Vietnam able to ensure food security in all circumstances: Official
From a food importer, Vietnam can now ensure food security in any circumstances, affirmed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.
Vietnam is likely to supply 7.5 million tonnes of rice to the world this year (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – From a food importer, Vietnam can nowensure food security in any circumstances, affirmed Deputy Minister ofAgriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.
By producing 43 million tonnes of unhusked rice, Vietnam is likely to supply 7.5 million tonnes of rice to the world this year, contributing toensuring global food security, the official said.
Amid the food shortages in many countries in theworld and rising rice prices, the agricultural sector has directed localitiesin the Mekong Delta region to expand their rice farms in the autumn-winter crop,and start the 2023-2024 winter-spring crop early to avoid salinity season inthe region, he said.
The official stressed the significance role of the rice sectorin ensuring national food security as well as farmers’ livelihoods.
In Conclusion No. 81-KL/TW dated July 29, 2020, thePolitburo underlined the need to maintain a stable area of 3.5 million hectaresof rice for at least 35 million tonnes of rice each year.
Meanwhile, the Government also issued a resolution onensuring food security until 2030 with similar targets, as well as an exportvolume of about 4 million tonnes each year.
Vietnam has also shown strong performance in foodstuff production (Photo: VNA)
According to Tien, along with rice, Vietnam has also shown strong performancein foodstuff production with an annual output of 19 million tonnes of vegetables,7.6 million tonnes of meat of all kinds, 18.5 billion eggs, 1.2 million tonnesof milk, and over 9 million tonnes of aquatic products. This is also an important factor that enables Vietnam to always ensure food security in all circumstances, he stressed.
He noted that in the first nine months of this year, Vietnam produced over 5.83million tonnes of meat, up 6.14% year on year.
Minister of Agricultural and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said that the agricultural sectoris switching its focus from quantity to quality, and changing its mindset fromagricultural production to agricultural economy to enhance its climate changeresponse capacity and the ability of meeting market demands.
At the same time, the sector also aims to restructure itsproduction, and the organisation of cooperatives and associations following valuechain.
The Government has issued a National Action Planto develop a transparent, responsible and sustainable food system by 2030 to fix the shortcomings and limitations of the agricultural sector, and atthe same time create synergy for the growth of the sector and minimise the exchange of economic development for the environment and public health./.
The General Department of State Reserves (GDSR) has proactively worked to keep the inventory at a reasonable level to quickly and effectively respond to every unexpected or urgent circumstances.
As of August 1, Vietnam's 5% broken rice price was offered at 590 USD per tonne, the highest level in 11 years, an increase of about 80 USD compared to the previous month and 35 USD lower than that of Thailand.
The Vietnamese agricultural sector is calling on all parties to join in the sustainable development of 1 million ha of low-emission high-quality rice production in the Mekong Delta so as to improve the quality and efficiency of the rice industry.
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Vietnam is likely to supply 7.5 million tonnes of rice to the world this year (Photo: VNA) 
Vietnam has also shown strong performance in foodstuff production (Photo: VNA) 
