National program for Viet Nam on food crops research and development.
1995
Vu Tuyen Hoang
Rice farming is an integrated process where one must consider land fertility, irrigation, seed varieties, fertilizers, plant protection, crop systems, agricultural mechanization, rice storage and processing, environmental and product protection, and economic efficiency. All of these topics have been studied within the national program on food crops for rice as well as for such other crops as maize, sweet potato, cassava, white potato, and beans. The Vietnam-IRRI cooperation program has brought effectiveness to the national program on food crops, which is greatly appreciated. At present, national policy for agricultural production is aimed at diversifying agricultural products for food security and environmental protection. However, rice will continue to play a major role on food production in Vietnam. In 1993, the total paddy production of Vietnam reached 22.3 million t with an average yield of 3.4 t/ha, which is not very high. Rice yield must, and can, be increased to meet the unceasing growth in Vietnam's population, which when estimated will reach 100 million in the year 2015. To achieve the objective of increasing yield, quality, and production of rice, research in all the scientific and technological fields must be strengthened.
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