Vietnam [is] dependent on imported feed materials because our corn and soybean yield is low, production costs are high, and profits are less attractive compared to other sources. other plants.
“For example, our maize yield is only 4.8 tons/ha, but that of countries using transgenic sources, their yield is up to 9 tons/ha. American soybean has 132 fruits, but ours only has 132 fruits. less than 70 years, so the productivity of our livestock materials is still very low, so having to import lower prices is a requirement” Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien said.
“We will focus on growing biomass maize, focus on processing 1.5 million tons of agricultural by-products to convert to feed for large cattle, thereby saving foreign currency on imported feed.” Phung Duc Tien emphasized.
For the cultivation of genetically modified corn, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued a circular on crops applying biotechnology, according to this circular, cultivation is completely allowed.
“I remember former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong worked with the US Secretary of Agriculture to agree that the records of genetically modified crops will continue to be processed, not used because of the fact that we are also in the process of importing genetically modified corn and soybean products” Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien said.
[Editor’s note: This article was originally published in Vietnamese and has been translated and edited for clarity.]
