The restructuring of the rice sector will be accelerated this year in an attempt to increase production efficiency and farmers’ income.
Under the restructuring plan, 104,000 hectares of rice farming area will be covered by other crops, mainly maize, pushing the year’s total rice cultivation area down to 7.68 million hectares with an estimated output of 43.85 million tonnes.
In addition, the plan will create favourable conditions for farmers to shift from growing rice to some fruit trees such as orange and banana.
The country’s rice production was estimated at 45 million tonnes in 2014, up almost 800,000 tonnes over the previous year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.-VNA
Under the restructuring plan, 104,000 hectares of rice farming area will be covered by other crops, mainly maize, pushing the year’s total rice cultivation area down to 7.68 million hectares with an estimated output of 43.85 million tonnes.
In addition, the plan will create favourable conditions for farmers to shift from growing rice to some fruit trees such as orange and banana.
The country’s rice production was estimated at 45 million tonnes in 2014, up almost 800,000 tonnes over the previous year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.-VNA
