The Mekong Delta provinces aim to implement a number of programmes toenhance their post-harvest rice quality, according to the Ministry ofAgricultural and Rural Development.
From nowthrough to 2020, the localities plan to receive power-driven help for upto 80 percent of their rice growing area by using up to 25,000additional machines in their harvest and post-harvest activities.
In 2015, they target having at least 50 percent of rice coverage harvested and dried by machines.
An additional 70 modern drying systems, with a capacity of 10-30tonnes of rice per hour, will be introduced across the region, alongwith establishing a close link with centres for processing rice forexport by 2017.
A project is also underway toupgrade the facilities and capacity of the regional storage system tofour million tonnes of rice, up from around one million tonnes. Ricewill be kept for longer and in better conditions.
The efforts are expected to reduce rice production costs andpost-harvest losses, while increasing annual revenue and productionefficiency for farmers, processors and exporters alike.
The Mekong Delta has some 2.3 million ha of land for rice cultivationwith two main crops a year, producing between 12- 14 million tonneseach year, of which 12 percent is lost due to lack of drying facilities.-VNA
From nowthrough to 2020, the localities plan to receive power-driven help for upto 80 percent of their rice growing area by using up to 25,000additional machines in their harvest and post-harvest activities.
In 2015, they target having at least 50 percent of rice coverage harvested and dried by machines.
An additional 70 modern drying systems, with a capacity of 10-30tonnes of rice per hour, will be introduced across the region, alongwith establishing a close link with centres for processing rice forexport by 2017.
A project is also underway toupgrade the facilities and capacity of the regional storage system tofour million tonnes of rice, up from around one million tonnes. Ricewill be kept for longer and in better conditions.
The efforts are expected to reduce rice production costs andpost-harvest losses, while increasing annual revenue and productionefficiency for farmers, processors and exporters alike.
The Mekong Delta has some 2.3 million ha of land for rice cultivationwith two main crops a year, producing between 12- 14 million tonneseach year, of which 12 percent is lost due to lack of drying facilities.-VNA
