Promoting effective solutions for reducing plastic waste in the agricultural industry, mobilising the resoures of all parties to create a strong change in production activities, towards the development of responsible, modern, efficient and sustainable agricultural production; circular agricultural economy, environmentally friendly and adaptive to climate change…were objectives of the workshop “Plastic waste management in agriculture: Current situation and solutions”. This event took place on May 31st in Hanoi.
The workshop was co-organized by The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the National Plastic Action Partnership Program in Vietnam (NPAP), and the Vietnam Circular Economy Network, hosted by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien and UNDP resident representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi. This event was one of the activities of the agriculture and rural development sector to celebrate the 45th anniversary of World Environment Day 2023, under the theme of “Sollution to Plastic Pollution”.