To turn this potential into concrete projects, both sides must move away from simply exporting technology, shifting instead toward a model of "joint transformation" guided by the principle of "practicality for practical results."

Speaking in Berlin, Heinrich Gerd-Witte, Advisory Board Member and Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Food at the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade (BWA), and Hans-Joachim Radtke, BWA Trade Representative for Vietnam and Chairman of the German-Vietnamese Economic and Innovation Forum, assessed that Vietnam is heading in the right direction, as reflected in new decrees and Power Development Plan VIII, and maintains a solid agricultural foundation while facing growing  pressures from climate change and food safety demands.

While Germany excels in agricultural technologies such as AI-supported systems, automated machinery, digitalization, circular economy models, and climate adaptation solutions, bilateral cooperation still confronts several hurdles. Key challenges include mismatched financial expectations with Vietnamese partners seeking investors, while German counterparts require financial viability to secure bank loans, budget constraints, technological disparities, and local workers' concerns regarding job displacement.

To resolve these barriers, the BWA experts recommend shifting toward thorough field surveys, technology localization before wide-scale deployment, and leveraging bilingual intermediaries to bridge cultural and operational gaps.

Both sides hold substantial room for cooperation across priority fields such as smart rice cultivation, precision agriculture, sustainable aquaculture, water management, circular systems, AI-driven applications, and urban agriculture in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The ultimate objective is to co-develop tailored solutions that deliver long-term socio-economic and environmental benefits.

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