Vietnam cultivates advanced IT to grow farm and fishery exports

AI and internet of things help milk and shrimp find their way to global markets

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Hanoi-based tech startup AgriMedia provides agricultural corporations and farmers with detailed weather information in northern Vietnam.

ATSUSHI TOMIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

HANOI -- Vietnam's farms and fisheries are turning to artificial intelligence, the internet of things and other advanced information technology as the country casts about for ways to grow exports.

Minh Phu Seafood, the country's largest shrimp farm, plans to use an AI-based system to reduce labor and improve quality control. After implementation, what once took two people to manage water, shrimp growth and feed in a pond, will require only one person for about 50 ponds.

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