Vietnam is accelerating the shift towards technology-driven agriculture, prioritising innovation, digital transformation and high-value production to improve productivity, reduce costs and strengthen competitiveness.

After nearly a decade working at a mushroom research center, a Vietnamese man returned to his hometown with his wife to start a farm. Their $19,000 investment has grown into a business generating around $38,000 in annual revenue.

After disease wiped out 20,000 pepper vines and left his family in debt, Pham Tien Dung turned the upper floor of his home into a nesting site for swiftlets. 

The 12th Green Startup Competition 2026, themed “The Path to Sustainable Development,” is taking place nationwide, highlighting a new wave of young agripreneurs. 

A HCMC farmer has successfully grown the luxury mango known as the “Egg of the Sun,” selling his first locally grown fruits for $11–23 each.

Do Thi Xuan Dieu left a job paying more than $750 a month to return to Can Tho and find new value in a fruit often left to fall unwanted. Two years of experimentation later, her dried lekima earned four-star OCOP status.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment aims to provide 100% of eligible administrative procedures as fully online public services and issue all administrative procedure results electronically by 2027.

Despite bananas and durians already generating trillions of dong in annual profits, Doan Nguyen Duc, widely known as Bau Duc, says Arabica coffee will become HGI’s largest crop and reshape the company’s revenue structure within the next two years.

Vietnamese agricultural products that meet stringent sustainability standards are beginning to command premium prices in international markets.

Vietnam currently has around 3.4 million exemplary farming households. However, becoming an entrepreneur requires more than production expertise.

A livestream hosted by TikToker Chu Thanh Huyen and Bac Ninh Vice Chairman Pham Van Thinh sold more than 31 tons of early-season lychees within just a few hours, highlighting the growing role of livestream commerce in Vietnam’s agricultural sector.

Vietnam is increasingly turning to homegrown technology to enhance the value of its agricultural products, as the sector seeks to reduce reliance on raw exports and strengthen its position in global markets.

As pressures mount across the agricultural sector, digital tools are emerging as critical infrastructure, helping farmers optimise operations and manage risk with greater precision.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan has had a meeting in Hanoi with Luke Lindberg, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The challenges posed by the Middle East conflict are not only a shared difficulty but also a test of the resilience and adaptability of Vietnam’s agriculture and environment sector.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is stepping up investment in digital infrastructure, shared platforms and integrated databases for agriculture and the environment, with a focus on centralisation, standardisation and security.

The agriculture sector achieved key milestones in 2025 despite climate shocks and economic turbulence, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Agro-forestry-aquatic exports totalled 64.01 billion USD in the first 11 months of 2025.

According to ADB, to realise its goal of becoming one of the world’s top 15 agricultural exporters by 2030, Vietnam will need substantial capital, estimated at nearly 100 billion USD.