INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CASSAVA

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CASSAVA
Cassava is stretched transformed from food crops reduce poverty to a promising export crops in Vietnam market. According to preliminary statistics from the General Department of Vietnam, May 11/2014 Vietnam exported 277.2 thousand tons of cassava and cassava products, worth USD 103.9 million, up 17.4% in volume and up 18.4% in value compared to January 10/2014, improving cassava and cassava products for export from the beginning of the year up to June 11/2014 2.9 million tonnes, worth over $ 1 billion, up 0.3% in volume and 0.9% in value over the same period last year. Vietnam exported cassava and cassava products from markets like China, Korea, the Philippines, Japan, Malaysia and Taiwan while China is the main market, accounting for 85% of cassava and products export, equivalent to 2.5 million, valued at 850.6 million dollars, up 5.19% to 200.31% in volume but decreased in value over the same period last year (Nguyen Huong, Vinanet)

From the results mentioned above are recorded, dated 01.15.2015 Vietnam cassava Association and the People's Committee of Tay Ninh province jointly organized International Conference on Sustainable Development in Cassava Vietnam Tay Ninh, visit The workshop was attended by about 300 delegates and guests are professionals, scientists, local and foreign businesses. Center for Applied Research in Agriculture Hung Loc joined the Association since 2014 cassava serves as a member of the association are mainly research and share the results of research and transfer of Cassava .
Speaking at the seminar Dr. Nguyen Van lang- Chairman of Vietnam Association said cassava, cassava has high economic value of domestic as well as export, is one of the strategic crops at many localities in the country . Processing and export of cassava starch and starch products have contributed significantly to the economy, bringing about considerable amount of foreign currency for the country. Tay Ninh is considered the capital of Vietnam cassava. The country had more than 100 processing plants, the Tay Ninh Tapioca has more than 70 factories. With current conditions and the advantages and potentials available, if the right investment, adequate, cassava will also bring significant value to local.
TS. Nguyen Huu Hy - Director of Hung Loc Centre presentation at the Seminar on the results of research and transfer of varieties for the southern provinces - the advantages and difficulties along the tree-oriented research cassava in the near future. In Vietnam, wheat, rice and corn crops are 3 strategic research and development priorities in the vision 2020 of MARD. 2013, area planted to cassava in the country reached 544 thousand ha, the average yield of fresh cassava at nearly 18 tonnes / ha, production reached 9.74 million tons. Compared to 2000, production of cassava tubers Vietnam has increased 3.93 times, productivity increased twice. However, compared to some Southeast Asian countries like Laos, Indonesia, Thailand, the yield of cassava in Vietnam is still low. Cause cassava productivity in Vietnam is lower mainly due to planting on degraded land, infertile, sandy soils but low investment levels.
Orientation VN cassava sector development in the future, Dr. Nguyen Van Lang said that first of all need a stable planning material zones (600,000 ha), not to expand cassava area excessively. Next is to make a good material with new varieties combining intensive measures accordingly, ensuring the productivity of 30 tonnes / ha. Besides, investors should focus on deep processing technology after starch for ethanol production, reduce and eventually not export cassava (manioc crude) market. TS simultaneously. Lang also stressed "the Government should have appropriate mechanisms and policies in finance, science, technology, extension and branding reasonably cassava industry, bringing cassava become one of the main crops Agricultural exports VN ".