Vietnam’s factories need some 180,000 tons of potatoes for processing a year, but domestic production currently meets only 40 percent of that demand, says the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
According to the ministry, despite increasing demand, the total potato planting area is decreasing dramatically. Last year, the country’s potato area was 19,700 hectares, equivalent to one-fifth of the area at the peak time, turning out an output of 313,000 tons.
According to en.vietnamplus.vn, the ministry aims to raise the figure to 30,000 hectares in the next five years.
