Dong Nai and Hiroshima expand cooperation in circular agriculture

Dong Nai province and Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, held a conference on November 4 to promote cooperation in high-tech agriculture and environmental management. The partnership focuses on the recycling of agricultural by-products, waste treatment, environmental monitoring, and the development of biological agricultural materials.

Dong Nai possesses a large-scale agricultural sector, including approximately 4 million pigs and 36.5 million poultry animals. Currently, over 90% of solid livestock waste is collected and processed for organic fertilizer production. In the crop sector, the province manages over 1 million hectares of agricultural land, generating more than 1.5 million tons of by-products annually, which hold significant potential for biomass energy and processing.

Hiroshima brings expertise in environmental industry, energy, biotechnology, and carbon recycling. Kakegawa Masako, Director of Industrial Policy for Hiroshima, discussed the prefecture's focus on developing environmental and energy industries for both domestic and international markets.