THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 26/2007/QD-TTg
Hanoi, February 15, 2007
 
DECISION
APPROVING THE PLANNING ON SUGARCANE AND SUGAR DEVELOPMENT UP TO 2010 AND ORIENTATIONS TOWARD 2020
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To approve the Planning on sugarcane and sugar development up to 2010 and orientations toward 2020, with the following principal contents:
I. DEVELOPMENT VIEWPOINTS
1. In the coming time, sugarcane and sugar production must be developed in a sustainable manner, ensuring socio-economic efficiency, protection of ecological environment and conformity with the planning on restructuring of agriculture and rural economy along the line of industrialization and modernization.
2. Sugarcane and sugar production shall be developed synchronously, from production of material sugarcane, processing mills and production of post-sugar products to product circulation and consumption; existing sugar mills shall be step by step expanded with modern technology and advanced equipments.
3. To encourage various economic sectors to invest in sugarcane and sugar development, associating processors' benefits with those of raw material producers and boosting the construction of a new countryside.
4. The State shall provide partial support for investment in the development of communications and irrigation infrastructure in consolidated sugarcane zones; and in the research into and transfer of scientific and technological advances to raise the productivity, quality and efficiency of sugarcane and sugar production.
II. DEVELOPMENT TARGETS
1. By 2010
a/ Sugar production
- The sugar output will be 1.5 million tons, including 1.4 million tons of industrial sugar (670,000 tons of refined sugar and 730,000 tons of white sugar) and 100,000 tons (white sugar equivalent) of raw sugar.
- The total designed capacity of sugar mills will be 105,000 tons of sugarcane per day, of which the total capacity of mills in four key sugarcane and sugar development areas will be 86,000 tons (accounting for 82% of the total capacity of all mills nationwide). Specifically:
+ In the northern Central Vietnam: The total capacity of mills will be 35,000 tons of sugarcane per day;
+ In the coastal Central Vietnam and the Central Highlands: The total capacity of mills is 16,300 tons of sugarcane per day;
+ In the southeastern region: The total capacity of mills will be 14,900 tons of sugarcane per day;
+ In the Mekong River delta: The total capacity of mills will be 19,800 tons of sugarcane per day.
b/ Production of material sugarcane:
- Total areas under sugarcane will be 300,000 hectares, including 250,000 hectares of consolidated raw-material supply zones.
- The average sugarcane productivity will be 65 tons/hectare.
- The average sugar content will be 11 CCS.
- The sugarcane yield will be 19.5 million tons.
- In four key sugarcane and sugar development areas, the total area under sugarcane will be 222,000 hectares (accounting for 74% of the total area under sugarcane nationwide). Specifically:
+ In the northern Central Vietnam and the Central Highlands: The total area under sugarcane will be 80,000 hectares;
+ In the coastal Central Vietnam: The total area under sugarcane will be 53,000 hectares;
+ In the southeastern region: The total area under sugarcane will be 37,000 hectares;
+ In the Mekong river delta: The total area under sugarcane will be 52,000 hectares.
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