Tendency of farmers' selling price in organic rice production in the Mekong Delta
| International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science |
| © 2019 by SSRG - IJAES Journal |
| Volume 6 Issue 6 |
| Year of Publication : 2019 |
| Authors : Nguyen Cong Thanh, Nguyen Văn An, Tran Thị Tuyet Van |
10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I6P111
How to Cite?
Nguyen Cong Thanh, Nguyen Văn An, Tran Thị Tuyet Van, "Tendency of farmers' selling price in organic rice production in the Mekong Delta," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 73-77, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I6P111
Abstract:
From 2015 to 2018, the group of scientists from IAS in collborating with DOST of Tra Vinh province; Oxfam Vietnam's Right to Food and GRAISEA 2 Projects have successfully built organic rice production models in rice-shrimp region in the Mekong Delta provinces. In the beginning time, the companies have set a very high purchase prices, but since 2017, the purchase price of organic rice has decreased markedly. This is a remarkable point to withdraw the experience for production investment in order to reduce costs and increase productivity to increase economic efficiency for farmers and businesses involved in value chain linkage. Although the profitability of organic rice production in later years has decreased (25.98 million VND / ha in 2017, to 20.14 million VND / ha in 2018), the organic rice model still tends to develop widely in region. This proves the effectiveness of the model of organic rice production and at the same time confirms the transformation consciousness and cultivation behavior towards the sustainable production of the farmers.
Keywords:
Organic rice, Mekong Delta, Rice-shrimp system
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