New Development Direction of Farm Model

Set up in January 23, 1984 in accordance with the Decree No. 15-HDBT of the Council of Ministers (now the Government), Cu M’gar is a flat and fertile land with rich resources for socioeconomic development.

Cu M’gar has a natural area of 82,443 ha. It adjoined Krong Buk district in the east, EaSoup and Buon Don districts in the west and northwest, Buon Ma Thuot city in the south, Ea H’Leo district in the north. The district has a flat terrain with over 70 per cent of its area covering basalt soil which is suitable for growing cash-earning industrial crops like coffee, rubber, pepper and cashew. The acreage for industrial crops exceeds 11,000 ha. Thus, agriculture plays crucial role in the district’ economic development.

 

The total farming acreage in 1984 was 9,115 ha but has reached 70,368 ha at the moment, an eight-time increase. The annual crop area is 22,313 ha while long-day crop area is 48,047 ha. Food output also increases year after year. In 2008, the district harvests more than 78,000 tonnes, an eight-time increase over 1984. Annual cultivation value has reached over VND1,600 billion.

 

Farm economy is a new effective model in the district. This model is widely used in agricultural and forestry production like coffee, rubber, pepper and cashew growing and husbandry. Many households adopt farm economic form and enjoy better economic lives. Husbandry is also developed with more cattle farms to be established. These farms have adopted technological advancements to increase farming value. Cu M’gar now has 224 production farms, including 206 cultivation farms, nine husbandry farms, two forest farms, and seven combined farms of cultivation and husbandry. Production is valued at VND50 billion a year. The lowest income in a farm in Cu M’gar district is VND100 million while many report over VND1 billion a year. This economic model has created jobs for thousands of people.

 

The district defines that agriculture will still be the primary economic force. Cu M’gar district has focused on major contents of rural agricultural economic development programme until 2020. The district will accordingly develop agriculture to enhance high competitiveness, advance technological application and modernise production. It will also develops crops of high competitiveness, especially coffee. The district expects to supply 75,000 - 80,000 tonnes of coffee beans annually. Thus, it needs strategies for production planning to ensure water supply and apply technological advancements to enlarge the coffee area to 28,000 - 30,000 ha with an average output of 2.8 - 3 tonnes per ha in 2020.