Promoting advantages and elevating high-tech agriculture

Applying mechanization helps farmers reduce costs and increase rice production efficiency.

Many positive results

According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Program for Developing High-Tech Agriculture associated with restructuring the provincial agricultural sector for the period 2021-2025, the province has achieved and exceeded many important targets. Typically, rice, with 63,988 hectares of high-tech rice in the Project area, reaching 106.6% of the plan for the period 2016-2025. This is a very remarkable achievement, showing the drastic participation of the functional sector and the strong change in thinking of farmers.

Mr. Tran Van Tam, a farmer in Binh Hoa commune, shared: “In the past, we were used to the old way of doing things, sowing thickly, applying a lot of chemical fertilizers, and spraying pesticides regularly. Since participating in the UDCNC rice model, I have been trained in techniques, using certified seeds, reducing the amount of seeds sown by 20-30kg/ha, and applying more organic fertilizers. In particular, using drones to spray and fertilize helps significantly reduce labor costs. Thanks to that, profits have increased by about 15% compared to before.”

These technical advances not only help farmers save costs by 5-15%, increase profits by 5-20%, but also reduce the amount of chemicals, protect the ecological environment. This is the key factor for the province to participate in the Government's 1 million hectares of high-quality rice, emission reduction project.

Not only rice, other crops have also achieved outstanding results. Specifically, the current area of UDCNC vegetables is more than 2,148 hectares, exceeding the plan by 7.4%. Most farmers in traditional vegetable growing areas have switched to using organic fertilizers combined with biological products, water-saving irrigation systems and growing in greenhouses and net houses. The result is outstanding productivity and product quality, sharply reduced production costs, ensuring food safety.

The model of growing vegetables in greenhouses brings high productivity and ensures food safety.

Regarding dragon fruit, despite many difficulties in output and the growing area gradually shrinking, the whole province still has more than 5,840 hectares of UDNC cultivation, reaching 97.5% of the plan. In particular, many farmers have changed their farming methods, no longer using untreated fertilizers, using organic fertilizers and microbial fertilizers. The amount of chemical fertilizers has decreased by 10-15%, investment costs have decreased by 10-20%, and profits have increased by 15-25%. Notably, many households have produced according to VietGAP processes, contributing to raising the brand of dragon fruit in the province.

Lemon trees also developed beyond the plan, reaching 4,114/3,000ha, equivalent to 137%. The seedless lemon growing model in localities such as Ben Luc and Duc Hue has proven to be clearly effective with initial investment costs reduced by 3-5 million VND/ha, profits increased by 21-50 million VND/ha. Thanks to that, the brand "Ben Luc seedless lemon" has gradually affirmed its position in the market.

The livestock and aquaculture sectors also achieved remarkable results. The province implemented pilot models of UDCNC shrimp farming with an area of 98.84 hectares, reaching 98.84% of the plan. From this model, people boldly replicated it with an area of more than 1,172 hectares. In particular, many farmers applied multi-stage farming methods, increased biological products to help reduce chemicals, protect the environment, and increase product value.

In beef cattle farming, artificial insemination models, improved diets, waste treatment, etc. help improve the quality of cattle herds, shorten the time between births, and increase the value of calves by more than 30%. Some households also apply the technique of fermenting feed and making mineral stones, thereby reducing costs and increasing economic efficiency.

Strategic orientation for the new phase

The results achieved in the past time are an important foundation for the province to continue implementing the Agricultural Development Program associated with restructuring the agricultural sector in 2025 and the coming period. Based on production practices and integration requirements, the provincial agricultural sector has built orientations with many specific solutions, closely following actual needs.

Regarding rice, the province continues to maintain and replicate the models of high-quality and low-emission rice cultivation; implement the Project on Sustainable Development of 1 million hectares of high-quality and low-emission rice cultivation associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta by 2030. This will be an important driving force for the province's rice products to have a firm foothold in "difficult" markets.

Along with that, the province continues to consolidate and maintain more than 2,000 hectares of UDCNC vegetables in the lower communes; support the production of dragon fruit trees according to VietGAP standards in the communes of Tam Vu, An Luc Long, Thuan My and Vinh Cong.

Ben Luc seedless lemon tree affirms its brand, bringing stable profits to farmers

For lemon trees, in addition to maintaining two pilot garden improvement models, the province has strengthened the management of the geographical indication "Ben Luc Long An " for seedless lemons and opened 10 training classes to replicate the model.

Meanwhile, shrimp will be raised on an additional 1.16 hectares of UDCNC and 5 replication models will be built in Tan Tru, Vam Co and Can Duoc communes.

High-tech shrimp farming reduces risks, increases productivity and economic efficiency

For beef cattle farming, the province continues to support the conversion of 15 high-quality breeding cows, artificial insemination for more than 1,800 cows in Duc Hue and Tan Tru communes; and support disease prevention vaccines and necessary tools for farmers.

Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Dinh Thi Phuong Khanh informed: “In addition to key crops and livestock, the province also focuses on supporting cooperatives and enterprises in the application of high-tech agriculture, building safe agricultural supply chains associated with traceability. At the same time, the province will review and strengthen the activities of agricultural cooperatives, overcoming the situation of cooperatives ceasing operations. In particular, digital transformation in agriculture is considered a breakthrough solution, applied to 4 crops and 2 livestock according to the approved plan. The application of digitalization will help manage production data, traceability, and transparency of the value chain, thereby enhancing the reputation of the province's agricultural products."

Director of Phuoc Hoa Safe Vegetable Cooperative (Long Cang commune) Kieu Anh Dung shared: “We hope that with support in technology, technical training and digital transformation, the Cooperative can expand its scale, connect with businesses, and bring products closer to supermarkets and collective kitchens. This is a long-term path for farmers to get rich from clean agriculture.”

It can be affirmed that with methodical steps, Tay Ninh is promoting its advantages, raising the level of high-tech agriculture, making an important contribution to the goal of developing green, safe and sustainable agriculture./.

Thanh Tung

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