Friday, December 04, 2020 14:46
A field with the VD 20 rice variety meant for exports in Tien Giang province’s Go Cong Tay district. (Photo: VNA)
Tien Giang (VNS/VNA) - Authorities in Tien Giang province’s Go Cong Tay district are encouraging farmers to grow only high-quality rice
varieties and want to export all of it.
Ngo Van Dung, head of the district’s Bureau of Agriculture and Rural
Development, said the varieties include VD 20, ST 24 and OM 5451, and are
mostly fragrant varieties that fetch high prices since they are much in demand.
The district, a major agricultural producer in
Tien Giang, has 8,800ha of land