. In response, the Korea Project on International Agriculture (KOPIA) Vietnam Center has been contributing substantially to local agricultural development since its establishment in 2009 by building a comprehensive cooperation model encompassing breed development, cultivation technique improvement, and processing technology development. By last year, the center had completed 24 collaborative projects, ...

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