Mitra Innovation engages Vietnam for future development
View(s):British trade delegates and founders of Mitra Innovation – Dammika Ganegama, Managing Director of Mitra Innovation and Vice President Sri Lanka Australia Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Ashok Suppiah, CEO Mitra Innovation recently met with leaders of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to discuss alliances in the development and delivery of modern day computing technology – to assist in the upliftment of urban and rural agriculture.
Mitra co-founders with VCCI officials. From left: Nguyen Van Hai - Deputy Director General International Relations Department VCCI; Dr. Ashok Suppiah - CEO Mitra Innovation; Dr. Doan Duy Khuong - Vice Executive President of the VCCI; Dammika Ganegama, Managing Director of Mitra Innovation and Vice President Sri Lanka Australia Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber officials involved in the discussions were Nguyen Van Hai – Deputy Director General International Relations Department VCCI and Dr. Doan Duy Khuong – Vice Executive President of the VCCI.
A novel technology concept – termed AgriTech – is aimed at employing invaluable cloud computing, Internet of things, data lakes and predictive analytics to deliver real value for farmers in the management of crops, overall food security of the nation and increase crop yield, Mitra Innovation said in a media release.
Vietnam is one the fastest growing economies in the world today, home to nearly 97 million people and has had steady 7 per cent GDP growth rate over the past few years.
The Vietnam chamber promotes business alliances between countries and during the meeting Mitra Innovation founders discussed the steady improvement of trade between England, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. The VCCI will explore pathways to bringing Mitra Innovation’s ICT innovation expertise to Vietnamese farmers and agricultural industry, and will foster alliances with local Vietnamese partners.
The VCCI also expressed its intention to invest in education, infrastructure and welfare and were seeking assistance in technologies relating to farming and agriculture.
Both parties talked about implementing advanced modern technologies for the further improvement of Vietnam’s agricultural industries, the release said.
Vietnam is considered one of the most picturesque countries and is a highly fertile land source for crops such as rice, corn, cassava, sweet potatoes, nuts, banana, coconut, citrus, coffee, tea, rubber and a variety of fruit produce such as banana, orange, mango, jackfruit too are easily found on the tropical nation.
During the meeting, CEO and co-founder of Mitra Innovation – Ashok Suppiah explained, “with the availability of modern cloud computing technologies, it is possible to create and implement intelligent farming solutions – consisting of sensors – that can help farmers by detecting and recommending early preventive action against pests in the soil, or even prevent the spread of infectious diseases in livestock by analysing samples and recommending prescriptive actions”. Vietnam is one of the top three global coffee exporters, with tea and rubber production also being major export revenue earners to the country.