Vietnam is looking to building a low-carbon rice industry through 2020,as heard during an agricultural forum in Vi Thanh city in the MekongDelta province of Hau Giang on May 5.
The Mekong Deltaregion, the country’s largest rice granary, annually contributes morethan 50 percent of the total domestic yield and 92 percent of thenational rice export volume.
The industry emits a large amount of methane, which is known for its warming effect.
According to Phan Huy Thong, Head of the National AgriculturalExtension Centre, local farmers have long run small-scale businesseswith higher production cost and major negative environmental impacts.
Recently, advanced farming models have been applied and produced positive results across the region, he said.
Dr Chu Van Hach from the Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute proposedsetting a national target of reducing 20 percent of total greenhousegases by 2020, including the decrease of 9.46 million tonnes fromcultivation alone.-VNA
The Mekong Deltaregion, the country’s largest rice granary, annually contributes morethan 50 percent of the total domestic yield and 92 percent of thenational rice export volume.
The industry emits a large amount of methane, which is known for its warming effect.
According to Phan Huy Thong, Head of the National AgriculturalExtension Centre, local farmers have long run small-scale businesseswith higher production cost and major negative environmental impacts.
Recently, advanced farming models have been applied and produced positive results across the region, he said.
Dr Chu Van Hach from the Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute proposedsetting a national target of reducing 20 percent of total greenhousegases by 2020, including the decrease of 9.46 million tonnes fromcultivation alone.-VNA
