Vietnam’s cashew sector will apply a number of specific measures to fulfil its 2.5 billion USD revenue target by 2020.
In a proposal on the sustainable development of the sector, theCultivation Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (MARD) forecast that the country will have a total cashewarea of 300,000-320,000 hectares with an output of 400,000 tonnes peryear, meeting 40 percent of its material demand for processing.
To meet the goal, the proposal outlines some major solutions to improve cashew production and processing.
It said it is necessary to have proper farm planning, expanding cashewcultivation in areas with favourable conditions and applying newfarming technologies.
It is crucial to build largeprocessing factories using high technology to ensure food safety, whileencouraging producers to foster links to build a trademark forVietnamese cashew, the proposal said.
During ameeting between the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) and theCultivation Department in Ho Chi Minh City on December 18 to collectopinions on the proposal, Nguyen Thi Kim Nga, Chairman of the CashewAssociation of Binh Phuoc province, said besides extending farmingareas, it is necessary to improve connectivity between farmers andbusinesses.
She suggested that Vinacas and the MARDassist Binh Phuoc in implementing a pilot model in the field and extendit to other localities.
Apart from researching newcashew varieties, more support policies should also be offered tofarmers and cashew processors in building material areas for the sector,she said.
According to Vinacas, the Governmentshould design policies to encourage businesses to invest more in cashewprocessing and produce other auxiliary products, diversifying thedomestic market and supporting enterprises in trademark building.-VNA
In a proposal on the sustainable development of the sector, theCultivation Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (MARD) forecast that the country will have a total cashewarea of 300,000-320,000 hectares with an output of 400,000 tonnes peryear, meeting 40 percent of its material demand for processing.
To meet the goal, the proposal outlines some major solutions to improve cashew production and processing.
It said it is necessary to have proper farm planning, expanding cashewcultivation in areas with favourable conditions and applying newfarming technologies.
It is crucial to build largeprocessing factories using high technology to ensure food safety, whileencouraging producers to foster links to build a trademark forVietnamese cashew, the proposal said.
During ameeting between the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) and theCultivation Department in Ho Chi Minh City on December 18 to collectopinions on the proposal, Nguyen Thi Kim Nga, Chairman of the CashewAssociation of Binh Phuoc province, said besides extending farmingareas, it is necessary to improve connectivity between farmers andbusinesses.
She suggested that Vinacas and the MARDassist Binh Phuoc in implementing a pilot model in the field and extendit to other localities.
Apart from researching newcashew varieties, more support policies should also be offered tofarmers and cashew processors in building material areas for the sector,she said.
According to Vinacas, the Governmentshould design policies to encourage businesses to invest more in cashewprocessing and produce other auxiliary products, diversifying thedomestic market and supporting enterprises in trademark building.-VNA
