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PROJECT “NETWORK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
THINK-TAKS FOR COUNTRIES IN MEKONG-SUB REGION” (NARDT)

Production Support Policy

Apart from these, there are several policies supporting rice production, the
main policies are the recommendation no. 2588/MAF, agreements no. 2983/MAF;
no. 1984/MAF; no. 115/MAF and no. 540/MAF. According to these policies, the
government is attempting to ensure 30 percent of the profit for rice production in
the country by promoting good rice varieties, providing potential and advanced
rice techniques, supporting the creations of farmers’ organizations including farmer
groups and associations, promoting the utilization of machinery, and promoting clean
and sustainable products such as GAP, organic and others.

Credit Policy

In addition to these, the main policies supporting credit for rice production are
agreement no. 695/BOL, no. 4489/MOF and no. 03/BOL. According to these policies,
the governments are trying to provide and support the accessibility to the credit of
smallholder farmers, particularly in rural remote areas by providing village funds and
information for credit accessibility.

3.2.3. Viet Nam

Rice land fund protection policy: After the great fluctuation of world rice prices
in 2008, the Government issued Resolution No. 63/2009/NQ-CP on ensuring national
food security. Accordingly, the Government set a target by 2020 to protect the rice
land fund of 3.8 million ha to have an output of 41-43 million tons of rice in order to
meet the total domestic consumption demand and export about 4 million tons of rice/
year. Due to the changes in the actual situation (climate change, market demand), the
Government also adjusted the land use master plan in the direction of reducing the
rice land by 2020 to 3.76 million ha, in which, the cultivated area for two crops per
year decreased from 3.2 million ha to 3.13 million ha. In fact, the current rice land area
in Viet Nam remained at 3.92 million ha (in 2020).

Change the structure of crops and livestock on rice land: Due to the changes in
market demand and low income from rice production, and in order to meet the aim of
improving land-use efficiency, maintaining the land fund for rice cultivation, improving
income for rice producers, protecting the environment and adapting to climate
change, the Government issued more flexible rice land use and management policies
to allow the structuring of crops on rice land with the most effective production plan 13
(the Central budget supported the local budget over 40 billion VND/year). In 2015,
the Government issued Decree No. 35/2015/ND-CP14 on paddy land management,
and use allowed a flexible conversion from paddy rice to other crops or a combination
of paddy rice and aquaculture. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
also approved the master plan15 and plan16 on the restructuring of crops on rice land
in the 2014-2020 period, specifically, changing the structure of crops and varieties to
adapt to climate change of ecological regions. Accordingly, the conversion of land
must be consistent with local plans and not affect the quality of the land so that it can

13 Decrees No. 01/2017/ND-CP dated January 6, 2017, Decrees No. 62/2019/ND-CP dated July 1, 2019; Decision No.
580/QD-TTg dated April 22, 2014, Decision No. 915/QD-TTg dated May 27, 2016;
14 This Decree continues to be adjusted and supplemented according to Decree No. 62/2019/ND-CP dated July 1, 2019
15 Decision No. 3367/QD-BNN-TT dated July 31, 2014
16 Plan to change the structure of crops on rice land until 2020 (Decision No. 586/QD-BNN-TT dated 12/02/2018)

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