Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)Kien Giang (VNA) – Phu Quoc district in thesouthern province of Kien Giang has invested in eco-agriculture in combinationwith services and tourism, aiming to create more tourism products by 2025, witha vision towards 2030.
Huynh Thanh Minh, head of the district’s economicbureau, said the locality has worked to link agricultural firms with farminghouseholds and travel companies to promote the model, while intensifying thecommunications work to introduce its products to visitors.
Competent agencies have been tasked with signinglong-term contracts with businesses and investors in high-tech agriculture andtourism, and facilitating the farmstay model.
Phu Quoc has also promoted collective brand names forits agricultural products and improve personnel quality in service ofagriculture-based tourism.
Currently, there are 21 models wherescience-technology are applied in agricultural and fishery production in PhuQuoc, Minh said, adding that many households have turned local fruits intospecialties.
However, rural tourism in Phu Quoc has yet to match itspotential and advantages due to the lack of planning, connectivity andinvestment, the official said./.
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