Feasibility of Cleaner Production for Vietnam Rice Processing Industry

Abstract On the international market, Vietnam's rice value is quite low while production costs are too high, especially in energy costs. Moreover, wastes and pollution have become one of the most imperative issues of rice processing industry, leading to waste resources, increase costs, reduce product quality, and adverse impact on the working environment and habitats as well as the reputation of the enterprises. From analyzing the current state of Vietnam rice processing industry and studying Cleaner Production, this research would study the feasibility of cleaner production technology for Vietnam rice processing industry. A roadmap to implement the cleaner production technology would be suggested. A case study on a rice processing factory belonging to Vietnam Southern Food Corporation would be done. It shows that there is a potential demand on cleaner production and it is possible to implement for Vietnam rice processing industry.