Ensuring forestry seedling sources

Due to the impact of storm No. 3 (2024), Quang Ninh forestry suffered heavy damage and the forest cover rate of the whole province decreased by 15% compared to the time before the storm. In 2025, Quang Ninh focused on planting over 31,840 hectares, 2.4 times higher than the 2024 afforestation target. In order to improve the quality of planted forests, the supply of forestry seeds has also been focused on by the agricultural sector from an early age to serve the needs of afforestation and forest development in the province.

In 2025, Hoanh Bo Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. will plant 1,400 hectares of forest to restore production after storm No. 3. Of which, 1,100 hectares are production forests and 300 hectares are protective forests. With a very large planted forest area, 3 times larger than previous years, the amount of seedlings needed this year is more than 3 million trees. Taking advantage of favorable weather for forest planting in the first 6 months of the year, from the end of 2024, the Company has planned to order forestry seedlings from units with production capacity. The Company's nursery also focuses on production to prepare for this year's forest planting season.

Eucalyptus tree varieties were ordered by Hoanh Bo Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. at the Quang Ninh Center for Agricultural Forestry Science and Production.

Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien, Deputy Director of Hoanh Bo Forestry One Member Co., Ltd., said: This year, with an area of 1,000 hectares of new forestation, the Company needs 3 million seedlings of various types. Meanwhile, the Company's nursery capacity is 1.5 million trees and is done by sowing seeds. The remaining seedlings are mainly acacia and eucalyptus, which the Company has signed a contract to order since the end of 2024. Quang Ninh Forestry Science and Production Center 1.1 million trees produced from tissue culture. The amount of ironwood and pine seedlings for planting 300 hectares of protective forest was also ordered by the Company from the Vietnam Forestry Institute and units in Yen Bai . Thus, the seedling stage for this year's forest planting of the unit is basically guaranteed and the source of seedlings is produced by reputable units in the field of forestry seedling production today.

Workers of Ba Che Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. are producing acacia seedlings for the 2025 forest planting season.

According to calculations by the agricultural sector, the density of forest planting for native trees and large trees ranges from 500 to 1,100 trees/ha. With 31,847ha of concentrated forest planting this year, the whole province needs over 35 million forestry seedlings of all kinds. After reviewing, Quang Ninh currently has 144 nurseries, of which 41 have registered for business and the remaining 103 are small, scattered nurseries of households and individuals with a total capacity of producing forestry seedlings of 106.7 million trees/year, including acacia, cinnamon, pine and native tree varieties to serve the needs of forest planting in the province.

Quang Ninh Center for Forestry Science and Production produces forestry seedlings from tissue culture.

Ms. Ngo Thi Nguyet, Deputy Director in charge of the Quang Ninh Center for Forestry Science and Production, said: Compared to the annual forestry seedling production plan, this year the order plan is expected to increase by about 50% because forestry establishments and households in the province suffered heavy damage last year due to storms. Forestry units and households are focusing on rebuilding production, so the demand for seedlings has also increased sharply. The unit focuses all resources on making seedlings from the laboratory until they are brought to the nursery. According to the process for acacia seedling production, it takes 40 days, and eucalyptus takes 30 days, so along with focusing on production, we also reduce all costs to lower prices for farmers compared to current market prices. In 2025, the unit will produce 2.5-3 million seedlings. The Company produces about 1.5 million seedlings from the laboratory, and the remaining seedlings are sent to nurseries. Up to now, the Company's nursery has produced 1.5 million forestry seedlings of all kinds.

The nursery of Ba Che Sustainable Agriculture Cooperative produces large timber and native tree varieties.

With the sharp increase in demand for forestry seedlings, the source of seedlings produced in the province completely meets the forest planting needs of organizations and individuals in the province. In the first two months of this year, the area of concentrated forest planting in the whole province reached 1,256.9 hectares, equal to 3.94% of the plan, including 42.4 hectares of protective forest and 1,214.5 hectares of production forest; of which the area of lim, giổi, and lát forests reached 34.94 hectares.

Mr. Nguyen Van Bong, Deputy Head of the Provincial Forest Protection Department, said: In order to increase the forest coverage rate, the unit has directed the Forest Protection Departments to coordinate with district-level departments and committees, and commune-level People's Committees to strengthen state management of forestry plant varieties; control seedling trading activities that cause sudden and unreasonable price increases, taking advantage of the situation after storm No. 3, the demand for seeds and materials for reforestation has increased. At the same time, strictly handle violations in the management of forestry plant varieties (if any) to control the quality of seedlings, serving the forestry development of the province.

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