Vietnam: With the second largest growing area in the country, Tay Ninh province still has to import cassava from Cambodia

Tay Ninh province in Vietnam is a major contributor to the country's cassava production, with over 62,000 hectares dedicated to the crop, making it the second largest in the country. The province's cassava is also the most productive, yielding an average of 33.2 tons per hectare. However, the province is considering a revolution in cassava farming, focusing on advanced farming methods, production processes, and state management to enhance the industry's profitability. There are 64 cassava processing factories in the province, but they only meet half of the demand for raw materials, necessitating imports. The province is promoting the shift to value-added products like malt and modified flour to increase economic value and expand the consumption market. It also aims to improve productivity and product quality through modern processing technology, scientific research, and high-yield, pest-resistant cassava varieties. The province also plans to reduce production costs for farmers through mechanization and biotechnology, improve farmers' income, and strengthen the link between farmers and factories. It also intends to manage seed quality and regulate the production and trading of input materials to ensure the quality of cassava production.

According to the Tay Ninh provincial agricultural sector, the province's total annual cassava production area is over 62,000 hectares (the second largest in the country, after Gia Lai province), accounting for 23% of the province's total agricultural production land area; the average yield is 33.2 tons/ha, the highest in the country. However, in order for cassava farmers to be able to confidently stick with and get rich from cassava, there needs to be a "revolution" from farming methods, production processes, processing of cassava products to State management. The province currently has 64 cassava processing factories in operation (accounting for 45.8% of the country), including 8 factories producing starch and modified flour, 2 factories producing malt. The output is about 2.1 million tons/year - only meeting 50% of the demand for raw materials (unstable). Every year, factories in the province often have to import 2 - 3 million tons of fresh cassava from other localities such as ...