Vietnam vegetables and fruits look at the “order” of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has “ordered” for agriculture in the next 10 years to stand in the top 15 most developed countries in the world …
According to calculations by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in 2018 there will be about 8 – 9 agricultural product processing plants inaugurated, the total investment in vegetable plants is estimated at 5,710 billion.

Looking at the current state of the vegetable industry in Vietnam today is only about 1% of world demand. Therefore, in order to meet the Prime Minister’s orders, the agricultural sector must strive to accelerate the deep processing chain and increase the value of Vietnamese agricultural products.

In his recent speech at a newly established agricultural product processing plant in Tay Ninh, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc once again reiterated his target that in the next 10 years, Vietnam’s agricultural sector will be in the top 15 countries. most developed world, in which agricultural processing industry ranked in the top 10 in the world.

This is not a very easy target, especially in the context of Vietnam’s agro-industrial sector, which is said to be “fragmented”, with little or no regional linkage. deep to increase value for agricultural products. Therefore, agricultural Vietnam from year to year are unavoidable the situation of losing the price, losing season cost.

On the other hand, according to an ibisworld study, it is estimated that by 2021, world consumption of vegetables, fruits and fruits will be $ 317 billion, while in 2017 Vietnam will only provide nearly $ 3.4 billion. USD, about 1% of the world’s demand.

“There are a lot of reasons to know, but the bottom line is that I’m lacking in high-tech applications, especially closed-loop production and value chain development.” Economist Vu Vinh Phu told VnEconomy.

According to Phu, the production process of Vietnamese farmers is mass production, no bill, no expenditure, no plan, no planning.

If in countries like Japan, South Korea … What farmers planted trees, raising children always have specific plans, follow a closed process from production to distribution, preservation and consumption of products. The In Vietnam, what farmers want to grow, so when the production of surplus, it is easy to be hit by traders. Products that are not sold should be dumped because there is no deep processing plant, extremely waste and waste.

From there, the expert said that there should be a link between farmers and businesses. Businesses can understand the market demand and then order the farmers to produce. Linkages must ensure that both sides benefit, businesses must not abandon the peasants, do not win their jobs, help them get rich and increase their income.

Some other economists have expressed their view that in order to reach the target of reaching the top 10 in the world of agricultural product processing, the Prime Minister proposed more than one more farm processing plant. with modern technology, which Vietnam is very short now.

According to preliminary calculations, the number of agro-processing factories operating effectively and having technology investments across the country is now only counted on the fingertips. According to calculations by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in 2018 there will be about 8 – 9 agricultural product processing plants inaugurated, the total investment in vegetable plants fruit estimated at 5,710 billion.

However, this is only a projected number, but the plant is fully equipped with automatic production lines and processes such as heat treatment, cold processing, drying, plastic drying and pressing. International standards are not much.

Most recently, Lavifood Company inaugurated Tanifood House, a factory with investment capital of nearly 1800 billion and capacity of tens of thousands of tons per year.

However, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc also said that it is necessary to have more factories like Tanifood to be able to turn Vietnam into a deep processing center of world agriculture, a logistics center. of the global agricultural trade.

“Having a good factory requires good material, the best quality, the best organic product, the best input.” Do not let the situation that we often have is when the plant goes into operation. There is no raw material. The most important thing is not finding materials because the technology is not complicated, but it is a stable input price for farmers, “said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The inauguration ceremony of Lavifood factory in Tay Ninh.

Having good material, good plant, there must be output. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and many other experts said that the output market will determine the success of agricultural products.

“Need for a survey on the world’s demand for products, but also not forget the Vietnamese market with 100 million people in the future, this is a very important market. The demand of consumers to produce products. With modern technology I think the production of new products is not difficult, “Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hit.