The area, which spans 244 hectares in Phuoc Lam, Thuan Thanh and TruongBinh communes, is a multipurpose agricultural area used for hi-techagricultural production, technological transfer and seedling cultivation, amongothers.
Le Van Hoang, Director of the Long An Department of Agriculture andRural Development, said in the hi-tech agricultural area planning, theagricultural sector will also apply hi-tech to growing dragon fruit trees andrice, and breeding beef.
Accordingly, 2,000 hectares will be zoned off for dragon fruitproduction and 20,000 hectares will be earmarked for rice production, mostly indistricts in Dong Thap Muoi region.
Meanwhile, breeding beef cattle using hi-tech will be carried out in DucHoa and Duc Hue districts.-VNA