The Policy Dialogue on "Enhancing International Cooperation and Multi-sectoral Coordination on Circular Economy in Agriculture" was co-chaired by Madam Ramla Khalidi, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Viet Nam, and Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Along with hundreds of online participants, over 100 delegates from 70 domestic and international organizations, as well as representatives from over 20 provinces and cities nationwide, attended the Dialogue.
The purpose of the conference was to disseminate the main ideas of the "Development and application of science and technology transfer to accelerate circular economy in agriculture" and to increase stakeholders' understanding of the role that the circular economy plays in accomplishing development goals in the agricultural sector.
The purpose of the conference was to disseminate the main ideas from the recently released "Development and application of science and technology transfer to accelerate circular economy in agriculture up to 2030" document and to increase stakeholders' understanding of the role that the circular economy plays in reaching development goals in the agricultural sector.
The Dialogue also intends to identify opportunities and challenges in order to provide recommendations on suitable mechanisms and policies for the development of the circular economy. It also aims to share best practices in the circular economy and steer important agricultural sectors toward the development of the circular economy and related markets. Specifically, within the framework of development and integration, no one sector can expand autonomously without collaborating and coordinating with other sectors.
In order to fulfill international obligations and carry out national and sectoral tasks on green and sustainable development, Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien affirmed that "developing a circular economy in agriculture is not only a requirement and an inevitable trend, but also a solution for a sustainable and effective agricultural development." When implementing circular agricultural models, Mister Deputy Minister stressed the critical and useful role that circular agriculture plays in guaranteeing benefits to the economy, society, and environment. More than ever, the idea that "everything serves as input for something else" is driving nations to reevaluate how they approach development and production. These forces include diseases, environmental degradation, climate change, resource scarcity, and other issues.