Building high-tech agricultural zones

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As one of the typical units in planting, linking and processing coffee in Son La , In 2023, Phuc Sinh Son La Joint Stock Company cooperated with localities to successfully build high-tech coffee growing areas in the communes of Chieng Mai and Muong Chanh (belonging to Chieng Ban, Chieng Dong and Chieng Chung communes, old Mai Son district), linking 876 households on an area of ​​over 670 hectares. This is one of two high-tech coffee areas in the province.

Mr. Vu Viet Thang, Director of the Company, said: To implement the planning of the province's high-tech coffee growing area, Phuc Sinh Son La Joint Stock Company has actively supported people to build sustainable raw material areas by opening training courses, sending technical staff to provide direct guidance, helping people apply science and technology to produce coffee that meets export standards. In addition to the high-tech coffee growing area, the Company has now expanded its cooperation with 1,600 farming households, cultivating over 2,000 hectares, harvesting 15,000 - 18,000 tons of fresh coffee each year, equivalent to 4,000 tons of exported coffee beans.

Like many households in the village, Mr. Lo Van Cuon's family in Na Khoang village, Muong Chanh commune has joined forces with Phuc Sinh Son La Joint Stock Company through models of supplying fertilizers, using pesticides, consulting on disease management and plant nutrition. Mr. Cuon said: His family has 1.8 hectares of coffee linked to Phuc Sinh Son La Joint Stock Company in high-tech growing areas. The family complies with the export coffee production process, using biological and organic fertilizers and pesticides. All fresh coffee is sold to the Company at a higher price than the market, helping them feel secure in production and not worry about output.

In early 2025, the plum growing area in Phieng Khoai commune was recognized as the first high-tech application area in the province, with more than 500 hectares produced by 7 cooperatives and 104 households. Ms. Bui Phuong Thanh, Deputy Director of Noong Pieu Agricultural Cooperative, Phieng Khoai commune, said: The cooperative has linked 9 households to grow 81.5 hectares of plums that meet high-tech standards. The cooperative applies the technique of pruning 30-50% of the output, keeping only quality fruits, helping to increase economic value, meet market standards and continue to export to the EU.

Prioritize development goals

Son La province aims to become a center for high-tech agricultural development in the Northwest region, aiming for green growth and sustainable development. To achieve this goal, the Provincial Party Committee has issued Resolution No. 08-NQ/TU, identifying key tasks until 2025 and orientations to 2030. Currently, the province has been focusing on building a national center for research and application of high technology in agriculture in Moc Chau, and at the same time forming 1 zone and 20 high-tech agricultural zones across the province. The goal is to expand the area of ​​crops applying international standards such as VietGAP and GlobalGAP to 13,179 hectares. The province also focuses on building and sustainably developing brands for key agricultural products, especially 3-star, 4-star, and 5-star OCOP products. At the same time, continue to invest in improving the quality of human resources, complete technology application zone projects to master advanced technologies. Dissemination and transfer of scientific and technical advances in production, disease prevention, product preservation and processing are top priorities, aiming to improve the quality, value and competitiveness of Son La agricultural products in the market.

With a strategic role in the agricultural development orientation of Son La province, Moc Chau is being built to become a national center for research and application of high technology in agriculture. Moc Chau has exploited its superior advantages in natural conditions, climate and focused resources to invest in infrastructure of high-tech application zones, including greenhouse systems, smart membrane houses, modern laboratories and automatic irrigation systems. With many outstanding high-tech application models such as: Moc Chau Dairy Cow Breeding Joint Stock Company applies automatic milking technology and nutrition management with specialized software, helping to increase milk yield and quality to international standards. Cooperatives invest in greenhouse systems to grow strawberries and cherry tomatoes, ensuring clean and safe products. In the processing sector, tea factories have applied advanced roasting and drying technology to create high-quality products with distinctive flavors, meeting the increasing demands of the market.

Currently, the province maintains many effective high-tech agricultural models, such as: plum, early ripening longan, safe vegetables, custard apple, etc., along with the production of tea, coffee, fruit trees according to VietGAP, GlobalGAP, organic, bringing in income from hundreds of millions to billions of VND/ha/year. Many cooperatives and households apply modern techniques such as pruning, fruit bagging, greenhouses, greenhouses, and water-saving irrigation, creating high-quality products to meet the market demand.

Ms. Cam Thi Phong, Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment, said: Up to now, the whole province has recognized 9 high-tech agricultural zones with key products such as: Tea, dairy cows, coffee, custard apple, mango, longan, plum; building brands with 308 safe supply chains, 29 protected products and 218 growing area codes on more than 3,142 hectares. Currently, there are 5,596 hectares of crops meeting VietGAP and GlobalGAP standards, creating conditions to promote exports; building 241 OCOP products at the provincial and national levels. In the period of 2021-2025, the agricultural sector will grow by an average of 4.8% per year, with the harvest value reaching 85 million VND/ha, an increase of 67.3% compared to 2020.

The Department of Agriculture and Environment is continuing to advise the Provincial People's Committee to synchronously deploy many solutions to increase the value of agricultural products, such as: Managing and using growing area codes; supporting cooperatives and farmers to apply good agricultural production processes, meeting VietGAP, GlobalGAP, and organic standards for domestic consumption and export; promoting research, application, and transfer of high, biological, and environmentally friendly technology. At the same time, reviewing and adjusting production planning in the direction of prioritizing crops with economic value and competitive advantages; building concentrated production areas applying high technology, organic agriculture associated with eco-tourism; for crops that do not meet the conditions, focusing on linking stable production chains with export enterprises and processing factories.

Building a high-tech agricultural production area is a breakthrough to help Son La shift from traditional to modern agriculture, creating clean and safe products, creating jobs, increasing income and promoting sustainable rural development.

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