Glutinous Co Tien fascinates the “big landowners”
Tropical Agriculture Company Limited (Tropical Agriculture Company) has cooperated with Dai Dien Club of Kien Xuong District (Thai Binh Province) and rice traders in Yen My District (Hung Yen) to organize a conference on linking rice production and business in spring 2023 and visit the company’s rice seed factory in Tan Quang Township (Van Lam District, Hung Yen Province).
Mr. Ngo Quang Diem (standing), director of Tropical Agriculture Company, briefed Thai Binh “landlords” and Hung Yen rice traders about Co Tien sticky rice. Picture: Trung Quan.
This is a good sign, showing that the link between rice seed suppliers and major producers, as well as rice processors and consumers, is growing stronger. In other words, the further this chain of connections develops, the greater the chance of planting large paddy fields.
At the conference, Dai Dien Club members could not hide their delight when the acreage planted with Co Tien glutinous rice in the spring season of 2023 grew and developed healthily just a few days before harvest with an average yield of 2.5 to 2 .6 quintals/Sao (360m2). This is the successful rice crop following previous bumper crops that produced the Co Tien sticky rice variety.
Mr. Vu Van Thach in the city of Kien .this new one at all.
But all worries quickly disappeared when he achieved unexpected results in the first case. The yield and selling price of Co Tien’s glutinous rice are all higher than the previous varieties he has produced. So the more he worked, the more he gradually expanded the field.
According to Mr. Thach, the Co Tien sticky rice variety is tolerant of drought, waterlogging, good resistance to shedding, heavy tillering and plenty of flowers on the trusses, so it helps growers to apply mechanization and reduce tending labor.
The evidence is that when land is accumulated, most of the large farmers usually engage in poor fields and inefficient management, but when the Co Tien glutinous rice is cultivated, all the disadvantages of farming conditions can be easily overcome. When harvested, the areas under cultivation of these glutinous rice varieties still give an average yield of 2.4 – 2.6 hundredweight/Sao (fresh rice).
Mr. Pham Van Hien, Director of Thanh Ne Agricultural Production – Business – Service Cooperative (Kien Xuong City), hopes to cooperate with Tropical Agriculture Company and rice purchasing units to build the rice production chain in the future. Picture: Trung Quan.
Mr. Truong Van Huan (from Kien Xuong City) transplanted 20 samples of glutinous rice from Co Tien and said that although this spring harvest is early in the season, although the weather conditions are erratic and unfavorable for production, but with strong roots and good roots Due to the nutrient absorbing ability, the rice plant has grown rapidly and has an expected yield of 2.5 quintals per sao.
“Honestly, I’ve put a lot of effort and money into accumulating land, buying machinery to expand production scale, but I’m encountering high-quality, high-yielding, easy-to-sell rice varieties. No matter how hard it is, it’s still fun. In this crop, if the selling price of glutinous rice is 9,000 to 9,200 VND/kg (fresh rice) like last year, there will be a festival for the family to celebrate,” said Mr. Huan happily.
Mr. Pham Van Hien, Director of Thanh Ne Agricultural Service Business Cooperative (Kien Xuong City), judged: Kien Xuong people have tradition, experience and desire to grow rich through rice cultivation. More and more households pay special attention to selecting high-quality rice Rice varieties for production.
There are currently more than 50 organizations and individuals across the city, collaborating on 2 hectares or more of fields. These are all “new farmers” with knowledge, sensitivity to the market and passion for farming so they leave a seed behind. It’s not easy for the rice to convince them and have them trust and use it. Cultivation is not easy in many cultures. However, Co Tien’s sticky rice did.
According to Mr. Hien, helping Dai Dien farmers use the same quality rice variety will create favorable conditions for building large fields, adopting synchronous mechanization to improve production value and increase income, and attract purchasing and processing enterprises to join to participate in the formation of a sustainable chain of connections. Only large fields using the same variety of rice, with the same care and intensive cultivation methods with uniform quality, can completely solve the problem of mass rice production and make it easy to consume.
Delegates visited the Tropical Agriculture Company’s rice seed factory. Picture: Trung Quan.
At the same time, the form of large-scale production helps reduce the cost of purchasing input materials such as fertilizers and pesticides, and saves costs for many middlemen. Since then, profits have been increasing, encouraging people to stay on the land and in the fields and not abandon the land.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Huyen, a trader who specializes in buying and milling rice in Yen My (Hung Yen) city, estimated that Co Tien glutinous rice is one of the few types of glutinous rice that has been on the market for a long time are popular in the market. Therefore it is very popular. Convenience Convenience. At present, the supply of this type of sticky rice in provinces such as Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, etc. does not yet meet the demand.
Therefore, as part of this conference, they and many traders are willing to work with Thai Binh farmers to buy glutinous rice from Co Tien in the spring harvest. In addition, the development of a sustainable link chain involving three parties (Tropical Agriculture Company that supplies seeds, Dai Dien farmers and Yen Traders Association) will be discussed with Dai Dien farmers. The US will buy all production).
In order to obtain quality rice, it is necessary to find “true” varieties.
Mr. Ngo Quang Diem, Director of Tropical Agriculture Company, stated that Co Tien glutinous rice is a type of glutinous rice selected and produced by Tropical Agriculture Company Limited, approved by the Department of Crop Production ) a variety protection certificate was awarded ). The plant was planted on October 4, 2014 and was recognized as a national rice variety by Decision No. 275/QD-TT-CLT of June 23, 2015.
The glutinous rice variety Co Tien has long enjoyed the trust of people in many provinces and cities across the country. Picture: tsp.
Co Tien glutinous rice is a special glutinous rice variety with a growing season of spring harvest 130-145 days and harvest 110-115 days. Yield of 50 – 55 quintals/ha, with good intensive cultivation conditions over 60 quintals/ha.
At present, rice varieties are not only widely available in many provinces and cities across the country, but also trusted by people in some places of Laos, especially in the border areas at Son La, Thanh Hoa, Dien Bien….
However, a sad fact today is that this variety of rice is still haphazardly produced and sold by some entities and individuals, making it impossible for users to distinguish between real products of the company.
According to Mr. Ngo Quang Diem, on May 10, 2023, the Ministry of Crop Production (MARD) issued a decision repealing the decision on the recognition of special traffic of Taiwan sticky rice varieties (special traffic code) under CNLH.2023.03. The organization signing up for the sale is the Nam Dinh Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The date for repealing the decision is May 5th, 2023.
The reason for the repeal is that the Nam Dinh Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has applied in writing to repeal the decision on the special recognition of Taiwan glutinous rice variety because the typical characteristics of Taiwan glutinous rice variety are consistent with those of Co Tien glutinous rice variety .