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  • Vinacas drastic renovation orchard

    Feb 11th, 2015

    Passed in 2014, Vietnam's industries have left the impression is very good as on the list of major products with export turnover reached US $ 2 billion; also with farmers that have a bumper year, is the price. 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development also appreciated the efforts and responsibilities of the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) when grafted investment project to renovate the orchard farmers, opening up new avenues to help revive the industry SX that the next time Dang Hoang Giang, Vice President Vinacas glad says 2014 was the most successful year of Vietnam's industries for export with a total processing capacity of 1.2 million tonnes, including 500 thousand tons of crude in water and 700 thousand tons of imported crude; Exported over 300 thousand tonnes of cashew export turnover to $ 2 billion, plus byproducts such as cashew nut shell oil products and value-added (it fried salt, spices, candy thing ...), total export turnover reached US $ 2.2 billion. Vietnam Cashew came in 50 markets around the world and is not dependent on any major export markets yet. Countries that import Vietnam's largest include the US (30% share), EU (25%), China (20%) With this result, Vietnam is the second largest country in the world to export cashew 9th consecutive year, the 4th consecutive year export value of over $ 1 billion and this is the first year in the export value reached 2 billion. Thus, in 2014 it under the agricultural sector's key export VN, only ranked fourth after rice, rubber, coffee; but in the judgment of experts in agriculture, science and technology content in processed and value-added products that are ranked No. 1 in the agricultural sector. 2014 also saw Vinacas efforts with local organizations that support farmers, production & export link that under Decision 62/2013 / QD-TTg of the Prime Minister. Towards building sustainable commodity chains, Vinacas are organized, lobbying firms participating in link building material area, investment support, guide farmers SX and product consumption. Vinacas also provide information to boost the market for the SX; proposed formation of "insurance fund industry" and the route forced businesses to link with the material. The specific activities include: Deploying the project to renovate the orchard grafting in Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai; support pesticide pest control in Binh Phuoc; Ceremony honors farmers good thing; organizations signed memorandum, product sales contract Total capacity transplant rehabilitation It's the outstanding success of the processing industry, export it and tireless efforts in supporting Vinacas SX farmers more efficient, more sustainable leadership led MARD comments recorded. In May 12/2014, personally Minister Cao Duc Phat down to orchard farmers involved in the project to renovate the orchard grafting (performed by Vinacas) at Bu Gia Map District, Binh Phuoc to visit and learn best practices, creation of farmers. After this inspection, the Minister has made very aggressive steering, content focus in 2015 will offer a series of measures to revive the sector gradually SX things, especially the work of renovating the garden . The Minister said: "Pairing renovated garden path that is wise and effective today." Implementation of the directive, the units of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and will coordinate local, determined to make synchronous solutions to improve productivity, quality, higher benefits for agriculture people and contribute to the protection of ecological environment. In particular, the solution graft renovated garden farmers by guiding the use of high-yielding trees in the garden to perform rejuvenation transplantation is the optimal solution. This approach does not need huge investment but shortens the process to increase productivity and quality of cashew (instead of replanting focused organization); while ensuring that farmers have a steady source of income during rehabilitation. In the first quarter / 2015, Department of Horticulture and Plant Protection Department is headed MARD tasked to issue "Criteria and voting process leading lines" and "intensive process, grafted orchard renovation" . At the same time, leaders of the Ministry also require adjustments to the project-oriented extension to guide farmers on graft renovation and rejuvenation rapid and sustainable orchard. It is expected that, in 2015, Vinacas will deploy approximately 200 transplant rehabilitation orchard (100 points by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development funding and 100 more workers by Vinacas counterpart). The renovation xenograft model will become the nucleus in key growing areas, attracting farmers to visit and learn from experience, thereby creating momentum grafted deployment renovated all over the country.


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