Hau Giang reviews development of hi-tech farm zone

Leaders of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang met on June 21 to review the development of a hi-tech agricultural zone in the province by 2025.
Hau Giang (VNA) – Leaders of the Mekong Deltaprovince of Hau Giang met on June 21 to review the development of a hi-techagricultural zone in the province by 2025.

Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee Le Tien Chau requested the management board of the localhi-tech agricultural zone to review all policies the Government has adopted forthe building of hi-tech agricultural zones and how to implement them.

At the same time, the board must learn from experience ofother localities in luring investments in the field, he added.

Le Hoang Xuyen, Director of the management board of thehi-tech agricultural zone, proposed the provincial People’s Committee toapprove the building of a new stronger-structure bridge to replace the currentone leading to the zone to allow high-load vehicles of investors to travel on.He also urged the committee to speed up the construction of roads to the zone.

In addition, Xuyen asked the local Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development to continue supporting related projects, suchas the project on a pumping station and the Sustainable AgricultureTransformation (VnSAT) project.

In 2012, the government allowed Hau Giang to zone off5,200 hectares of land in Long My district for hi-tech agriculture. The hi-techagricultural zone has been implementing three projects, including one atministerial level and another at provincial level.

The zone has been cooperating with the Republic of Koreato test several biological products on 14 hectares of rice since last year.This year, those products will be tested on 8 hectares of rice, 2 hectares ofpineapple, 2 hectares of citrus fruits and 2 hectares of mango in the zone.-VNA
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