Development is to encourage replication. Nevertheless, it should take steps cautiously with strategic planning and specific, farmers avoid spontaneous then cut them off. 

While both managers and farmers are still struggling with the problem of "what to plant, what child" is in the early 21st century, the delegation of former Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Cong Tan has brought a new varieties - from Australian macadamia seedlings for planting on trial in Vietnam. According to agricultural experts, this is not no trees investment and development in Vietnam. 

 

With the advantages of high economic value, particularly suitable for geographical and soil in Vietnam, less disease ..., experts say, this is one of those plants contribute to poverty reduction for farmers in Vietnam. One tree can macadamia nuts to 70 kg and the current price of about 15 USD / kg seed is just 10 years to develop 100,000 ha, we can achieve $ 1 billion turnover with export-shift, which is acknowledged by those who brought this plant from Australia to Vietnam. 

 

And in fact, after more than 10 years crops were field tested in several localities in the North West Province, Central Highlands, the benefits that it brings is quite clear. 

 

Macca Corporation (Macadamia) Dien Bien is one of the units tested directly in this species. In 2012 and 2013, the company has grown and expanded pilot area over 57 ha in at many localities in the province. In particular, many farmers directly cooperate with this company planted trees was assessed, here are plants suited to mountainous climate, with the special other crops, macadamia appear less deep disease, which most farmers worried when determining what to plant, what parenting. 

 

Many agriculture experts said that Vietnam full convergence factors for the development of macadamia trees into a new industry with huge potential. And if you look objectively, macadamia tree will bring great economic value is not inferior to the trees in the list of "billion" as coffee, cocoa is now grown widely. Even it also has a higher economic value of coffee for bigger profits, while input costs also "breathable" than. 

 

Currently, macadamia valuable results from 250000-300000 dong / kg and primarily for use as seed. According to the calculations of experts, macadamia 1ha planted about 360 trees, after 3 years of planting trees to swim across and stable harvest begins 5th year onwards. 

 

Average 9 year old macadamia trees for harvest 5 tons of fruit. Thus, just sold for 120,000 results / kg, then 1 hectare macadamia has collected about 600 million, higher than 6-7 times the income from coffee. While fertilizer costs and lower care macadamia coffee plantation investment. Therefore, if intercropping coffee and macadamia will give very high economic efficiency. 

 

Macadamia trees were brought hope to the people fed Highlands, North West. 

 

Realizing the potential and value of macadamia trees, the government is aiming to replicate develop this acreage crops, focusing on the Northwest and Central Highlands, contributing to increasing income for local people this. 

 

And to encourage farmers to invest, now you replicate this type of tree, the Government issued Decree No. 210/2013/ND-CP on policies to encourage enterprises to invest in agriculture and rural areas in which emphasized: "The tree planting project with scale-shift from 50 hectares or more state budget support 15 million / hectare for field construction, planting, building support facilities macadamia seed production scale of 500,000 seedlings / year or more, the maximum support of 70% of investment costs / base ". 

 

However, because this is a new crop should both businesses and farmers are still very cautious. Number of enterprises to invest directly in this product category pretty well scattered, sparse. Can point out some business here as Vinamaca Corporation, IDT Group, most recently LienViet Postbank also announced proposals to invest 10.000 billion in macadamia. Thus, we can see, the number of participating enterprises to invest in this crop is modest. 

 

At a seminar related to development issues crop is expected to be "billion tree" took place recently, many argued that this is a breakthrough sector investment should be implemented quickly. 

 

Nevertheless, there is still the idea that, with the prominent features of macadamia Vietnam, replication is developed should be encouraged. However, there should also be cautious steps with strategic planning and specific, to avoid spontaneous farmer then cut them off as has happened to coffee, cocoa.

 

Source: http://danviet.vn/