HANOI, Oct 18 (NNN-VNA) – By producing 43 million tonnes of unhusked rice, Vietnam is able to supply 7.5 million tonnes of rice to the world this year, contributing to ensuring food security, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Phung Duc Tien, was quoted as saying.
Once a food importer, Vietnam can now ensure food security in any circumstances, he said.
Given the context that many countries in the world are facing food shortages and rising rice prices, Vietnam’s agricultural sector had directed localities in the Mekong Delta region, to expand their rice farms in the autumn-winter crop, and start the 2023-2024 winter-spring crop early, to avoid salinity season in the region, he said.
Vietnam exported 6.6 million tonnes of rice with the value of 3.66 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of this year, according to the ministry. That was the highest revenue in 34 years.
The country has set a target of exporting 7.5-7.8 million tonnes of rice worth about 4.3 billion dollars, this year.– NNN-VNA
