For three consecutive years, Long An province (before the merger) had rice output of 3 million tons, of which high-quality rice accounted for nearly 75%.
Rice is one of the main crops in the province, with a total annual cultivation area of over 539,177 hectares. Recognizing the importance of rice varieties in terms of yield and quality, the agricultural sector always recommends that farmers switch from low-quality rice varieties to high-quality rice varieties. Currently, farmers grow fragrant rice, specialty rice and sticky rice accounting for nearly 53%, while high-quality rice varieties account for 45%.
Mr. Do Van Doan - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Service Cooperative (HTX) of Ong Nhan Tay Hamlet, Binh Hiep Commune, said: “The Cooperative has 21 members participating, with a total linked area of more than 500 hectares. All rice areas are selected by farmers with certified varieties, of which about 30% of the area uses row sowing, cluster sowing and transplanting methods. Farmers reduce the amount of rice seeds sown from 130kg to 80kg/ha, in particular 60kg/ha; bring mechanization to the fields to 100%, reduce the use of fertilizers and chemical pesticides, switch to using organic fertilizers, microorganisms and biological products. Here, the Cooperative cooperates with enterprises to purchase the area of spread sown rice at a price 500-600 VND/kg higher than outside, while row sowing, transplanting and cluster sowing are 1,000 VND/kg higher than outside. The main rice varieties are OM18, Fragrant Radio 8”.
Looking back at nearly 10 years of implementing the Program for Developing High-Tech Agriculture associated with restructuring the agricultural sector on rice, Long An province (before the merger) has achieved many outstanding results. Specifically, the province has achieved rice output of over 3 million tons/year for 3 consecutive years, of which high-tech rice accounts for nearly 75%. These figures further confirm that the province's rice industry has made great strides in both scale and quality, changing farmers' production thinking - from tradition to synchronous application of technical solutions on the field.
With the existing foundation from the Program for Developing High-Tech Agriculture associated with restructuring the agricultural sector on rice, Tay Ninh province (after the merger) registered to implement the Project "Developing 1 million hectares of specialized high-tech and low-emission rice associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta by 2030" (referred to as the Project) with an area of 114,400 hectares, with 47,350 households participating. The Project is of special importance in orienting the conversion of sustainable rice cultivation methods; forming and developing large-scale, stable, long-term concentrated raw material areas, ensuring quality, sustainable and effective cultivation.
The province has implemented many pilot models, with an area of about 238 hectares. Initially, the Project brought high economic efficiency, people continued to reduce production costs, aiming to reduce emissions in agricultural production. Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Dinh Thi Phuong Khanh shared: "The Project is considered the most sustainable and effective solution to improve the quality and yield of rice. In the 2025-2030 term, the agricultural sector is determined to implement the Project to achieve the set plan, in which it is expected that there will be regimes and policies to invest in infrastructure to help form rice production areas. In particular, farmers in the Project area will benefit from the exchange of carbon certificates and have a fairly good standard of living, or even richer"./.
"Rice yield and quality are influenced by four main components: Number of flowers/unit area; number of grains per flower; proportion of full grains and grain weight. Rice will yield maximum yield when these components reach a state of balance. Any of the above components increasing or decreasing too much will break the balance, reducing yield. Therefore, farmers need to choose quality varieties that have not yet degenerated and are suitable for each land area, and at the same time synchronously combine scientific and technical advances in the fields." Dr. Dao Minh So - Head of Plant Breeding Department - Southern Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology |
Le Ngoc
Source: https://baolongan.vn/nang-tam-chat-luong-lua-gao-a203858.html
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