1. Which country's rice is the best in the world ?

  • Vietnam
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  • Thailand
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  • China
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  • India
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Vietnam's ST25 rice has just been honored as the world's best rice. Cambodia's Phka Romdoul rice also won the first prize in the 2025 "World's Best Rice" contest.

This is the third time Vietnamese rice has won this award.

The first time ST25 rice won the award was in 2019 in the Philippines, the second time in 2023 also in the Philippines. This is a testament to the outstanding, stable quality of Vietnamese rice.

ST25 rice is currently a famous brand in the international market, with high demand from demanding markets such as the EU, US, Australia, and especially China.

2. Who is the "father" of the world's best rice variety?

  • Ha Van Phuong
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  • Tran Thi Thu Huong
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  • Ho Quang Cua
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ST25 is a rice variety bred and developed by a group of scientists from Soc Trang province, including engineer Ho Quang Cua, doctor Tran Tan Phuong and engineer Nguyen Thi Thu Huong.

To create fragrant rice varieties like ST25, scientists must crossbreed from many parent varieties, creating rice lines with complex genotypes, then use backcrossing to improve with the latest ST line, creating the final product.

ST rice varieties, especially ST25, have outstanding characteristics: disease resistance, salt tolerance; possessing the advantages of pure Vietnamese rice varieties: long, white, clear grains, when cooked, the rice is sticky, dry and fragrant with pineapple aroma. Compared to international varieties, ST25 is a high-yielding variety, can be grown 2-3 crops/year.

Thanks to his contributions to the agricultural sector, engineer Ho Quang Cua and his research team received 7 Labor Medals from the President, 2 Golden Rice Awards from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (now the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), won first place in all domestic competitions and were certified by the FAO for their achievements.

3. What is one of the important factors that helps this best rice in the world achieve outstanding quality?

  • Use completely imported Thai varieties
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  • Growing on rice-shrimp land alternating with salt water
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  • Focus only on high productivity
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  • Growing by completely industrial methods
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Growing rice after shrimp on land that has been treated with salt water makes the rice grains especially delicious.

ST25 was quickly evaluated by experts and traders as the pinnacle of Vietnamese fragrant rice. This rice variety produces long, slender, white grains, soft, sweet, fragrant rice, a reasonable growth period, stable yield, and good resistance to pests and diseases. In particular, ST25 is suitable for rice-shrimp land, and can tolerate moderate salinity, so it can be expanded in coastal areas while still ensuring rice quality.

4. The country with the best rice in the world also leads the world in rice exports?

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Vietnam is not the leading country in rice exports. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, in 2024, India will be the world leader in rice exports with 17 million tons. Thailand will be second with 10 million tons, while Vietnam will export 9 million tons, ranking third.

However, Vietnam’s average export price is $620 per ton, surpassing both India and Thailand. Rice exports will bring Vietnam $5.8 billion in 2024, up 21% from the previous year.

The Philippines is Vietnam's largest rice consumer market, accounting for more than 40% of market share, followed by Indonesia and China.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/gao-cua-quoc-gia-nao-ngon-nhat-the-gioi-2461029.html