Green production a way for Vietnam to promote agricultural development: Insiders

Processing pineapples for export (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The agricultural sector isspeeding up restructuring towards a circular and green agriculture to adapt tothe global green consumption trend, promote exports and join hands inrealising the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, said authorities.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoansaid that consumers around the world are paying greater attention to the waya product is made, and whether it affects the environment and the health of thecommunity, or violates standards of the world or not.

The official held that this is a chance to reposition theVietnamese agricultural sector in the global green growth situation.

He underlined that the ongoing project to promotesustainable development of 1 million hectares of high-quality and low-carbonemission rice farms in association with green growth in the Mekong Delta regionuntil 2030 has been highly evaluated by international organisations as thefirst of its kind in the world and a future model for the promotion of the greenagriculture.

The project aims to build an ecosystem for the rice sectorwith the combination between output and quality improvement. Many new policieshave been applied during the implementation of the project, including the paymentof carbon credits based on results, the association of low emission production withgreen growth, the development of a circular agricultural economy with theoptimisation of by-products from rice production, aiming to push greendevelopment, reduce emissions, and increase quality, making it a trademark ofVietnamese rice.

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Alongside, the agricultural industry has also renovated the productionof farm produce from researching varieties to developing standardisedmaterial region, thus forming large-scale production areas, while strengtheningthe application of science and technology in producing clean and high qualityproducts, said Nguyen Nhu Cuong, Director of the MARD’s Crop Production Department.

Currently, science, technology and innovation iscontributing more than 30% to the added value of the agricultural sector.

The MARD is building a project to promote tye circular economydevelopment in agriculture until 2030, which sets a target of 60% of by-productof cultivation activities is treated and reused, along with 80% of by-productsof rice production. Meanwhile, 60% of farmer households and farms are expectedto treat their waste.

To date, Vietnam has had over 800 names of biologicalpesticides. MARD Deputy Minister Hoang Trung said that the ministry is workingto ensure biological pesticides account for 30% of the total number of the licenced in Vietnam, and organic fertilisers make up 30% of the total amount used in agricultural production.

In 2050, Vietnam expects 50% of farming areas using organicfertilisers. In the year, 100% materials included in agricultural by-products anddomestic waste will be used to make organic fertilisers./.

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