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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc identified the macadamia tree as a poverty alleviation tree for some regions of Vietnam. The Prime Minister asked the ministries and branches to refine the mechanisms and policies to develop macadamia.
On September 29, in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in coordination with the People’s Committee of Dak Lak Province, Vietnam Macadamia Association held a conference “Development Results of Macadamia trees in Vietnam in the past, development directions and solutions in the near future ”, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the Conference.
The conference was attended by representatives from ministries, departments, central agencies, 23 macadamia producing provinces and the typical business and household community on the planting, processing and sale of macadamia products.
Report at the conference, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the country has more than 16,500 hectares of macadamia area with 23 planted provinces. In which 9 provinces in the Northwest and Central Highlands have planted more than 15,400 ha, the remaining more than 1,000 ha are scattered in 14 other provinces that are not in the plan.
In terms of production, by 2020, the provinces plan to harvest about 6,600 tonnes of fresh seeds, an increase of almost 24.5 times compared to 2015. With the current sales price of products in the form of dried seeds of around 200 million VND / ton, more is estimated. 4,000 tons of dried beans will bring a value of around 788 billion VND (of which around 60% is exported, the rest is for domestic consumption).
So far, Vietnamese macadamia products have been exported with a production of more than 2,400 tons of dry products / year to Japan, China, Korea, Singapore, America …
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recognized 13 varieties of macadamia for production, including 3 national varieties and 10 technically advanced varieties; Promulgated technical guidelines for the propagation, planting, care, fruit harvesting and preliminary processing of macadamia seeds; formulate and promulgate national standards for macadamia varieties.
So far, there are 10 companies linked with people for the development of macadamia in 8 provinces, mainly supplying seeds and consuming products; Some companies are implementing investment procedures to build large-scale, modern technology macadamia processing plants in Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Lai Chau and Dien Bien.
According to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyen Xuan Cuong, macadamia has had positive effects on job creation, increasing the income of about 10,000 rural households, helping to change the face of rural areas, bringing macadamia to become a crop high value in the agricultural and rural development sector.
It is forecast that in the coming time, both the supply and demand of world production will increase rapidly with the supply rate increasing by 9% / year and the demand increasing by 12% / year, this is an important basis for Vietnam develop the area of expensive raw materials. and enter the market for this product in the 2021-2030 period and the following years.
In the coming time, Vietnam needs to continue to develop macadamia, which is the crop among the top 20 species of forest plants, increase the area of concentrated plantations, thus creating a new category of Vietnamese agriculture. By 2030, revenues will be $ 1 billion, of which exports will reach $ 600 million.
Speaking at the conference, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that macadamia could become “a tree to alleviate poverty and get rich,” an outlet for the northwest, the central highlands and some regions of Vietnam.
The Prime Minister pointed out how the macadamia market is doing, which is the first thing to configure. “We will increase the area to grow macadamia as much as appropriate, we will not increase infinitely. This is to avoid redundancies, as well as when the market demand is very large and not keeping up,” Thu. General stressed.
At the same time, the Prime Minister also said that the demand for macadamia continues to rise, showing that the potential to expand the macadamia market in the near future is correct, but by how much to secure the interests of the people. producer.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, scientists, the Macadamia Association to answer the question of how to develop Vietnam’s potential.
The Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to assume primary responsibility and coordinate with concerned ministries and branches to focus on reviewing and refining mechanisms and policies for macadamia development, both in terms of loans for invest in this plant.
In addition, the Prime Minister mentioned and noted the issue of planning for macadamia cultivation sub-regions, along with promoting deep processing and investment in science and technology.
Thuy Diem
