What are regulations on completing the structure of agricultural production in association with competitive advantages and market requirements in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Section III.1, Article 1 of the Decision 150/QD-TTg in 2022 stipulating completing the structure of agricultural production in association with competitive advantages and market requirements in Vietnam as follows:

Research, identify specifically and prioritize focus on promoting the development of agricultural products with advantages of each region and area according to 3 product groups (national flagship products, provincial flagship products and local specialties) in association with the development of concentrated and large-scale commodity production areas according to the standards and requirements of the market, provide enough raw materials for the processing industry; develop infrastructure, organize synchronous support services, uninterrupted logistics system; reform production and business according to the value chain and promote close cooperation and association between areas in each region and among regions, connect the global value chain.

- Orientation by flagship products:

+ For national flagship products: Focus on building concentrated and large-scale commodity production areas through investment support to complete infrastructure, ensure pandemic safety, uniformly apply technical standards for sustainable production (VietGAP), GlobalGAP, etc.) or apply according to specific requirements of each market; ensure the digitization of growing and farming areas, business and processing establishments; form "commodity councils" to unify management and development and ensure the balance of supply and demand; own the supply of main raw materials (seeds, fodder, fertilizers) and develop a brand or a national brand group.

+ For provincial flagship products: Formulate planning and development investment plans to balance demand and meet market requirements; promote production according to good and equivalent production processes, intensify processing to diversify products, develop products with geographical indications and clear traceability.

+ For the small-scale local specialties: focus on specialties in order to promote the local identity and advantages in association with developing new rural areas following the model “one commune, one product” (OCOP).

Complete products according to standards, technical regulations, packing, labels associated with traceability, local brands and trademarks; strengthen the application of digital technology in product management and trade to gradually promote the OCOP Vietnam brand in the domestic market and towards the export market.

- For each sector of strategic production:

+ Crop production: innovate the crop structure and implement a more flexible management regime for agricultural land use purposes in order to promote the advantage of the strategic production industry to satisfy domestic demand and export. Prioritize the development of crops with comparative advantages and great demands (industrial crops, tropical fruit trees, high-quality rice, etc.), take appropriate steps to promote the development of potential plants such as medicinal plants, ornamental plants, edible mushrooms, etc. Take advantage of available conditions to reasonably develop less advantageous plants for processing and domestic consumption (maize, cotton, tobacco, subtropical fruits and vegetables, soybean).

For rice production: Continue to take advantage of Vietnam's rice industry but with innovations in thinking, policies on management and use of land for paddy cultivation and rice production - focusing on development from quality and quantity, while ensuring national food security in all situations while making the best use of land and water resources in the most efficient manner. Strictly manage the area of ​​land exclusively used for rice cultivation to form concentrated and large-scale commodity production areas with appropriate, synchronous, effective and sustainable investment mechanisms and policies, especially in advantageous areas such as the Mekong River Delta and the Red River Delta.

At the same time, implement policies on management and use of available paddy land in a more flexible way to respond promptly to market changes, maintain multicropping areas to be able to return to rice production in a convenient way if necessary and combine the plant rotation and interplanting of rice and other agricultural plants, aquaculture to increase income for farmers and improve the farming system.

+ Animal husbandry: Satisfy demands for essential food of the domestic market; develop commodities that have potential and high demand such as poultry, eggs, and dairy; maintain pig and cattle breeding. Develop breeding of cattle, poultry, natives, high-value specialties, ensure food safety, environmental sustainability, biosecurity and epidemiological safety. Develop intensive animal farming applying high technology in farms and large enterprises while encouraging traditional household farming with improvement towards professionalization and organic animal farming. Develop concentrated livestock areas that are far from densely populated areas and where environmental treatment and pandemic prevention are convenient. Identify orientations, solutions and roadmaps for mastering the technology for production of breeds, feed, veterinary medicines, processing, etc., for important industries such as pigs, poultry, dairy cows, improve competitiveness, satisfy domestic demands, gradually replace the production models with low value added and with depending on inputs and outputs. Effectively manage and use livestock waste, promote circular economic models in animal husbandry.

+ Aquaculture: Develop the aquatic industry into a strategic production industry, satisfy domestic demands and export, in which:

. Develop the aquatic industry towards industrial-focused farming with large-scale production establishes applying modern technology and small-scale households applying improved technology, organic farming, cooperate with cage farming, concentrated ponds and plant rotation / interplantping, etc. Develop primary specialized farming areas for strategic products such as shrimp and pangasius. Apply technology towards recycling wastewater from aquaculture and seafood processing, reduce pressure on the environment. Complete irrigation system for aquaculture in specialized farming areas. Form effective association between large production enterprises and small production farmers through cooperative economic development in order to support the producers' legitimate interests. Be proactive in the supply of essential inputs (breeds, feed and medicines) and seafood processing. Strengthen inshore aquaculture development combined with planting and protecting mangrove forests. Promote mariculture to become a large-scale, modern, efficient and sustainable commodity production industry associated with marine economic development, ecological environment protection, security and defense.

. Develop effectively and sustainably offshore fisheries on the basis of gradually reducing fishing strength, balancing aquatic resource reserves, replacing livelihoods of the fishing community into aquaculture development, seafood processing, tourism services, etc. Reorganize inshore fisheries and reasonable inland fisheries. Strengthen the protection, regeneration and development of aquatic resources associated with biodiversity conservation. Continue to apply science and technology and develop cooperative economy to attract enterprise investment for modernizing the management of aquatic resources and fishing fleet and completing investment in fishery infrastructure services in fishery areas and islands.

+ Forestry: Build the forestry industry to truly become a modern and highly effective economic and technical sector, raise people's incomes, contribute effectively to socio-economic development, ecological environment protection, water security, natural disaster mitigation, effective response to climate change, maintain defense and security, in which: focus on close management, protection and sustainable use of existing natural forests; promote natural regeneration, improve the quality of special-use forests and protection forests, especially environmentally sensitive areas; develop ecotourism and economy under forest canopy to contribute to natural disaster and climate change prevention and control. Improve the business quality and efficiency for production forests; form a number of concentrated specialized farming areas meeting sustainable standards to satisfy basically raw materials for wood processing and handicraft production. Promote the development of non-wood forest products, medicinal plants under forest canopies, forest environmental services (including exchange and trade in carbon credits from forests), ecotourism, scientific research, agroforestry. Authorize organizations, communities, individuals and households to manage and use forests and forest land to maximize social resources in the management, protection, development and sustainable use of forests and land areas planned for forestry and improvement people's livelihoods.

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