Conference on “Reviewing the demonstration model of high-quality, low-emission rice cultivation solutions linked with green growth”

Despite reducing all input factors compared with the control, the model fields still maintained good yield indicators and increased farmers’ profits. Theoretical yield in the tripartite model fields reached 9.4 tons of dry paddy per hectare at 14% moisture, 10.2% higher than the control.

Actual yield in the model fields reached 7.05 tons of dry paddy per hectare, 10.6% higher than the control fields (6.37 tons/ha). Importantly, all paddy from the model fields is purchased by Vinaseed for processing, distribution and export.

“Thanks to the application of the integrated solution package and the guaranteed off-take, the model fields deliver significantly higher economic efficiency than the control. Profit in the model fields reached 33.9 million VND/ha, 46.5% higher than the control (23.1 million VND/ha). The profit margin in the model reached 67%, 50% higher than in the control fields. In addition to increasing farmers’ income, the model contributes to emission reduction targets in agriculture through the comprehensive package that reduces seed rate, fertilizer and plant protection inputs, combined with alternate wetting and drying irrigation to reduce water use,” affirmed Mr. Duong Quang Sau, Deputy General Director of Vinaseed.

Building a closed value chain model

Mr. Tran Vu Chi, a farmer in Tan Cong Sinh commune, Tam Nong district, Dong Thap province, cultivates 3 ha of rice with the Dai Thom 8 variety in the 2025 Winter–Spring crop and has adopted the high-quality, low-emission rice cultivation model linked with green growth in the Mekong Delta. The model is implemented through the cooperation of VFC, Vinaseed and Binh Dien II.

According to Mr. Chi, the cultivation protocol is strictly followed from seed selection and fertilization to pest and disease management. Vinaseed supplies the rice varieties, while Binh Dien II guides fertilizer use at a total rate of 38 kg/ha for the entire crop. Fertilizer is incorporated at 20 kg immediately after land preparation, with the remainder applied 18 days later to supplement areas where rice growth is weaker.

In parallel, VFC supplies plant protection products and provides spraying protocols for pest and disease control, seedling disinfection and crop nutrition. VFC agronomists inspect the fields weekly to give technical advice, helping rice grow uniformly and minimizing pest and disease pressure. In practice, the model has not only reduced emissions and production costs but also delivered high economic efficiency, contributing to the development of a green, sustainable agriculture in the Mekong Delta.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tra My, CEO of PAN Group, said that the Group’s member companies and partner Binh Dien II have developed a closed value chain model, focusing on sustainable agricultural solutions.

These solutions have so far reduced input costs while maximizing yield and quality, thereby achieving two key objectives: reducing greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture and, in particular, improving farmers’ incomes.

“Farmers must benefit for sustainable development goals to be truly effective. We believe this value chain linkage model can be replicated in many other localities nationwide,” Ms. Nguyen Thi Tra My emphasized.

Mr. Tran Thanh Tam, Head of the Crop Production and Plant Protection Sub-Department of Dong Thap, stated that the province is targeting 50,000 ha of low-emission rice cultivation by 2023 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s 1-million-hectare high-quality rice program. At present, many linkage models between farmers, cooperatives and enterprises have been deployed in the province. The cultivation protocol implemented with the cooperation of the three companies VFC, Vinaseed and Binh Dien II plays a key role in strictly controlling input materials, reducing production costs and thereby increasing profits for farmers.