(HBO) – The northern province of Hoa Binh is now home to six agricultural seed production and trade centres, including Cao Phong MTV Ltd. Co., Song Boi MTV Ltd. Co., Hoa Binh agricultural services joint Stock Company, Phuong Huyen seed production and trade Ltd. Co., and Boi river maize production and research centre.

Some companies such as the Hoa Binh agricultural services JSC yield an annual average output of 400-500 tonnes of rice, 80-100 tonnes of maize, and 5-10 tonnes of vegetable seeds of all kinds. Meanwhile, the Phuong Huyen seed production and trade Ltd. Co. creates about 150,000 orange and grapefruit seedlings. The Boi river maize production and research centre supplies 270 tonnes of maize. The centre for seedling, breeding animals and fisheries produces and sells about 30,000 grapefruit seedlings and 75 tonnes of rice.

Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Vuong Dac Hung said the seed production and trade companies have contributed to the provision of various seeds and seedlings that ensure quality standards and meet seasonal crops and agricultural production.

However, such facilities operate at a small scale while the demand for seed varieties varies. Low-quality products without origins are still sold in the market, causing heavy damage for farmers. Particularly, some households without business licenses are selling products at residential areas or markets, so it is difficult to control. The high cost of local seedlings makes it difficult to compete with external products and those with unclear origins. The province also lacks of management forces and investment in the field.


Each year, the Phuong Huyen seed production company supplies over 1,500,000 seedlings of various kinds, partially meeting the local demand. 

According to a survey, the local seed production meets about 20 percent of vegetable seeds of all kinds, 15 percent of rice, and 20 percent of maize. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is focusing on implementing measures from now to 2020 to develop a seed production system to serve cultivation restructuring. Science-technology measures play a key role in the field while increasing selection of parental line seeds is important alike./. 

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