Netherlands, Australia help transform rice value chains in Mekong Delta
The Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), in collaboration with related parties, on January 16 organised a workshop announcing the project ‘Transforming Rice Value Chains for Climate Resilient and Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta’ (TRVC).
Can Tho (VNA) - The Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), incollaboration with related parties, on January 16 organised a workshop announcingthe project ‘Transforming Rice Value Chains for Climate Resilient andSustainable Development in the Mekong Delta’ (TRVC).
The project will be implementedfrom the Summer-Autumn crop in 2024, with funding of 16 million AUD (10.5million USD) from the Australian Embassy in Vietnam.
It will be carried out by the SNV, incollaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and theDepartments of Agriculture and Rural Development of An Giang, Dong Thap andKien Giang provinces.
The project’s over-arching goal is to shiftto low carbon rice cultivation on over 200,000 hectares in the Mekong Delta, contributing to the project on cultivating high-quality and low-emissions rice on 1 million hectares in the delta to 2030.
Using Pay-for-Results mechanism, itincentivises and attracts the participation of private enterprises in the ricevalue chain, aiming to develop innovative technologies to achieve highereconomic outcomes for smallholder farmers and all rice value chain actors,improve rice quality, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promoteinclusive social values.
Committing to supporting Vietnam in achievingits net zero emissions target by 2050, Cherie Russell, Counsellor forDevelopment Cooperation at the Australian Embassy, expressed her hope that riceproduction in Vietnam will prosper in a green and sustainable manner, thushelping increase Vietnamese rice’s access to high-value export markets whichare increasingly promoting the import of low-carbon products.
The Mekong Delta is a key rice production region in Vietnam. However, rice cultivation in the region and in Vietnam in general is currently one of the major sources of greenhouse emissions.
Towards realising its commitment on net zero emission by 2050, the Government has taken actions, one of which is the project on 1 million hectares of high-quality and low-emissions rice in association with green growth in the Mekong Delta to 2030./.
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Workshop announcing TRVC project (Photo: VNA) 
