Minister Tran Duc Thang: Reshaping the rice industry in a green direction, lasting
Minister Tran Duc Thang emphasized the opportunity to reshape the rice industry in a green direction, sustainability through the project 1 million hectares of high quality rice in the Mekong Delta.
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Minister Tran Duc Thang: Promote sustainable agriculture, improve farmer income
Day 8/3, in Vi Thanh ward (Can Tho City), Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Organize a preliminary conference to review two years of implementing the Sustainable Development Project 1 million hectares specializes in cultivating high quality rice, Low emissions associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta (Mekong Delta) to year 2030.
Mr. Pham Thai Binh – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Trung An High-Tech Agriculture Joint Stock Company introduced products to Minister Tran Duc Thang at the conference this morning 8/3. Image: Khuong Trung.
Speaking at the conference, Member of the Politburo, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang said after more than two hours of serious work, The conference has completed its entire proposed program. Delegates heard a preliminary report summarizing two years of project implementation and many enthusiastic opinions from localities, enterprise, Cooperative, international organizations and experts.
According to the Minister, These comments provide important practical information, At the same time, propose many practical solutions for the next phase of the project. Leader Ministry of Agriculture and Environment recognize and praise the active participation of localities, unit, business community, cooperatives and farmers in recent times.
Change in thinking about rice production
Minister Tran Duc Thang gave a concluding speech at the conference. Image: Khuong Trung.
According to assessments at the conference, with a methodical approach, responsibility and synchronization, The project has initially achieved many positive results. One of the most obvious changes is the change in awareness of both the political system and the people towards the goal of sustainable development of the rice industry..
Now, The project is identified not only as a production development program but also as an important step in the process of restructuring the rice industry in the Mekong Delta., towards green agriculture, sustainable and environmentally responsible.
Farmers in many localities have gradually changed traditional farming practices, Access and apply advanced production processes such as "1 must 5 reduce", “3 decreases 3 increase", Smart rice farming adapts to climate change. At the same time, Many irrigation water management models use the alternating flood and dry method (AWD), Reasonable use of fertilizers and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are also implemented.
Chairman of Loc Troi Group Huynh Van Thon discussed with Minister Tran Duc Thang: The greatest success of this Project is bringing great benefits to farmers through solutions for scientific and technical transfer such as seed reduction., meiosis, reduce medication, thereby reducing input costs in rice production, increase efficiency, increased competition, increase profits and output efficiency for farmers. Image: Khuong Trung.
Some localities such as Can Tho, Dong Thap and An Giang have proactively replicated high-quality rice production models, helps increase income for farmers, At the same time, it contributes to reducing emissions.
Besides that, A number of large enterprises have participated in the high-quality rice value chain, Support farmers from production to product consumption, Gradually form sustainable and transparent production links.
According to the Minister, These initial results not only contribute to improving the value of the rice industry but are also consistent with Vietnam's commitment at COP26 on the goal of bringing net emissions to "zero" by 2019. 2050. At the same time, This is also the foundation to build the Vietnamese rice brand in a "green" direction – clean – quality – sustainable”.
Reshaping the rice industry towards sustainability
However, The project implementation process still faces many challenges, That is, some localities are still confused in organizing implementation; Irrigation infrastructure, especially infield irrigation, does not meet production requirements. Post-harvest straw treatment also has many limitations.
Minister Tran Duc Thang paid special attention to the issue of post-harvest straw treatment, consider this an important step to reduce emissions and promote the development of circular agriculture. Image: Khuong Trung.
Minister Tran Duc Thang paid special attention to the issue of post-harvest straw treatment, consider this an important step to reduce emissions and promote the development of circular agriculture. Besides, The production organization capacity of some cooperatives and enterprises is still limited; Green financial resources and support mechanisms for emission reduction models need to continue to be promoted more strongly.
So that the project continues to be implemented effectively and in depth, Minister Tran Duc Thang proposed to the ministries, branch, Localities and related units will focus on implementing many key tasks in the coming time.
Inside, The Ministry of Finance is requested to coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to soon complete procedures for approval of the project "Infrastructure and technical support for high-quality rice.", low emissions in the Mekong Delta”, Using IBRD loan from World Bank, At the same time, allocate resources to implement the project's tasks according to Decision 1490/QD-TTg.
Minister Tran Duc Thang discussed with Ms. Mariam Sherman, Director of the World Bank in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia on the sidelines of the conference. Image: Khuong Trung.
The State Bank of Vietnam is requested to continue directing credit institutions to arrange preferential capital sources, create conditions for businesses, Cooperatives and farmers have access to credit for high-quality rice production, Low emissions.
While, The Vietnam Farmers' Association and the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance continue to accompany localities in propaganda, Guide farmers to participate in the project and promote the development of new cooperatives.
For localities, The Minister proposed to proactively develop a plan to expand the area applying sustainable farming processes, suitable for each ecological region; Arrange funds to implement activities from year to year 2026 to replicate the model according to the registered plan.
Localities also need to invest in upgrading in-field irrigation systems, Develop water-saving irrigation models such as AWD, At the same time, improve storage and logistics infrastructure to reduce post-harvest losses.
Besides that, Need to strengthen business links – Cooperative – farmers along the value chain, Promote the application of digital technology in production management and product consumption, At the same time, raise people's awareness about sustainable rice production and post-harvest straw treatment.
According to Minister Tran Duc Thang, Vietnam is facing a great opportunity to reshape the rice industry in a modern direction, sustainable and environmentally responsible.
Minister Tran Duc Thang, former Minister of Agriculture&Cao Duc Phat Rural Development, Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Truong Canh Tuyen took souvenir photos with businesses, Manufacturers participating in the project. Image: Khuong Trung.
He appealed to the ministries, branch, local, enterprise, Cooperatives and farmers continue to join forces, innovation, determined to successfully implement the project, thereby contributing to building green agriculture, rich farmers, civilized and modern countryside.
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Respond to suggestions, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said, The current, Many policies have been issued to directly support the link between farmer, cooperatives and businesses, especially export enterprises such as: Decree No. 98/2018/ND-CP dated 5/7/2018 on policies to encourage cooperative development, linkage in the production and consumption of agricultural products; Project "Pilot construction of agricultural raw material areas, forest products meeting standards for domestic consumption and export in the period 2022-2025" according to Decision No. 1088/QD-BNN-KTHT dated 25/3/2022; Project "Sustainable development of one million hectares specializing in high-quality rice cultivation with low emissions associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta until 2030" according to Decision No. 1490/QD-TTg.
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said, The current, Many policies have been issued to directly support links between farmers, cooperatives and businesses, especially export enterprises. Image: Le Hoang Vu.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has also focused on direction, Guide localities to build raw material areas with planting area codes, Meets food safety and traceability standards for export; regularly organize forums, supply connection conference – demand for agricultural products, domestic and foreign trade promotion fairs, Create a direct bridge between farmers, cooperatives with export enterprises.
At the same time, coordinate ministries, industry removes technical barriers, open the market for Vietnamese agricultural products; Regularly update information about needs, tastes and popularize regulations on domestic and foreign markets; Organize mining skills training workshops, search, market information forecast, connection between production, consume.
Now, Thousands of association models have been formed associated with the development and expansion of standard agricultural raw material areas for domestic consumption and export.. Until the end of the month 6 year 2025, approved by localities 2.938 project, affiliate plan for 119 main agricultural products, including 13 product types belonging to the national flagship and 106 featured products, local advantages; have 2.412 Cooperative, 538 cooperation group, 1.305 business and 211.545 Farmer households participate in linked chains.
Thereby, contributes to improving the quality of agricultural products, Expand domestic and foreign markets, Many products have entered high-end markets such as the EU, Japan, USA.
However, Some links are not yet sustainable, The scale of the association is still small, fragmentation, has not created a real impact on the consumer market. Farmers still lack information about the market and standard regulations, commodity standards in different international markets. The central role in the chain of agricultural cooperatives has not been effective, due to production organization capacity, business is limited, lack of capital, Lack of infrastructure and technology for preservation, processing and logistics.
Proposal to increase investment support for qualified agricultural raw material areas
Next time, The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will continue to advise the Government, The Prime Minister completes the mechanism, policies to develop cooperation, sustainable links between farmers, cooperatives and processing enterprises, consume, export, including summarizing, propose amendments to the Government, Supplementing Decree 98/2018/ND-CP in the direction of increasing investment support for qualified agricultural raw material areas; There is a credit mechanism to support the value chain; promote retrieval, Planting area code; Insurance support and risk sharing in affiliate contracts.
Production linkage between farmers, HTX, Enterprises help improve production value per unit area. Image: Quoc Toan.
At the same time, promote training, market information and transfer of science and technology to producers; continue to support cooperative development, Encourage businesses to invest in agricultural product preservation, processing and logistics, promote digital transformation and apply traceability, thereby creating a close connection, synchronization and sustainability between farmers and export businesses.
One million high quality rice hectares: Go early, Welcome green consumption trends
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Go early, welcome
Bright 9/4, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc maintained the preliminary conference 1 The year of implementing the project "Sustainable development of one million hectares specializes in high quality rice cultivation, Low emissions associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta to 2030 ” (referred to as the project One million high quality rice hectares).
The conference also has the participation of Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Thanh Nam and its attached units; Permanent Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Dao Minh Tu; Representative of the provincial People's Committee leaders, Department of Agriculture and Environment 12 the provincial, into the Mekong Delta; with international organizations, industry associations, Businesses and cooperatives participate in the project.
Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc maintained the preliminary conference 1 Year of implementing the project of one million hectares of high quality rice in Can Tho City. Image: Kim Anh.
After more than a year of implementing the project of one million hectares of high quality rice, Minister Do Duc Duy affirmed, Project is an active step, "ahead, Go early ”to catch the trend of green consumption and perfectly suitable for sustainable agricultural development orientation. Because without preparation from now on, Businesses – Especially, rice exporters will face the risk of being eliminated from the international market.
The Minister commented, At some point, The world will announce the stop import of rice does not meet the criteria of low emissions. Then, only green rice, farming according to the new reduction process into fastidious markets.
Reality, The same thing happened to the fisheries and wood industry. If before, Seafood exports are quite favorable, now it is required to be transparent from traceability, Control residues and antibiotics, New can enter the fastidious markets.
The wood industry is the same, Each export is easy, But now wants to access the international market, Wood products are required to have FSC certificates for sustainable forest development.
Rice – One of the strategic export industry is definitely not out of this trend. The labeling "Low emissions" will become a prerequisite for acceptance in many markets.
Minister Do Duc Duy said, Participating in the project of one million hectares of high quality rice is not only the necessary preparation, but also an opportunity for businesses to maintain and expand the market. Image: Kim Anh.
Now, Initially, the project of one million high quality rice has shown positive results, show the correctness, Effective and feasible. It is clear that the change in the thinking and awareness of the entire political system, Business community and people on the goal of sustainable development of Vietnamese rice industry.
From 7 The pilot model is implemented by the Central Government 5 the provincial, into the Mekong Delta, Up to now, it has been expanded 101 paradigm, With a total area 4.500 he has.
Farmers gradually approach and apply advanced production processes like: “1 5 reduce", “3 decreases 3 increase", Alternating dry water (AWD), Using fertilizer reasonable and more interested in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These are important premises for construction, complete, standardization and replication of the process Sustainable rice production In the Mekong Delta.
Through the project, it has also formed a sustainable rice production chain. Some large enterprises have participated in high quality rice value chain, Support farmers from seeding stages, Input materials, to the output product consumption.
Besides that, The Vietnam Rice Industry Association is also cooperating with businesses, International partners build a set of Vietnamese rice brand identity, Low emissions.
Open the bottlenecks
Despite records many results, However, In fact, the process of implementing the project of one million hectares still has shortcomings, challenge.
business, but Vietnam's agricultural exports still reach, Some localities are still confused in understanding the content of the project. “There are some localities that have to invest in infrastructure first. This is true, But must do parallel, No need to wait for the infrastructure to deploy. There are stages that can be done immediately, Inheriting previous investment projects”, Minister Do Duc Duy pointed out.
Expected in the year 2025, The area of application of emissions reduction will be near 313.000 he has. Image: Kim Anh.
Other way, Some localities also focus on carbon credit exchange goals, While the main goal of the project is to convert sustainable production, Cut the cost, improve quality, Product added value and farmer income. Lead to, Some stages are very important but have not been focused as: cultivation process, deep processing, Investment of logistics systems ...
Besides that, construction Irrigation infrastructure Serving irrigation requirements, Field management has not kept up with the progress, While this is a prerequisite to apply advanced farming measures.
Many places, farmer, Cooperatives and businesses have not actively renewed production methods. Especially in case of investing more initial costs, And the psychology of the State's support.
Or the problem of handling by -products (straw, straw) To reduce emissions only stop at piloting some models and treatment volumes is still low.
Existence, The challenge is becoming a bottleneck, Need to be identified and have solutions to solve promptly to implement the project more effectively in the next time.
Therefore, Minister Do Duc Duy suggested localities in the Mekong Delta urgently approve the project/project. At the same time, promulgating support policies according to their specific authorities and conditions.
Department of Agriculture and Environment of the provinces, The Mekong Delta regularly coordinates with the business to organize a performance, Guide the high quality rice cultivation process, Reducing emissions for farmers. Image: Kim Anh.
Continue to expand the area to apply the sustainable farming process according to the roadmap, Determine the area of farming areas, Including buffer zones and planning, specific deployment.
Besides that, Priority investment in upgrading the inland irrigation system, Develop water -saving irrigation models, Reducing emissions; Infrastructure improvement, storage, logistics, To reduce the loss after harvest ...
“For regional and inter -regional infrastructure, The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will take the main responsibility, Proposal to the Government to seek resources to implement. But infrastructure in each area size, The local production area must be very focused, Local budget arrangement and integrated capital for implementation”, Minister Do Duc Duy said.
The Minister also asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to study, Adjust the Government to adjust, Supplementing business management policies rice export Ensure sustainable efficiency; Support units, Enterprises in trade promotion, market development.
For international organizations, Development partners, The Minister proposed close coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to support technical, finance, Sharing experiences. Especially the initiative to mobilize green financial resources, Serving deployment of emission reduction models in rice production.
10Mechanical application is one of the solutions to promote high quality rice production, Reducing emissions. Image: Kim Anh.
For units of the Ministry, The Minister assigned the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection to urgently complete the measurement process, Report and inspection of emissions results (MRV), Sustainable farming process within the scope of the project.
The Department of International Cooperation is tasked with coordinating with the Department of Climate Change, The establishment of the negotiation team agreed to pay off emissions (Erpa). At the same time, completing the procedures for approving the investment policy and deploying pre -feasibility study for the World Bank loan project (ha of rice has a contract to buy and sell products) Support infrastructure investment for the project participants.
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