Hau Giang is a purely agricultural province with over 86% of agricultural land, of which the annual rice area reaches over 177.000 hectares and the output reaches over 1,1 million tons. Particularly in the Winter-Spring crop of 2023 - 2024, the sowing area reaches more than 74.000 hectares, with an estimated output of nearly 600.000 tons. Currently, the province's rice production value accounts for over 40% of the total production value of Region I (agricultural sector). Every year, through propaganda and implementation of many programs, schemes and projects, farmers have significantly changed their thinking and farming practices.
Hau Giang province has determined that one of the key tasks is to focus on developing agriculture towards high quality, increasing the rate of people applying mechanization to all stages of rice farming to create breakthrough development. for the agricultural sector, promoting the province's socio-economic development in a sustainable direction.
In particular, from the positive results of the demonstration model of the process "Smart rice cultivation with low emissions associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta" implemented in Vi Trung and Vi Binh communes of Vi Thuy district. is an important premise for the province to continue to replicate and effectively implement the goal of the Sustainable Development Project of one million hectares specializing in high-quality rice cultivation and low emissions associated with green growth in the delta. by the Mekong River in Hau Giang province in the near future.
Currently, Hau Giang province has formed community service groups and groups specializing in providing services and serving the people's needs of using mechanization for rice production. The Agriculture sector will continue to make efforts to effectively implement the "footprintless rice fields" method to help people farm without getting their hands and feet dirty, but instead making the most of machinery, Smart equipment into production.
In parallel with that, Hau Giang province has built a high-quality rice area according to the model of large fields associated with product consumption, with an annual consumption area of over 25.000 hectares. Hau Giang has set a goal that by 2025, it will deploy about 28.000 hectares of high quality rice; By 2030, it will increase to 46.000 hectares according to the goal of the Project to develop 1 million hectares specializing in high-quality and low-emission rice cultivation associated with green growth.
Besides rice, Hau Giang farmers have been doing a good job of restructuring the agricultural sector, so many fields of crops and livestock are creating strong breakthroughs in area and output, especially applying many New technical advances in farming. In particular, many areas of seedless lemon trees, green-skinned grapefruit, soursop, jackfruit, etc. are grown by farmers according to VietGAP and GlobalGAP standards to be eligible for export.
In addition to fruit trees, many vegetable areas in the province are grown by farmers in closed greenhouses attached to drip irrigation systems and vegetables grown according to the ecological hydroponic model. Besides, the province's livestock sector also develops stably according to market demand; As for aquatic products, Hau Giang farmers focus on a number of typical species such as: tilapia, pangasius, field eel, turtle...
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hau Giang province said that currently in the province there are 32 businesses and 38 cooperatives (cooperatives) associated with the production and consumption of agricultural products with 39.870 participating households, an area of 38.656 hectares. In particular, rice has 25 businesses and 30 cooperatives associated with rice production and consumption with 39.145 households participating, an area of 37.808 hectares. Form of end-of-season off-take, seed supply combined with off-take or supply of seeds, agricultural materials and off-take. The offtake price is fixed 7-10 days before harvest at the market price or 50 to 1.000 VND/kg higher depending on the variety and offtake unit.
Particularly for fruit trees, there are 7 businesses and 8 cooperatives affiliated with 725 participating households, covering an area of 848 hectares. Specifically, seedless lemons have 3 businesses and 3 cooperatives associated with purchasing with 123 participating households, an area of 220 hectares; Grapefruit trees are linked to 2 cooperatives with 70 households, an area of 53 hectares; Jackfruit has 2 businesses, 1 cooperative with 8 participating households, an area of 55 hectares and pineapple has 2 businesses, 2 cooperatives with 524 participating households, an area of 520 hectares.
In recent times, agricultural production models applying digital transformation solutions with 4.0 technology and modern farming equipment in the province have helped reduce labor, production costs and improve productivity. productivity and product quality. Hau Giang province continues to promote digital transformation towards building a clean, modern agriculture, helping farmers develop economically and be responsible to domestic consumers and exports./.
