Businesses encouraged to invest in large-scale pepper production
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh has suggested key pepper growing provinces such as Dak Nong, Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Binh Phuoc and Dong Nai have more policies to encourage and create favourable conditions for businesses to invest in large-scale pepper production with high quality and efficiency.
Vietnam exported 180,000 tonnes of pepper worth 965 million USD in the first nine months of 2017 (Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Le Quoc Doanh has suggested key pepper growing provinces such asDak Nong, Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Binh Phuoc and Dong Nai have more policies toencourage and create favourable conditions for businesses to invest inlarge-scale pepper production with high quality and efficiency.
The ministry will issue Production Unit Codes(PUCs) to areas that qualify to produce peppercorns for export, he said.
He suggested building concentrated pepper material areas and providingtechnical assistance for farmers to ensure food safety and create brands.
Small-scale pepper growers should shift to other crops to avoid economiclosses, he recommended.
Vietnam exported 180,000 tonnes of pepper worth 965 million USD in the firstnine months of 2017, up 22.2 percent in volume but down 19.6 percent in valuecompared to the same period last year.
The country is home to about 130,000 hectares of pepper, mostly in the CentralHighlands and the south-eastern region, according to the Department ofCultivation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The Central Highlands posted an average yield of2.86 tonnes a hectare per crop, the highest in the country. Gia Lai had thehighest yield of the region, 41.2 tonnes a hectare per crop. In some farms,yield could reach to 10 tonnes per hectare.-VNA
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Vietnam exported 180,000 tonnes of pepper worth 965 million USD in the first nine months of 2017 (Source: VNA)
