A farmer is preparing soil to grow pepper trees in Dak Nong. (Source: VNA)Dak Nong (VNA) – Pepper growers andbusinesses in Dak Song district of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nonghave committed to implementing a programme to create a value chain for peppercorns.
They met in Dak Song district, which accounts for over 50 percent of the peppergrowing area in Dak Nong province, on March 28, seeking to develop theproduction of bio-pepper corn in service of export.
Dak Nong is home to about 27,600 ha of pepper, which is nearly double theprovince's planned area for the plant by 2020. The area gives a yield of over34,000 tonnes of pepper corns.
Truong Thanh Tung, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee said thatall stakeholders, including farmers, cooperatives, businesses, scientists, and authoritiesneed to join hands to build the value chain for the sustainable development ofpepper. Local authorities should periodically supervise the implementation ofthe programme.
Pepper is among the hard currency-earning plantsof the province. As the prices of pepper corns have risen over the years,cultivation areas have, therefore, been expanded without planning. Meanwhile, themanagement of pepper seedlings is yet to be effective, leaving grown plants tobe likely affected by diseases, heard participants.
In the first two monthsof this year, pepper exports reached 16,000 tonnes worth 112 million USD, downnearly 20 percent in quantity and 36 percent in value.
The United States, India, Germany and the United Kingdom are Vietnam’slargest pepper consumption markets, making up 41 percent of Vietnam’s totalpepper export.-VNA
They met in Dak Song district, which accounts for over 50 percent of the peppergrowing area in Dak Nong province, on March 28, seeking to develop theproduction of bio-pepper corn in service of export.
Dak Nong is home to about 27,600 ha of pepper, which is nearly double theprovince's planned area for the plant by 2020. The area gives a yield of over34,000 tonnes of pepper corns.
Truong Thanh Tung, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee said thatall stakeholders, including farmers, cooperatives, businesses, scientists, and authoritiesneed to join hands to build the value chain for the sustainable development ofpepper. Local authorities should periodically supervise the implementation ofthe programme.
Pepper is among the hard currency-earning plantsof the province. As the prices of pepper corns have risen over the years,cultivation areas have, therefore, been expanded without planning. Meanwhile, themanagement of pepper seedlings is yet to be effective, leaving grown plants tobe likely affected by diseases, heard participants.
In the first two monthsof this year, pepper exports reached 16,000 tonnes worth 112 million USD, downnearly 20 percent in quantity and 36 percent in value.
The United States, India, Germany and the United Kingdom are Vietnam’slargest pepper consumption markets, making up 41 percent of Vietnam’s totalpepper export.-VNA
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