Nghe An focuses on safe and effective winter crop production

On the morning of September 8, under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh - the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held an online conference to evaluate the results of the 2020 winter crop production and deploy the 2021 winter crop production plan. Nghe An participated in the conference chaired by comrades: Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Van De - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Ensure 'safety' and economic efficiency

In 2020, the areawinter cropsreached 375 thousand hectares, down 13 thousand hectares due to the impact of storm No. 7, but total output and production value both increased compared to the 2019 winter crop.

One of the main reasons for the increase in crop income value is the structural shift from unstable crops, subject to seasonal pressure and low economic value to higher value crops; production in greenhouses and net houses associated with preliminary processing and processing to ensure food safety, with a stable output market, and planting in different seasons has contributed to increasing product prices. Many localities have had effective policies and mechanisms, promoting production according to a concentrated production chain model that plays a role in the production and consumption of agricultural products...

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu speaks at the conference. Photo: Phu Huong

“This year, production in China is forecast to decrease due to many reasons, leading to both increased import demand and reduced competitiveness of Chinese agricultural products in other markets. That is an opportunity for us to expand the area and increase the value of winter crop production,” Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh stated. However, localities need to have appropriate plans to overcome difficulties such as unusual weather and extreme climate; Covid-19 pandemic affecting production, harvesting, circulation and consumption of products...

Overview of the conference. Photo: Phu Huong

Not produce at all costs, but by all means

Reporting at the conference this morning, Nghe An informed: In the 2020 winter crop, the whole province planted more than 33,400 hectares; the output reached over 264,600 tons. Production has shifted from quantity to quality, focusing on safe production, forming concentrated production areas; many chain linkage models have achieved high economic efficiency. The whole province has 157 net houses and greenhouses with a total area of ​​25.77 hectares. Notably, over 5,000 hectares of biomass corn have been jointly purchased by TH Truemilk Group and Vinamilk.
Together with contributing to completing the targetfood production, winter crop production in 2020 brought economic value of more than 1,600 billion VND, an increase of 31.6% compared to winter crop in 2019.

Farmers in Dien Thinh (Dien Chau) go to the fields to produce the winter crop. Photo: Canh Yen

In 2021, the whole province strives to plant over 35,500 hectares of winter crops, including 20,000 hectares of corn; 1,500 hectares of peanuts; 12,400 hectares of various vegetables and beans; and 1,650 hectares of sweet potatoes. To date, the whole province has planted over 5,000 hectares.