The total paddy output for this year of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, one of Vietnam’s largest rice producers, will top 1.4 million tonnes, the highest so far, according to the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Deputy director of the department Nguyen Thi Kieu attributed the increase of 83,234 tonnes over the last year’s figure to the application of advanced technical processes and models by farmers to their production.
The official further said in the coming winter-spring rice crop, farmers will continue to apply the large-field model as a main way to reduce production costs, raise productivity and quality, and improve the product value as well as profits.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has said Vietnam expects to harvest about 3.7 million tonnes of rice from now to the end of this year, ensuring sufficient stock for export for 2013 and some for the same purpose next year.-VNA
Deputy director of the department Nguyen Thi Kieu attributed the increase of 83,234 tonnes over the last year’s figure to the application of advanced technical processes and models by farmers to their production.
The official further said in the coming winter-spring rice crop, farmers will continue to apply the large-field model as a main way to reduce production costs, raise productivity and quality, and improve the product value as well as profits.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has said Vietnam expects to harvest about 3.7 million tonnes of rice from now to the end of this year, ensuring sufficient stock for export for 2013 and some for the same purpose next year.-VNA
