Expanding agricultural commodity production areas from Resolution 10

Muong Khuong has a great competitive advantage over other localities in the province, which is the formation of concentrated, large-scale agricultural production areas that provide enough raw materials for processing factories. A plus point for Muong Khuong is that local agricultural products (tea, pineapple, chili) have outstanding quality, different from similar products of other localities.

Based on that advantage, along with the goals identified in Resolution 10, Muong Khuong has focused on creating a breakthrough in leadership thinking, shifting from agricultural production to agricultural economic development; clearly identifying 6 key industries (tea, medicinal herbs, bananas, pineapples, cinnamon, pig farming) and 2 areas of developing hill and forest economy, potential industries for investment and development; the solutions proposed in the resolution have been flexibly and creatively applied by the locality, in accordance with reality; prioritizing the allocation of budget capital to implement policies to encourage the development of agricultural production in the province (policies on tea planting, livestock farming, construction of processing facilities, etc.) and integrating capital sources from 3 national target programs; continuing to develop the domestic market, firmly maintaining traditional markets (China, the Middle East, etc.) and expanding new, potential markets such as the EU, Japan, etc.

Thanks to the above solutions, in 2024 - the third year of implementing Resolution 10, the area of ​​key crops in Muong Khuong district was expanded. Specifically, 384 hectares of tea were newly planted, bringing the total tea area of ​​the district to 5,840 hectares, an increase of 28% compared to the plan; the average yield was 118.8 quintals/ha (an increase of 3.3% compared to the plan), the output reached 36,497 tons (an increase of 3.39% compared to the plan), the output value reached over 261.2 billion VND. The value of the tea industry by 2024 reached 574.8 billion VND, of which: the value from fresh tea buds was over 261 billion VND, the added value after processing was over 313 billion VND. The district currently has 7 companies, cooperatives, and business households purchasing and processing tea, of which over 95% of processed tea output is exported to the Middle East, China, Canada, and European markets; about 5% of output is consumed domestically.

Planted 405 hectares of new bananas, increasing the total banana area of ​​the district to 955 hectares (an increase of 12.3% compared to the plan); productivity of 30 tons/ha; output of 16,500 tons. The value of the banana industry reached 138 billion VND. Over 90% of fresh banana output is exported to the Chinese market, 10% is consumed in the provinces of the Northern Delta region.

Planted 150 hectares of new pineapples, increasing the total pineapple area of ​​the district to 1,790 hectares (up 5.3% compared to the plan); output reached 41,160 tons. The value of the pineapple industry reached 339 billion VND, of which: the value obtained from selling fresh pineapples reached 299 billion VND, the added value after processing reached over 72 billion VND.

The total herd of pigs in the district is 32,612 (up 0.34% compared to the plan); output reaches 2,720 tons. The value from pig farming reaches over 223 billion VND. Of which, the output value reaches 176.8 billion VND, the added value after processing reaches 46.2 billion VND. In the district, there are 2 cooperatives processing pork products (Son Hoa Cooperative) with 6 products certified as 3-star OCOP.

Planted 182 hectares of cinnamon, increasing the total cinnamon area of ​​the district to 2,192 hectares; the cumulative output of cinnamon branches, leaves and bark reached 376 tons of fresh cinnamon.

Muong Khuong agriculture develops in a concentrated direction, forming large commodity production areas.

The forest economy develops in the direction of both timber exploitation and non-timber forest product exploitation; forest management and protection, biodiversity conservation are focused; afforestation with multi-purpose tree species is developed, linking the business of planted forest wood with environmental protection. The newly planted forest area reaches 302 hectares. The protected forest area by 2024 will reach 20,376 hectares. The forest cover rate reaches 44.67%. The value of timber exploitation and non-timber forest products (including the value of forest exploitation, secondary forest products and forest environmental services) reaches nearly 240 billion VND.

Along with the development of key crops, the area of ​​potential crops in the locality is also expanded. In 2024, the area of ​​potential crops increased by 105 hectares compared to 2023; the value of potential industries reached over 268 billion VND. Specifically: planting 55 hectares of tangerines, increasing the area of ​​tangerines in the whole district to 870 hectares, the output reached 7,872 tons, the output value reached 157 billion VND. Planting an additional 50 hectares of Seng cu rice, increasing the area of ​​Seng cu rice to 600 hectares, the output reached 3,228 tons, the output value reached 64.4 billion VND. Maintaining 161 hectares of crispy persimmons, the output reached 225 tons, the output value reached 7.8 billion VND. Maintain 200 hectares of chili and invest in intensive farming to improve productivity and product quality. The output after processing reached 1,686 tons of chili sauce, with a value of 67.4 billion VND (added value of 28.9 billion VND).

Mr. Le Thanh Hoa, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Muong Khuong district, said: In the coming time, the district will continue to review the current status of agricultural land fund to invest in developing commodity production areas; increase the application of science and technology, change the structure of varieties; develop forestry economy, hill and forest economy associated with sustainable forest management and protection; promote socialization of production forest planting in low-lying areas, replace ineffective crop areas with multi-purpose forestry planting...

Effectively use capital from national target programs and other legal capital sources to support production, prioritizing support for expanding commodity production areas in the area.

Continue to call for and attract businesses, organizations and individuals to implement projects to develop agricultural commodity production; increase investment attraction in agricultural processing facilities and factories associated with concentrated commodity production areas; step up trade promotion activities, advertise and introduce products, expand consumption markets; strengthen the development of e-commerce on e-commerce trading platforms, such as Postmart.vn, Sendo... to expand the domestic and international agricultural product consumption market.

Source: https://baolaocai.vn/rong-mo-vung-san-xuat-nong-nghiep-hang-hoa-tu-nghi-quyet-10-post399810.html