Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends conference on Mekong Delta development (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Governmenthas defined eight key tasks to help the Mekong Delta achieve sustainable development,Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed in a document responding to queriesfrom National Assembly Tran Thi Hoa Ry regarding development in the country’s largestgranary.
The document said the tasks hadbeen outlined in the Government Resolution 120/NQ-CP dated November 17, 2017following a conference on sustainable development in the Mekong Delta inadaptation to climate change in September the same year.
First and foremost, the governmentwill build a master plan for agricultural development in the region in thecontext of climate change in combination with restructuring the agriculturalsector, building new style rural areas.
Second, the government will adjustthe strategy and plans for agricultural development for the entire region tomake them suit the region’s sub-ecological regions in connection with the threekey groups of commodities which are aquatic products, fruit and rice, and in thedirection of reducing the area of rice and other crops that require largevolume of water but have low commercial value.
The government will review andfine-tune mechanisms and policies to encourage the application ofscience-technology, especially hi-tech and bio-technology in agriculturalproduction along with restructuring the sector and promoting the new rural areabuilding campaign.
At the same time, new mechanismsand policies will be designed to the goal of developing large-scale commodityproduction in the region and attract investment in agriculture and ruraldevelopment. There will be policies to develop agricultural value chains,promote industrialisation of agriculture and modernize post-harvest technologywith a view to increasing quality and value of agro-forestry and aquatic production.
The fisheries sector will be developedinto one of the spearhead industry of the Mekong Delta, while the existing naturalforests will be preserved alsong with restoring and expanding mangrove forestand protection forest.
The Mekong Delta’s planning onirrigation and natural disaster control to 2030 with a vision to 2050 will berevised to ensure readiness for the worst scenario.
A scheme on protecting thecoastline, strengthening the sea dyke system and preventing coastal erosionwill be built, along with plans on river control and use of land along rivers.
The government will work withthe Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to develop projects onvocational training and job generation for agricultural workers and rurallabourers, with a view to reducing the workforce in agriculture.
The PM said Resolution 120/NQ-CPwill serve as the basis for the Government to implement many programmes andactivities in the region
He added that the governmentwill strive to complete the master plan for agricultural development in theregion in the context of climate change as early as possible, as it will be thefoundation for regional localities to design their own master plans andministries and agencies to implement related programmes.
According to the PM, thegovernment will continue to study specific mechanisms and policies for theMekong Delta and invest in large-scale transport projects with widespreadimpacts such as the Trung Luong-Can Tho highway and the Quan Chanh Bo canal forbig ships to enter the Hau river.
The government will soonfinalise the project on establishing the Phu Quoc specialadministrative-economic unit and the draft law on specialadministrative-economic units to submit to the fifth session of the 14th National Assembly for approval, thus laying the legal foundation for thedevelopment of Phu Quoc Island as a new driver of the Mekong Delta.-VNA
The document said the tasks hadbeen outlined in the Government Resolution 120/NQ-CP dated November 17, 2017following a conference on sustainable development in the Mekong Delta inadaptation to climate change in September the same year.
First and foremost, the governmentwill build a master plan for agricultural development in the region in thecontext of climate change in combination with restructuring the agriculturalsector, building new style rural areas.
Second, the government will adjustthe strategy and plans for agricultural development for the entire region tomake them suit the region’s sub-ecological regions in connection with the threekey groups of commodities which are aquatic products, fruit and rice, and in thedirection of reducing the area of rice and other crops that require largevolume of water but have low commercial value.
The government will review andfine-tune mechanisms and policies to encourage the application ofscience-technology, especially hi-tech and bio-technology in agriculturalproduction along with restructuring the sector and promoting the new rural areabuilding campaign.
At the same time, new mechanismsand policies will be designed to the goal of developing large-scale commodityproduction in the region and attract investment in agriculture and ruraldevelopment. There will be policies to develop agricultural value chains,promote industrialisation of agriculture and modernize post-harvest technologywith a view to increasing quality and value of agro-forestry and aquatic production.
The fisheries sector will be developedinto one of the spearhead industry of the Mekong Delta, while the existing naturalforests will be preserved alsong with restoring and expanding mangrove forestand protection forest.
The Mekong Delta’s planning onirrigation and natural disaster control to 2030 with a vision to 2050 will berevised to ensure readiness for the worst scenario.
A scheme on protecting thecoastline, strengthening the sea dyke system and preventing coastal erosionwill be built, along with plans on river control and use of land along rivers.
The government will work withthe Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to develop projects onvocational training and job generation for agricultural workers and rurallabourers, with a view to reducing the workforce in agriculture.
The PM said Resolution 120/NQ-CPwill serve as the basis for the Government to implement many programmes andactivities in the region
He added that the governmentwill strive to complete the master plan for agricultural development in theregion in the context of climate change as early as possible, as it will be thefoundation for regional localities to design their own master plans andministries and agencies to implement related programmes.
According to the PM, thegovernment will continue to study specific mechanisms and policies for theMekong Delta and invest in large-scale transport projects with widespreadimpacts such as the Trung Luong-Can Tho highway and the Quan Chanh Bo canal forbig ships to enter the Hau river.
The government will soonfinalise the project on establishing the Phu Quoc specialadministrative-economic unit and the draft law on specialadministrative-economic units to submit to the fifth session of the 14th National Assembly for approval, thus laying the legal foundation for thedevelopment of Phu Quoc Island as a new driver of the Mekong Delta.-VNA
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