Vietnam is facing production contraction related to seriously degraded soil quality.

This is the opinion given at the workshop Current status and orientation of soil health management towards sustainable crop production recently organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ho Chi Minh City.

According to statistics, the average agricultural land area per capita in Vietnam is among the lowest in the world, only 0.25 hectares.

Most of Vietnam’s land groups are problematic land groups. Of these, 70% of the land area is located on steep mountainous terrain, so it is easily eroded and washed away, leading to loss of nutrients.

The soil is often acidic, poor in humus and nutrients…
70% of the land area is located on steep mountainous terrain, so it is susceptible to erosion and washing away (Photo: Nguyen Quang)70% of the land area is located on steep mountainous terrain, so it is susceptible to erosion and washing away (Photo: Nguyen Quang)
Not only that, soil pollution due to excessive use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers affects soil and crop health.

According to Mr. Le Thanh Tung, Deputy Director of the Department of Crop Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, balancing the efficiency of fertilizer and pesticide use not only reduces costs but also reduces land degradation. Reduce the amount of irrigation water and many greenhouse emissions.

The management and use of agricultural land has initially seen positive changes (Photo: Nguyen Quang)The management and use of agricultural land has initially seen positive changes (Photo: Nguyen Quang)
The management of agricultural land use has initially had positive changes, contributing to improving the quality of Vietnam’s agricultural products towards sustainable agricultural production.

Although there is a legal framework to form concentrated agricultural production areas, large-scale agricultural commodity production and application of modern science and technology…

However, it is necessary to have more detailed regulations on Investigate and evaluate land and regularly protect, improve and restore land.

Looking forward to implementing Vietnam’s Netzero commitment by 2050, a measure of emissions reduction that will bring long-term benefits to reinvesting in land restoration, Mr. Tung commented: “We take the value of a important deltas in the world, contributing to emissions reduction.

The commercialization of Carbon certification by measuring low emissions based on platforms opens up other processes.

When these things bring benefits, they will be reinvested in production areas.”