Which region grows ST25 rice for 90 million VND/ha, producing delicious and fragrant rice?

Mr. Ho Quang Cua informed Dan Viet reporter that ST25 rice yield is high when grown in shrimp ponds in the Ca Mau peninsula following the shrimp-rice rotation model. During the production process, the water must be drained three times.

Mr. Ho Quang Cua (middle) discussed with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and related units about ST 25 rice. Photo: Huynh Xay

"In this Ca Mau peninsula, if you want to have a high yield of ST 25 rice, you must drain the water three times during the care process, especially mid-season draining. This ST 25 rice growing technique not only helps to have a high yield, but also produces delicious and fragrant rice," said Mr. Cua.

Mr. Cua said that with the dry drainage technique, there are places where farmer groups and cooperatives harvest ST25 rice for 90 million VND/ha.

The ST25 rice growing technique that he said also makes the end-of-season harvest easier, at which point the combine harvester can enter the field (without sinking) to cut the rice, instead of having to cut it by hand (without draining the water during the planting process).

According to the father of ST25 rice, the method of draining dry water from the fields using the above technique is also a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in line with the direction of the project of 1 million hectares of high-quality rice in the Mekong Delta region that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is starting to implement.

He emphasized that the less greenhouse gas emissions rice has, the more delicious the rice will be. Currently, the Ca Mau peninsula has up to 200,000 hectares that can grow ST25 rice, which has great potential.

Mr. Cua shared: "This ST25 rice growing technique is both adaptive to climate change, consistent with state policy and increases people's income."

To have delicious, fragrant and high-yielding ST25 rice, according to Mr. Cua, people should not sow thickly. Instead, they should sow thinly according to the process and solution that he has built for his rice plants.

"I have participated in international competitions for the past 7 times and have found that every year when it rains a lot in the Northeast region of Thailand, the rice from this country fails. The reason is that too much water makes the rice taste bad and the aroma is not good," Mr. Cua explained further.

According to Mr. Ho Quang Cua, ST25 rice grown in the Ca Mau peninsula using the dry water drainage technique during the care process has reached 90 million VND/ha, producing delicious and fragrant rice and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Photo: Huynh Xay

It is known that ST25 rice variety has a strong stem and is resistant to diseases. ST25 rice has long, clear white grains, not chalky, when cooked, the rice has a faint aroma of pandan leaves, mixed with the aroma of young rice, giving off a gentle and attractive scent.

The rice grains are drained, soft, sticky and slightly chewy. The longer you chew, the sweeter the taste of rice starch becomes. In particular, ST25 rice retains its soft, sticky texture even when cooled.

Recently, in Soc Trang , Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam had a meeting with Mr. Cua. Here, Mr. Nam said that ST 25 rice is a high-quality rice and already has a brand, the next step is to build it into a national rice brand.

"For a long time, Mr. Cua's company has also built processes and solutions to reduce emissions from rice plants in the fields. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is researching the development of a product brand for high-quality, low-emission Vietnamese rice, and ST25 rice almost fully meets the standards," said Mr. Nam.

Therefore, Mr. Nam directed his subordinate units to review and support Mr. Cua in creating a national rice brand.

Mr. Nam added that in the 1 million hectare high-quality rice project, measuring and paying for carbon credits is not the main issue, it is only a part, the more important factor is the issue of product branding.

"Only the emission reduction rice label can increase the value of Vietnamese rice," said the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Source: https://danviet.vn/vung-nao-trong-lua-st25-dat-90-trieu-dong-ha-cho-ra-gao-vua-ngon-vua-thom-20240311133000537.htm