Vietnamese PM calls for reform on rice sector
Source: Xinhua   2017-03-15 22:23:08

HO CHI MINH CITY, March 15 (Xinhua) -- It is time to comprehensively reform rice production since the staple plays an irreplaceable role in Vietnam's agriculture, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Wednesday.

The prime minister chaired a conference in southern An Giang province to seek ways to develop the Vietnamese rice sector sustainably in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's rice hub, Vietnam News Agency reported.

In the next one or two decades, Vietnamese rice should bring about the best added values by satisfying general nutritious and medicinal demand and standards, the prime minister said.

He asked for the rice sector to launch a comprehensive reform by breakthrough solutions in terms of policies and development models. He suggested expanding the land ceiling limit for each farming household in an appropriate manner.

Rice farming land must be kept, but the cropping calendar and intercropping must be considered, the government leader said. The rice sector also needs to pay more attention to the domestic market of nearly 100 million people to prevent the domination of imported rice, he added.

The conference targeted that profit for rice growers in commercial rice production areas must account for at least 30 percent of the total revenue. The area of certified rice varieties should make up over 75 percent by 2020 and 100 percent by 2030. Post-harvest loss must be reduced to under 8 percent and the greenhouse gas emissions must be cut down by 10-20 percent from at present.

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Vietnamese PM calls for reform on rice sector

Source: Xinhua 2017-03-15 22:23:08
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HO CHI MINH CITY, March 15 (Xinhua) -- It is time to comprehensively reform rice production since the staple plays an irreplaceable role in Vietnam's agriculture, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Wednesday.

The prime minister chaired a conference in southern An Giang province to seek ways to develop the Vietnamese rice sector sustainably in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's rice hub, Vietnam News Agency reported.

In the next one or two decades, Vietnamese rice should bring about the best added values by satisfying general nutritious and medicinal demand and standards, the prime minister said.

He asked for the rice sector to launch a comprehensive reform by breakthrough solutions in terms of policies and development models. He suggested expanding the land ceiling limit for each farming household in an appropriate manner.

Rice farming land must be kept, but the cropping calendar and intercropping must be considered, the government leader said. The rice sector also needs to pay more attention to the domestic market of nearly 100 million people to prevent the domination of imported rice, he added.

The conference targeted that profit for rice growers in commercial rice production areas must account for at least 30 percent of the total revenue. The area of certified rice varieties should make up over 75 percent by 2020 and 100 percent by 2030. Post-harvest loss must be reduced to under 8 percent and the greenhouse gas emissions must be cut down by 10-20 percent from at present.

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