Received: 06-06-2022 / Accepted: 04-08-2023
High-tech agriculture is an indispensable direction to respond to climate change and the increasing demands of domestic and international markets, Lam Dong is the leading province in the application of hi-tech agriculture in agricultural development in Vietnam.This study aimed to assess the current situation of hi-tech application of agricultural cooperatives in Lam Dong province. Primary data was collected from 25 agricultural cooperatives have applied high technology, 05 others have not applied yet; and related stakeholders in the province.The results showed that agricultural cooperatives applied high technology in production increased productivity and product quality and the economic efficiency was about 2 times higher than those practising conventional production. However, the rate of high-tech agricultural cooperatives was still low and not synchronous in application, mainly in the production stage and faced many barriers in the development process such as land and capital. Besides, the level of the managers and cooperative members were still limited. Therefore, some main solutions were proposed to promote the development of agricultural cooperatives in high-tech applications in the area.