Develop cassava to become a key national crop

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, cassava is one of the crops included in the list of national key crop products, playing an extremely important role in the development of the agricultural economy, contributing to improving agricultural productivity,  high standard of living for farmers.
 

Currently, the whole country has over 40 provinces and cities growing cassava, concentrated in 5 main key regions including the Northern Midlands and Mountains, North Central Coast, South Central Coast, Central Highlands and Southeast with areas ranging from 520,000 - 550,000 hectares, productivity reaches 19-20 tons/ha, output reaches over 10 million tons of fresh tubers.
 

Regarding processing, the country currently has over 140 cassava starch processing factories, with a total design capacity of 13.4 million tons of fresh tubers/year, total actual capacity of 9.3 million tons/year. Factories are mainly distributed in the Southeast region, with about 70 factories, most of which are fully invested, and are in the process of updating and improving technology for processing cassava products.
 

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved the Project "Sustainable development of the cassava industry until 2030, with a vision to 2050".
 

Accordingly, the goal that by 2030, the country's fresh cassava output will reach about 11.5 - 12.5 million tons; Of which, fresh cassava output used for deep processing of some products (starch, ethanol, MSG,...) accounts for about 85%; ; The cassava growing area applying sustainable farming processes reached 50%; Export turnover of cassava and cassava products reached 1.8 - 2.0 billion USD.
 

Vision to 2050, Vietnam's cassava industry continues to develop sustainably, 70-80% of cassava growing areas apply sustainable farming processes, fresh cassava output is used for deep processing of some products ( starch, ethanol, MSG,...) accounts for over 90%, the export turnover of cassava and cassava products reaches about 2.3 - 2.5 billion USD.
 

Planning for stable cassava raw material areas; develop high-yield farming methods. At the same time, take good measures to prevent and control harmful organisms on cassava.
 

Promote the application of circular processing technology, utilizing all by-products in cassava processing to increase economic efficiency and protect the environment to open more markets, market shares, and diversify types of goods. consuming and exporting cassava and cassava products...