<p></p><p>Speaking at the Congress, on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh stressed, dry spell recent history shows possibilities and advantages of the cashew tree when climate change increasingly fierce. Should not increase the area, 3 years, with the participation of ministries, associations and farmers in the cultivation, breeding helped that productivity increased by 3 kg / ha / crop, increased by 1.3 tonnes / ha / crop; income from cashew has been raised so people no longer cut down trees that situation. Towards the continued intensive breeding to take things the average yield to 2 tons / ha; now has no fewer models to reach 3.5 to 4 tonnes / ha / crop. With an area currently has about 300,000 - 350.000ha, striving to bring the output to 1 million tons / year by 2020, reduce import dependence of crude. <br></p> <p>At the congress elected a new executive committee composed of 19 courses, including 3 who Inspection Board. Nguyen Duc Thanh - Chairman VINACAS tenure VINACAS VIII by the Executive Board elected IX tenure as Chairman VINACAS tenure IX. <br></p> <p>List of 19 members of the Executive Board IX Term: 2016 to 2020:<br></p><p></p>