PM calls for overhaul of VN rice sector
It’s time to overhaul Việt Nam’s rice production given that the staple plays an irreplaceable role in the country’s agriculture, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on March 15, adding that the rice sector needs to pay more attention to the domestic market of nearly 100 million people to prevent domination by imported rice. The PM also urged local authorities to encourage private investment in agriculture and rely on people, science and technology, not the State, to develop agriculture, he stressed. The PM spoke while chairing a conference on ways to develop the sector sustainably in the Mekong Delta – the rice hub of the country.
