International project on rice cultivation to reduce emissions in the Mekong Delta: 150 businesses approached, only 8 were able to participate, why?

Today, March 18, in Can Tho City, the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) held an award ceremony for enterprises associated with rice farmers within the framework of the Project "Transforming the rice value chain to respond to climate change and sustainable development in the Mekong Delta (TRVC)". The project is implemented by SNV in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Department of Agriculture and Environment of the 3 provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap and An Giang for 5 years (2023 - 2027), with a total bonus of up to 57 billion VND (sponsored by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam). Here, Ms. Tran Thu Ha - Director of the TRVC project said that in the summer-autumn rice crop of 2024 (the first crop of the TRVC project), 150 enterprises were approached but only 15 enterprises received registration documents to participate. Accordingly, the project selected 10 qualified enterprises to participate (total implementation area of nearly ...