Weekly summary of agriculture news from Vietnam (February 8–14, 2021)

A weekly summary of agriculture development and production in Vietnam by VietLinh online.

Livestock:

According to authorities, in 2020, Hanoi City’s livestock industry had a good recovery rate. Poultry farming reached an output of 39.5 million, ranked first in the country, up 15% compared to 2019. The city’s drove reached over 1.4 million pigs, an increase of over 60%, along with 158,000 farmed buffalo and cow, up 3.3% compared to 2019.

Hanoi City has set a target in 2021 to develop a total drove of pigs to more than 1.8 million, and keep a stable poultry flock of about 40 million.

Hanoi has 76 key farming communes and 5,351 livestock farms outside residential areas. In particular, the city has formed large-scale concentrated farming areas, with many local farms applied modern technology in production for high economic efficiency.

Plantation:

Farmers in My Le Commune, Can Duoc District, Long An Province harvest “Nang Thom Cho Dao” rice to serve the Lunar New Year market in 2021.

“Nang Thom Cho Dao” is a seasonal rice and only grown in one crop per year. The growing time of this species is about 6 months. “Nang Thom Cho Dao” rice is mainly farmed in My Le Commune, Can Duoc District on an area of ​​nearly 400 hectares.

This year, with favorable weather and the implementation of the “Nang Thom Cho Dao” rice restoration project, farmers apply science and technology to their production according to VietGAP standards. Local farmers limit the amount of chemical fertilizers and register trademark for their exclusive rice product.

Fruits:

Growing vegetables and fruit trees in fresh water areas during the current disaster period is facing many difficulties. Yet, Do Van Ngoi in Nguyen Phich Commune, U Minh District, Ca Mau Province has successfully planted more than 1,000 tangerines on shrimp farming land.

According to the development cycle, tangerines are planted for about 2 years to bear fruits. However, in the following years, tangerines often have higher yields. Currently, Do’s tangerine garden has been harvested for 2 years.

This year, Do harvested over 1 ton of tangerines. The yield was higher than the first year. After being harvested, the output of tangerine is consumed stably and is directly purchased by traders in his garden. Currently, the price of tangerine sold directly in his garden is VND25,000/kilogram.

Farmers, Agriculture, Countryside:

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total export turnover of agriculture, forestry and fishery in January 2021 is estimated at $3.49 billion, up 27.1% over the same period in 2020.

In which, the export value of main agricultural products was estimated at $1.6 billion, up 28.9%; livestock export value was estimated at $26 million, up 3%; seafood export value was estimated at $600 million, up 19.6%, and the export value of main forest products was estimated at $1.33 billion, up 47.8%.

Living and Environment:

The risk of water shortages, environmental insecurity due to climate change and the development of hydropower projects in the upper Mekong River is threatening the downstream area - the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.

The loss of livelihoods, imbalance of ecosystem and environment due to climate change impacts along with hydropower dams should be concerned.

Provinces in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam are making efforts to implement many solutions to ensure water security in local production and farmers’ daily life.

Pet, Flowers and Ornamental Plants:

On days near the Lunar New Year, nearly 60 hectares specializing in rose farming in San Thang Commune, Lai Chau City, provides the northern market of Vietnam with about 250,000 rose branches per day. During peak occasions, it can provide over 600,000 branches.

Locally grown roses are evaluated to be of good quality, affirmed the famous brand and always have a stable output.

This year, on average, each hectare of flowers in San Thang generates VND1.2 billion in revenue. After subtracting the investment cost, each hectare of flowers gives an interest from VND400-450 million.

By Sonia LV - Copyright © VietLinh

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