Kien Giang Province Launches Project for 1 Million Hectare of High-Quality, Low-Emission Rice Cultivation

According to Mr. Le Thanh Tung, Deputy Director of the Department of Crop Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the overall effectiveness of the Project on 1 million hectares of high-quality and low-emission rice cultivation associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta by 2030 is to increase the value of the entire chain by 40%, and the profit margin of rice growers will increase by 50%. The social effectiveness is that 1 million farming households are trained and apply sustainable farming. The environmental effectiveness is to contribute to environmental protection and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (reducing greenhouse gas emissions by over 10%).

Mr. Le Thanh Tung, Deputy Director of the Department of Crop Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, introduced the model of high-quality rice cultivation and emission reduction at the experimental model. Photo: Hong Cam

The project is of particular importance in orienting the transformation of sustainable rice cultivation methods in the Mekong Delta and forming and developing large-scale, stable, long-term concentrated raw material areas, ensuring sustainable and effective cultivation quality.

The project aims to reduce input costs by 30%, contributing to reducing rice production costs for farming households by about VND9,500 billion; increasing the profit margin of rice growers by 50%; contributing to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 10%...

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Kien Giang province, Kien Giang province will implement the project with an area of ​​200,000 hectares, divided into 2 phases. Phase 1 (2024-2025) focuses on consolidating the existing areas of the Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (VnSAT Project) of 24,738 hectares and expanding the area outside the VnSAT Project area towards the target of 100,000 hectares by 2025, of which 60,000 hectares will be in 2024.

Phase 2 (2026-2030), specifically identify key areas to establish investment projects to develop new high-quality, low-emission specialized rice areas of 100,000 hectares, aiming for the goal of 200,000 hectares of high-quality, low-emission specialized rice in the province.

Mr. Le Huu Toan, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Kien Giang province, spoke at the launching ceremony. Photo: Hong Cam

The project is implemented in 12 districts and cities, including: Giang Thanh, Kien Luong, Hon Dat, Tan Hiep, Chau Thanh, Giong Rieng, Go Quao, An Bien, An Minh, U Minh Thuong, Vinh Thuan and Rach Gia City. The total cost of the project is 596,662 billion VND.

Mr. Le Huu Toan, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Kien Giang province, said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has deployed a pilot model of 50 hectares of rice at Phu Hoa Youth Agricultural Service Cooperative (Tan Hoi commune, Tan Hiep district). It is expected that in August 2024, a pilot model of 10 hectares of rice-shrimp farming will continue to be deployed in An Minh district.

Some of the main investment items of the project in the province include: Upgrading the irrigation system, improving the transportation system, supporting the rice value chain infrastructure, supporting digital agriculture, synchronous mechanization, etc. The project is being submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to the Government as a National Special Project.

Demonstration of stages in specialized production of high-quality and low-emission rice associated with green growth at the field of Phu Hoa Youth Agricultural Service Cooperative. Photo: Hong Cam

Mr. Nguyen Van Huynh, Director of Phu Hoa Youth Service Cooperative, shared: "It is an honor to be chosen as the first unit in the province to launch the project with an area of ​​50 hectares, with 25 households participating. The application of scientific and technical advances in the fields has long been implemented very effectively by the cooperative and has received the support of the people. Most recently, the SRP rice production model, large fields to reduce costs, large fields of organic rice....

To implement the Project, cooperative members will comply with the initial commitment with service providers that after the 2024 Summer-Autumn rice harvest, farmers will not burn straw. Households participating in the project will receive support such as seeds, fertilizers and pesticides during production. At the same time, applying mechanization of cluster seeders, row seeders, Drones to spray fertilizers, pesticides, seeds... With existing experience and the determination of members, the cooperative is determined to effectively implement this project."

Mr. Nguyen Van Huynh, Director of Phu Hoa Youth Service Cooperative, was honored to be chosen as the first unit in the province to launch the project. Photo: Hong Cam

On the same morning, delegates attending the launching ceremony visited the demonstration of agricultural production equipment at the model field of Phu Hoa Youth Agricultural Service Cooperative - chosen as the first unit of the province to launch the project.

On this occasion, a number of enterprises and cooperatives also signed to participate in the project, and visited the demonstration model of vehicles, machinery, equipment and technology in rice production and exchanged some technical measures for sowing and caring for rice fields to bring high productivity.

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