Attending the event were Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam, Ms. Joanna Kane-Potaka - Deputy General Director of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Mr. Nguyen Ngoc He - Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee.
The high-quality rice model deployed at Thuan Tien Cooperative has an area of 50 hectares, aiming to promote mechanization in sowing, increase fertilizer use efficiency, increase productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. according to the criteria of the Project "Sustainable development of 1 million hectares specializing in high-quality rice cultivation and low emissions associated with green growth".
Accordingly, the model meets the following criteria: using certified varieties; applying alternate wet-dry (AWD) water management; Applying specialized fertilization (SSNM), sowing the rows with a machine combined with burying fertilizer, reducing the number of fertilization times to 2 times/crop; Apply IPM to plant protection management; Applying combine harvesters for harvesting; Collect straw from the fields to make straw mushrooms and fertilizer from straw, combine with organic fertilizer for rice...
According to Mr. Nguyen Cao Khai, Director of Thuan Tien Cooperative, the cooperative has 512 hectares of rice production participating in the 1 million hectares of rice project. From the first 50 hectares of pilot application, it is expected to be successful. From there, cooperative members will expand to 100% of the area and other localities will also do the same to spread to 1 million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice fields.
Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Can Tho City, Tran Thai Nghiem, expects that the model will be successfully implemented, meeting the goal of low-emission rice production, reducing costs and increasing people's income. From the model model, Can Tho's agricultural sector will summarize practical production experience to direct and replicate the implementation of the 1 million hectares of rice project in Can Tho city.
The first 50-hectare model was deployed at Thuan Tien Cooperative applying sustainable farming processes
At the same time, through the model, with the attention of localities and farmers, the agricultural industry hopes that advanced technical solutions will soon be spread in the rice production process in Can Tho in the following years. next case. From there, contributing to improving rice quality, rice production reduces emissions, and is sustainable in the face of market fluctuations and consumption trends; Helps farmers link up the rice industry value chain, increase income, and improve their lives.
The Mekong Delta is Vietnam's main rice production region with rice output always stable at 24 - 25 million tons/year, accounting for over 50% of rice output and 90% of the country's rice exports. Previously, the average amount of rice seeds sown by farmers in the Mekong Delta was very large, about 100 - 150 kg/ha. Participate in a field of 1 million hectares of high-quality rice, reducing emissions with the application of mechanized seeding to help reduce the amount of seed sown to 60 kg/ha, reduce the amount of fertilizer and pesticides, and reduce shedding. falls and post-harvest losses.
According to Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam, implementing the 1 million hectares of rice project, the Ministry announced a high-quality and low-emission rice cultivation process recognized by scientists and international organizations. On the same day, April 5, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development deployed 4 pilot sites for high-quality and low-emission rice production, training people to understand the high-quality rice production process, low emissions.
The 1 million hectares of rice project implemented by Vietnam is the world's first high-quality, low-emission rice production model, so many international organizations and businesses have participated and accompanied Project 1. million hectares of rice such as: World Bank, International Rice Research Institute,...
Ms. Joanna Kane Potaka - Deputy General Director of IRRI hopes that through this pilot model, farmers can learn from experts and partners to implement rice farming techniques to reduce emissions. At the same time, from the pilot model, IRRI learns from experiences from farmers, businesses, and partners so that IRRI can contribute to the successful implementation of the 1 million hectares of rice project.
