(HBO) – Building chain agricultural production models is a new way to help farmers sustainably improve products’ value. In particular, as Mai Chau district’s agricultural sector is on small scale, linkage is very necessary, especially manufacturing in value chain in tandem with branding. Under the chain agricultural development policy, Mai Chau district has carried out two projects on growing garlic and quash using funding from the national target programme on new rural development in Mai Hich commune since 2017. 

Accordingly, participating households received State support with 70 percent of seedlings and varieties, 5 percent of fertilisers, and training courses on plant growth periods. An automatic irrigation system have been built to serve three hectares of safe vegetables in Hai Son hamlet, 56 percent of the project’s cost will be sourced from the local budget and the remaining for workforce was from farming households.

These are value chains linking farmers with businesses which will be responsible for the supply of seedlings, intensive farming guidance, pest control and consumption.


Farmers in Ngoa hamlet, Mai Hich commune, Mai Chau district grow garlic in value chain to bring economic efficiency.

The Luong Phu cooperative has signed a contract on the supply of materials (seedlings, chemical fertilisers, pesticides) and a garlic and quash consumption contract with farming households.

The Anh Tu Cao Phong clean orange cooperative has sealed a contract on building an automatic watering system for vegetables. The two cooperatives are competent enough to meet requirements set forth in the projects.

The agricultural and forestry encouragement stations built a technical process for garlic and squash farming that suits local conditions and held training courses for farming households.

Economic efficiency for garlic is estimated at 22 tonnes of fresh garlic per ha, earning 330 million VND per hectare at a retail price of 15,000 VND per kg for 330 million VND per ha. The cost is 164 million VND per hectare while the profit tops 165 million VND per hectare. Quash yields 43 tonnes per hectare at a retail price of 4,000 VND per kg, earning 172 million VND per hectare. The cost surpasses 81 million VND per hectare and the profit nears 90 million VND per hectare.

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