TUYEÅN TAÄP

International Symposium, China, 2006
ACTUALITY OF VIETNAM’S SUGARCANE AND SOLUTIONS
TO IMPROVE SUGAR PRODUCTIVITY IN THE FUTURE
Dr. Nguyen Duc Quang, MSc. Ha Dinh Tuan
Sugar and Sugarcane Research and Development Center, Vietnam
Mobile phone: (84) 913867107; Office: (84)650580552; Private: (84)650817203
FAX: (84)650562267; E-mail: nguyen_duc_quang@yahoo.com
1. INTRODUCTION
Sugarcane-growing is a long standing in Vietnam, however sugarcane industry has
been developing in recent years. There was lay down as a policy the achievement of 1.0
million tons of sugar per year in 2000, which is satisfied with demand of Vietnam (capita is
estimated from 8 to 10 kg). Based on this program, many sugar mills are debut with different
technology. The great challenge to Vietnam’s sugarcane is becomes a membership of world
trade organization (WTO), which is higher violent competition for cost. Recently (from 2000
to year 2005), there were 44 sugar mills with 85-93 percentage of original capacity (in the
2002/2003 season it was highest), it achieved more than 1.0 million tons of sugar per year.
The biggest capacity processing is 8,000 tons/day (1 sugar mill) and the lowest is 500
tons/day (2 sugar mills), most capacity processing is from 1,000 to 1,800 tons/day. However,
only 37 factories have been working in 2005/2006 season and 7 factories were closed due to
technologically backward or lack of raw materials. According to Ministry of agriculture and
Rural Development for the planning to 2010 (see Appendix 1), total capacity processing will
expand to 105,100 tons/day (82,150 tons/day is present). The great problem is interested in
raw materials and sugarcane zones, how to do in order to assure enough raw materials for
factories working at full capacity in the future, while there are many effective factors to yield
such as insects, diseases, weed, etc.
The plan of Vietnam’s sugarcane in the future is stabilizing concentrate areas, but
concurrent with increase cane productivity and quality of sugarcane. There is help for it,
based on Vietnam there are near 900 clones and varieties that were well preserved at Sugar
and Sugarcane Research and Development Centre – SSRDC (formerly Institute of sugarcane
and sugar research - ISSR). Many clones or varieties have good characters such as drought
resistance, pest resistance and high quality, etc. These are important materials for crossing in
the future. The results of collusion are going to supply suitable varieties in different regions of
cultural sugarcane industry.
2. ACTUALITY OF VIETNAM’S SUGARCANE
2.1 Sugar processing
Actually, 37 sugar mills in present are arranged with new mode to come into
operations as follows:
- Six sugar mills are joint ventures with 100% of funds from foreign investment.
- Twenty-one sugar mills are published.
- One sugar mill is selling the shares.
- Three sugar mills are submitting the project for privatize.
- One sugar mill is preparing to be privatized.
- Three sugar mills are suggesting government which is allow schedule project for sell.
- Two sugar mills have not enough condition to be privatized.
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