VietNamNet Bridge – Israel’s lesson was learned by a province in Vietnam: they paid several million USD to import two glasshouses, which were unused, and planted fruits and vegetable in outdoor gardens.
The agricultural land using plan.
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Israel’s policy on giving priority to agricultural development was issued in 1948. Thanks to the policy, one million Israeli people who live on the desert were sufficiently supplied with food, even in the wartime. Ten years
later, in 1958, Israel exported agricultural products to Europe and even Africa.
Israel’s success was learned by a the authorities of a province in Vietnam. They spent several million US dollars to import two modern glasshouses from Israel. These glasshouses have automatic doors, automatic
watering system, air conditioners, blowers, rain spraying machines, etc.
In 2009, some experts paid a visit to this province and asked managers of the glasshouses there: “The outdoor vegetable garden is very green, with natural wet atmosphere, why do you have to plant vegetable in this
house, with artificial wet atmosphere?” They could not answer why.
After that, these modern glasshouses were left fallow and they planted fruits and vegetable in outdoor gardens around these houses.
Hanoi’s one-time concern
Vietnam, with 67 percent of population who are farmers, is known as a big producer and exporter of rice, coffee, rubber and seafood.
Hanoi’s suburb used to have developed agriculture. In 1965, Dong Anh district had an irrigational system which was capable to water 9,000 hectares of crops. In five years, 1961-1985, the capital city built 47 pumping
stations, which covered 85 percent of cultivated land. In an extremely difficult circumstance, Hanoi had 40 mechanical enterprises serving agriculture. At that time, Thanh Tri district was known for its tractor enterprise, Tu Liem with its specialty fruit area, Gia Lam district with vegetables, etc.
In the early years of the opening period, Hanoi had its first electronic factory in Gia Lam district. The industrial zone in Tu Liem district was built. The Hoa Lac software park began to take shape… Hanoi turned its priority into developing hi-tech industry.
In 2003, after thousands of hectares of agricultural land were devoted to golf courses, industrial zones and residential areas, an official initiated the idea of establishing enterprises in villages to create jobs for local farmers but this model failed.
In Soc Son district, a group of young intellectuals developed an organic vegetable garden of several thousand square meters, with the participation of nine farmer families. This garden has stably supplied vegetable to
nearly 400 urban families since 2008. They earn VND20 million ($1,000) per 360sq.m of land per annum. The income of these farmers has exceeded that of workers in nearby industrial zones. Their products have
passed many tests of competent agencies. The small garden has become a destination of students, researchers, etc.
Developing agriculture must be closely connected with land. In 2007, before Ha Tay province was merged into Hanoi, this province had more than 100,000 hectares of cultivated land. In 2008, after the merging, Hanoi’s farming area reached 342,000 hectares. In its 2010-2020 land using plan, the city planned to turn nearly 37,000 hectares of farming land into urban land (including nearly 23,000 hectares of wet rice, nearly 2,500 hectares of perennial trees).
It is easy to see that while urban development plans are worked out very quickly, agricultural development plans are very dim. The city does not have a map with clear border for untouched agricultural land, irrigation system, etc.
Many experts said that if Vietnam keeps processing products for export, which is not lucrative and ineffectively, it should rather focus on developing agriculture.
Tran Huy Anh
The agricultural land using plan.
Israel’s policy on giving priority to agricultural development was issued in 1948. Thanks to the policy, one million Israeli people who live on the desert were sufficiently supplied with food, even in the wartime. Ten years
later, in 1958, Israel exported agricultural products to Europe and even Africa.
Israel’s success was learned by a the authorities of a province in Vietnam. They spent several million US dollars to import two modern glasshouses from Israel. These glasshouses have automatic doors, automatic
watering system, air conditioners, blowers, rain spraying machines, etc.
In 2009, some experts paid a visit to this province and asked managers of the glasshouses there: “The outdoor vegetable garden is very green, with natural wet atmosphere, why do you have to plant vegetable in this
house, with artificial wet atmosphere?” They could not answer why.
After that, these modern glasshouses were left fallow and they planted fruits and vegetable in outdoor gardens around these houses.
Hanoi’s one-time concern
Vietnam, with 67 percent of population who are farmers, is known as a big producer and exporter of rice, coffee, rubber and seafood.
Hanoi’s suburb used to have developed agriculture. In 1965, Dong Anh district had an irrigational system which was capable to water 9,000 hectares of crops. In five years, 1961-1985, the capital city built 47 pumping
stations, which covered 85 percent of cultivated land. In an extremely difficult circumstance, Hanoi had 40 mechanical enterprises serving agriculture. At that time, Thanh Tri district was known for its tractor enterprise, Tu Liem with its specialty fruit area, Gia Lam district with vegetables, etc.
In the early years of the opening period, Hanoi had its first electronic factory in Gia Lam district. The industrial zone in Tu Liem district was built. The Hoa Lac software park began to take shape… Hanoi turned its priority into developing hi-tech industry.
In 2003, after thousands of hectares of agricultural land were devoted to golf courses, industrial zones and residential areas, an official initiated the idea of establishing enterprises in villages to create jobs for local farmers but this model failed.
In Soc Son district, a group of young intellectuals developed an organic vegetable garden of several thousand square meters, with the participation of nine farmer families. This garden has stably supplied vegetable to
nearly 400 urban families since 2008. They earn VND20 million ($1,000) per 360sq.m of land per annum. The income of these farmers has exceeded that of workers in nearby industrial zones. Their products have
passed many tests of competent agencies. The small garden has become a destination of students, researchers, etc.
Developing agriculture must be closely connected with land. In 2007, before Ha Tay province was merged into Hanoi, this province had more than 100,000 hectares of cultivated land. In 2008, after the merging, Hanoi’s farming area reached 342,000 hectares. In its 2010-2020 land using plan, the city planned to turn nearly 37,000 hectares of farming land into urban land (including nearly 23,000 hectares of wet rice, nearly 2,500 hectares of perennial trees).
It is easy to see that while urban development plans are worked out very quickly, agricultural development plans are very dim. The city does not have a map with clear border for untouched agricultural land, irrigation system, etc.
Many experts said that if Vietnam keeps processing products for export, which is not lucrative and ineffectively, it should rather focus on developing agriculture.
Tran Huy Anh
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