Ho Chi Minh City aims to achieve an average production value of VND800-850 million per hectare of vegetables per year by 2030.
This content belongs to the plan to implement the project to develop safe and concentrated vegetable production areas, ensuring traceability of origin associated with processing and consumption markets, which has just been issued by the City.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Statistics Office, the average production value per hectare of agricultural land in general was estimated at VND579 million per hectare last year. Thus, this target expects the value of each hectare of vegetables by the end of the decade to increase by nearly 50% compared to each hectare of current cultivated land.
By 2023, Ho Chi Minh City will have more than 6,000 hectares of vegetables, with an output of 219,400 tons, while the plan by 2030 is only 2,500 hectares but the output will increase to 387,000 tons. To save nearly 60% of the area but increase output by 75%, Ho Chi Minh City will focus on growing high-tech vegetables on half of the area by 2030 (1,000-1,250 hectares). This also contributes to increasing the value brought from each hectare each year.
Growing vegetables using high-tech agricultural model in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ha An
To implement, Ho Chi Minh City will develop specialized production areas, support the development of 4-6 vegetable value chains, and link production and consumption between businesses, cooperatives and farmers. The proportion of safe, concentrated vegetable areas with traceability will reach 30-40% of the total area.
At the same time, the City will research and develop varieties. Every year, 5-6 new vegetable varieties suitable for urban agriculture will be transferred, along with techniques for cultivation, preliminary processing, processing and preservation.
Ho Chi Minh City is orienting its investment in developing vegetable production in the direction of socialization, with the main resources being businesses and people. The budget will invest in irrigation, transportation, and electricity infrastructure; support training and improve the quality of human resources; organize tours and study tours of effective high-tech vegetable production models.
In 2023, agriculture, forestry and fishery will account for 0.5% of Ho Chi Minh City's GRDP, reaching a value of VND8,190 billion. For vegetables and fruits alone, the locality needs to consume about 4,200 tons per day. The ability to self-supply vegetables is about 30%, the rest is imported from neighboring provinces such as Long An, Tien Giang, Dong Nai.
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