Along with some localities in the province, Tanh Linh farmers are continuing to expand production according to the model of large fields, high-quality rice areas, creating conditions to expand the area of production - product consumption linkage. In particular, the district has been developing rice seed production areas, helping to ensure quality according to the economic value chain...
Linking rice seed production
In the Tanh Linh rice area, the locality always determines to expand and improve the efficiency of value chain linkages for products with potential and advantages of the district, associated with innovation in appropriate production organization forms. In particular, along with cashew and rubber, rice is one of the three main key products that are focused on.
Mr. Nguyen Huu Phuoc - Vice Chairman of Tanh Linh District People's Committee said that in 2023 and the winter-spring crop of 2023 - 2024, the locality implemented cooperation between Loc Troi Group and 3 communes of Dong Kho, Duc Binh and Gia An to deploy rice seed production, initially achieving some quite positive results. Accordingly, the total area of rice seed production is 63.65 hectares with original rice varieties OM5451, OM18. In addition, the area of socialized rice seeds in the winter-spring crop of 2023-2024 is 312 hectares, of which over 4 hectares are producing super original seeds of Loc Troi Group Joint Stock Company produced in Dong Kho commune.
The results were mentioned at the recent conference to review the rice seed production linkage between Loc Troi Seed Joint Stock Company and farmers in Dong Kho commune. Implementing the rice seed production linkage with Loc Troi Seed Joint Stock Company, farmers in the commune were trained in the rice seed production process, signed a production linkage contract with the service of transplanting - cluster sowing machines, spraying, agricultural materials and technical staff closely following farmers throughout the crop season. The rice products after harvest are priced according to the market price 5-7 days before harvest. Currently, Dong Kho commune has a total rice production area of 642 hectares, of which the rice seed production area is nearly 82 hectares. According to the evaluation of the model results, the average yield reached 6.3 tons/ha, the purchase price was from 9,400 - 9,600 VND/kg, higher than the market price of rice by 1,100 VND/kg. Especially in the winter-spring crop of 2023 - 2024, the area participating in the linkage is more than 11 hectares/11 farming households. Households implementing the model said that the profit from producing rice seeds using the cluster sowing method is 1.7 million VND/ha higher than that of traditional production. On the other hand, through comparing the two models of transplanting - cluster sowing compared to traditional production, it shows that the linkage in rice seed production is still more profitable than the traditional production of farmers. But the most obvious effect is from the second crop onwards, as well as the following seed production crops.
Towards 3 uniformities
According to the leader of Tanh Linh District People's Committee, local farmers are increasingly interested in using certified rice varieties in rice production, which has increased the rate of certified rice varieties to over 95% in the district. Farmers produce by applying scientific advances in production, sparse sowing, saving costs on seeds, and having a unit to purchase products in the long term will bring high profits.
However, the current difficulty is that the area of households for association is small, some households do not eliminate the mix so the seeds do not meet the standards... Therefore, according to Mr. Nguyen Huu Phuoc, there need to be 3 similar factors: homogeneity in seeds, homogeneity in production process and homogeneity in products, only then can the stages in the association from input to output be ensured. The People's Committee of Tanh Linh district and the Provincial Agricultural Extension Center also proposed and hoped that related departments, communes and towns, together with associated units and farmers, would promote and apply science and technology in rice production, transfer modern and advanced farming techniques to farmers...
On the business side, the locality wishes to continue to create favorable conditions to support Tanh Linh district in applying technology and continuing to implement linkages in rice seed production in the coming time. Strengthening technical support, production processes, especially the stage of removing mixed seeds to harvest a high seed rate, ensuring that people participating in seed production have higher incomes than commercial rice. Thereby gradually promoting regional linkages, linkages in the rice value chain...
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