8 April, 2021
Ministry of Agriculture&Rural development investigates organic agricultural production models in Ca Mau
Day 5 and 6/4, The mission is led by Mr. Tran Thanh Nam, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development was the leader of the delegation for the survey, capture information on some rice production models, organic rice stage 2020 – 2030 in Ca Mau province. Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Van Su received and worked with the delegation.
The afternoon of the day 5/4, The team surveyed the actual organic rice production model at Vien Phu Company Limited, An Phu hamlet, Khanh An commune, U Minh district. This is one of the largest organic farms in Southeast Asia, with the total area 317 he has. The unit has been maintaining organic product certification from the United States and Europe by Control Union since years 2012 and Hoa Sua Foods organic food chain.
Vien Phu's products have been provided to consumers in fastidious markets such as: Brother, from, Singapore…
Ca Mau has conditions, advantages that many other places do not have or have to make a multi-year switch from using chemistry to organic.
Types of agricultural production today such as: shrimp farming under the mangrove canopy (Forest – shrimp), shrimp farming intercropped with rice (shrimp – paddy), Rice cultivation and other medicinal crops have great potential to be produced according to organic agricultural standards. Ca Mau has had initial successes in agricultural production in this form.
About fisheries, from year 2016 now, shrimp area – certified forest 19.000 ha of shrimp farming according to standards (Naturland, ME, Seafood Watch, Manrove, Cannada…), 600 ha certified ASC.
About shrimp – rice combination, year 2020 has built a shrimp production model according to Vietnamese organic standards with scale 50 ha in Tri Must commune, Thoi Binh district.
About cultivation, from year 2018, Ca Mau agriculture sector has directed the units to coordinate with 5 company connected with 4 cooperatives link organic rice production and consumption in the province at scale 900 he has, provided above 3.000 tons of commodity rice reaching organic standards.
Morning 6/4, The delegation continued to have a visit to the model of rice production – organic shrimp in the cooperative (HTX) Tri Luc shrimp rice, Tri Luc commune, Thoi Binh district. This is one of the most effective cooperatives of Ca Mau province in the agricultural sector. Inside, models of clean rice production, Organic rice has been gaining traction, participation of farmers in the area.
After surveying models in U Minh and Thoi Binh districts, Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam has suggested a number of problems in organic agricultural production (NNHC) for the province.
Many members of the delegation had positive reviews on organic rice production, organic shrimp from Ca Mau. However, according to members of the working group, want to develop effectively, attract people to invest, There is a need to come up with a standard organic production process. Want to produce, organic rice cultivation, organic shrimp farming with a large investment, the output price must be higher, for farmers to see the benefits, thereby boldly converting.
Businesses need to accompany people in organic production, need to attract more businesses to invest, in order to avoid the risk of monopolizing input supply as well as purchasing output products.
On the provincial side, according to the plan, in year 2021, Department of Agriculture&Rural development focuses on developing industrial processing: building organic rice shrimp models at scale 50 ha according to Vietnamese standard TCVN 11041-8:2018 in Thoi Binh district; to develop organic rice material areas with a large scale 1.500 ha according to international standards and 50 ha according to Vietnamese standard TCVN 11041:2017 focus on Thoi Binh district, U Minh and Tran Van Thoi; build scale organic vegetable production models 5 he has; building a model of organic sapodilla banana cultivation at a large scale 5 he has, focus in U Minh district and develop pig raising model, farm organic poultry, scale 60 pig and 3.000 Cock, focus on U Minh district.
To perform, Ca Mau reviewed and adjusted the planning to integrate NNHC production zoning into the provincial master plan.. Identify crops, pet, Aquaculture has advantageous potentials, has high economic value to put into production NNHC.
Human resource training, promote the application of science and technology to industrial processing, construction of production processes, Process agricultural products to meet domestic and international standards for organic certification.
Supporting businesses to build brands for shrimp, paddy, organic bananas, market development and promotion of NNHC products. Develop policies to support the development of industrialization, urges investors to come to Ca Mau for high-tech agricultural production, producing NNHC according to long-term orientation.
To develop NNHC of the province in the coming time, Provincial functional branches also make recommendations to the Ministry of Agriculture&Early Rural Development guides the planning criteria, Organic production zoning for localities to review the integration of the province's general planning. Ministry of Agriculture&Rural Development is supporting Ca Mau province to develop projects for developing NNHC for aquaculture and cultivation..
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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