Working with the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Philippines
Vietnam and the Philippines cooperate in the field of agriculture
Hau Giang is a purely agricultural province with over 86% of agricultural land, of which the annual rice area reaches over 177,000 hectares and the output reaches over 1.1 million tons. Particularly in the Winter-Spring crop of 2023 - 2024, the sowing area reaches more than 74,000 hectares, with an estimated output of nearly 600,000 tons. Currently, the province's rice production value accounts for over 40% of the total production value of Region I (agricultural sector). Every year, through propaganda and implementation of many programs, schemes and projects, farmers have significantly changed their thinking and farming practices.
Hau Giang province has identified one of the key tasks to focus on developing agriculture towards high quality, increasing the rate of people applying mechanization to all stages of rice farming to create breakthrough development. for the agricultural sector, promoting the province's socio-economic development in a sustainable direction.
In particular, from the positive results of the demonstration model of the process "Smart rice cultivation with low emissions associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta" implemented in Vi Trung and Vi Binh communes of Vi Thuy district. is an important premise for the province to continue to replicate and effectively implement the goal of the Sustainable Development Project of one million hectares specializing in high-quality rice cultivation and low emissions associated with green growth in the delta. by the Mekong River in Hau Giang province in the near future.