Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat assessed that localities have promoted the application of scientific and technological advances in developing many key industries, such as: high-quality rice production, development of specialized areas for high-value fruit trees, successful construction of intensive and super-intensive farming areas for white-leg shrimp and pangasius in chains. Thereby, creating added value for products, enhancing the competitiveness of key products, key advantages of localities, serving domestic consumption and export.

A representative of the Department of Science and Technology of Tra Vinh province said that, in order to contribute to enhancing the economic value chain of coconut trees, especially the specialty of wax coconut, the province has implemented a project to build a model of growing wax coconut using embryo cultured seedlings. In particular, receiving technological processes for propagating and growing wax coconut using embryo culture technology, performing embryo culture and domestication at the nursery, building a 6-hectare model of growing wax coconut using embryo culture in Cau Ke district, the survival rate of trees reaching 99.8%. At the same time, Tra Vinh also implemented the project of designing and manufacturing equipment to determine the wax ratio in coconuts, contributing to classifying coconuts, facilitating the post-harvest coconut processing stage.

Regarding Dong Thap province, according to Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology Nguyen Thanh Tai, the province's key agricultural products are rice, flowers - ornamental plants, lotus, mango, and tra fish. To increase the value of the products, many research activities and applications of science and technology in production and processing have been and are being implemented. These include: researching the process of manufacturing materials that meet standards for producing fruit bags for mango cultivation for export; researching and proposing solutions to build and perfect a new model of agricultural cooperatives operating effectively in the area; researching the production of raw materials and growing media for ornamental flowers on an industrial scale for Sa Dec flower village...

Also mentioning research and application activities associated with production practices, supporting the development of key local industries to achieve higher values, Mr. Lam Van Tan, Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Ben Tre said that the Department continues to advise on innovation in the management of scientific and technological research activities from the stage of proposing and ordering tasks to selecting, appraising, approving, checking and accepting; at the same time, promoting the transfer and replication of research results into production and life. Functional units carry out diverse forms of information and propaganda of research and application results to bring information quickly and promptly to the grassroots, businesses and people, creating a more positive spread of the application effectiveness of scientific and technological tasks after being handed over for application, contributing to the socio-economic development of the locality and the Mekong Delta region.