Vietnam is increasingly positioning the circular economy at the center of its sustainable development strategy, as highlighted during the thematic session “Promoting green transition and developing the circular economy to realize high growth and sustainable development goals” at the Vietnam Economic Forum 2025.
The session emphasized that achieving the country’s 2030 and 2045 targets, becoming a modern industrial nation with upper-middle income by 2030 and a high-income developed economy by 2045, requires a shift to growth that is sustainable, inclusive, and competitively resilient. Pham Dai Duong, Deputy Head of the Central Economic Commission’s Policy and Strategy Department, stressed that this transformation hinges on four structural transitions: digitalization, green initiatives, energy reform, and workforce restructuring.
Agriculture remains a strategic sector in this transition. Contributing over 15% of GDP while generating nearly 30% of national greenhouse gas emissions, it presents both economic opportunity and climate risk. Deputy Minister Le Cong Thanh highlighted the emergence of low-carbon and technology-driven farming models, supported by businesses and cooperatives, which leverage advanced monitoring systems to optimize production, improve yields, and enhance quality.
Recent initiatives include the National Context Programme (NCP) and the 2025–2035 national low-emission crop farming roadmap, designed to align crop production with low-carbon objectives, ensure food security, and strengthen the competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural exports.
