Sharing experiences in implementing the "High-quality rice production model to reduce emissions to serve the project of sustainable development of one million hectares in the Mekong Delta region"

(CTO) - On the afternoon of July 23, the National Agricultural Extension Center coordinated with relevant units to organize a preliminary review and share experiences in implementing the "Model of high-quality rice production to reduce emissions to serve the Project on sustainable development of one million hectares in the Mekong Delta region".

Delegates presented reports and shared experiences in implementing the "High-quality rice production model to reduce emissions to serve the project of sustainable development of one million hectares in the Mekong Delta region".

Representatives of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region; units under central ministries and branches; experts, scientists, representatives of international organizations and enterprises, cooperatives, typical farmers... attended the preliminary summary.

The high-quality rice production model with reduced emissions to serve the One Million Hectare Sustainable Development Project in the Mekong Delta region will be implemented from 2024, in the provinces and cities of the Mekong Delta except for the old Ben Tre province. The production model applies new technological solutions, produces rice that adapts to climate change, reduces emissions, reduces costs and increases added value associated with building a "reduced emissions" rice brand and improving the competitiveness of products in domestic and foreign markets; at the same time, focusing on building and sustainably developing raw material areas linking rice production and consumption between farmers, cooperatives and export enterprises...

At the preliminary meeting, delegates shared opportunities and challenges in developing low-emission rice production in Vietnam; reported on neorice technical progress and development orientation; the process of implementing a model for high-quality rice production with reduced emissions to serve the project on sustainable development of one million hectares in the Mekong Delta region...

The needs and lessons learned during the implementation process are the market for high-quality, low-emission rice and the carbon credit market; increasing income and value of rice products and by-products; sustainable production and consumption (social, economic , environmental); standards, MRV, protection of sustainable rice production, emission reduction; network connection between market, production and policy...

In particular, since 2024, 7 pilot models have been implemented to deploy emission reduction farming processes with an area of 50 hectares/model in 2 summer-autumn and autumn-winter crops in 5 provinces and cities.

Initial results show that the production model reduces costs by 8.2% - 24.2%, reduces the amount of seeds by 30-50%, reduces the amount of chemical fertilizer by 30-70kg of fertilizer/ha, reduces 1-4 times of spraying pesticides and reduces the amount of irrigation water by 30-40%. At the same time, productivity increases by 2.4-7%, increases farmers' income by 12-50% (equivalent to an increase in profit of 4-7.6 million VND/ha compared to traditional farming); reduces greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 2-12 tons of CO2/ha. Enterprises commit to purchasing rice at a price 200-300 VND/kg higher.

In the summer-autumn crop of 2025, continue to implement 6 models and expand 5 new models to continue implementing the emission reduction farming process while coordinating with IRRI and WB to pilot the MRV process. It is expected that the harvest will be completed in the models by the end of August and the beginning of September. Initial results show that the implementation of the MRV process is quite favorable, receiving the response and high appreciation from local people and authorities...

Ms. Huynh Kim Dinh, Deputy Director of the National Agricultural Extension Center, said: The review is a session to share practical lessons and innovative approaches from localities; at the same time, it is an activity to connect public-private partnerships, mobilize international resources to expand the scale of participation in the project and increase the efficiency of the high-quality rice production model to reduce emissions.

In the coming time, the National Agricultural Extension Center will continue to act as a focal point for technical coordination - organization - model replication; enhance digital transformation, apply smart technology in farming management; promote public-private cooperation, expand the network of domestic and foreign partners participating in model implementation.

At the same time, the National Agricultural Extension Center also requested localities to continue to be proactive in innovation, mobilize resources and replicate models suitable to practical conditions. International organizations and donors continue to accompany, share experiences and support resources for the Mekong Delta to implement the model and enter an important transformation stage, from simple production to ecological agriculture, circular economy and green development...

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