1.3km-long rice-themed road set up at Hau Giang exhibition

An exhibition featuring Vietnam’s journey from being an importer of rice to becoming the second largest exporter of the grain opened in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on December 11.
1.3km-long rice-themed road set up at Hau Giang exhibition ảnh 1Delegates visit rice-themed road along Xa No canal (Photo: VNA)
Hau Giang (VNA) – An exhibition featuring Vietnam’s journey from being an importer of rice to becoming the second largest exporter of the grain opened in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on December 11.

This is an activity within the framework ofthe Vietnam-Hau Giang International Rice Festival 2023 held from December 11 to14.

At the exhibition, which remains open tovisitors until the end of January 3, 2024, a rice-themed road is set up alongXa No canal in Vi Thanh city. To make the 1.3km-long and 30m-wide road, 20,000pots of rice are used to depict the life cycle of rice as well as cultivationmethods through each period.

A Vietnam map made from rice varieties of the 63 provinces and cities is also displayed at the event.

Director of the Provincial Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development Ngo Minh Long said that after nearly 120years, Xa No canal continues to hold an importantrole in agricultural production of the Mekong Delta region, considered the rice granaryof Vietnam.

The festival aims to promote thedevelopment of high-quality rice production as well as its value chain towardsorganic rice production, ensuring food security and climate change adaptationin the Mekong Delta.

This marks the first time the Vietnam-HauGiang Rice Industry Festival, initiated in 2009, has been upgraded into aninternational-level event. It will feature 500 booths showcasing various kindsof rice, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme,rice delicacies, and machinery that serves rice production./.
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