Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Quang Nam (VNA) – The central province of Quang Nam has madeimpressive progress in agricultural restructuring, raising production value by4.5 percent each year in 2008-2017.
At talks with a working group from the Ministry of Science andTechnology led by Minister Chu Ngoc Anh on July 23, Vice Director of theprovincial Department of Agriculture Le Muoi reported that the province’seconomic structure has changed, with a lower percentage of agriculture in grossregional domestic products to 11.6 percent in 2017 from 25.84 percent in 2008,and higher ratio of forestry-fisheries sector.
After 10 years of implementing the 10th Party CentralCommittee’s resolution on agriculture, farmers and rural areas, the locality’sagricultural production value has increased from 36.06 million VND per hectarein 2008 to about 80 million VND per hectare in 2018. Nearly 4,000 hectares ofrice farm with low production have been switched to other plants with highervalue.
At the same time, total cattle meat production increased from 49,297tonnes in 2008 to 56,885 tonnes in 2017. The production value of the breedingsector rose to 2.15 trillion VND in 2017 compared to 1.6 trillion VND in 2008.
Meanwhile, Quang Nam has planted more than 10,000 hectares of foresteach year, raising forest coverage by 1.38 percent per year to 56.9 percent in2017.
In the aquatic sector, the province’s offshore catch reached nearly 45percent of total aquatic output, up 15 percent over 2008. The increase of fishingvessels by six times to 758 in 2017 brings the province closer to its target of60 percent in offshore catching in total aquatic output in 2020.
Aquatic farming also surged 70 percent from 2008, with production in2017 reaching nearly 400 million VND per hectare.
The province has 57 industrial clusters which host 258 projects worth13.2 trillion VND and create jobs for 57,049 people.
In the past 10 years, progress in technology research, transfer and applicationactivities as well as human resources training have significantly helped themodernisation of agricultural sector and industrialisation of rural areas.
Many science-technology advances have been applied widely, enhancingvalue farm produce and contributing to transforming agricultural economicstructure.
At the working session, Minister Chu Ngoc Anh lauded the achievements ofQuang Nam over the past 10 years, noting that the success has improved livingconditions for locals.
However, he pointed out that although the number of enterprisesinvesting in agriculture and rural areas in Quang Nam expanded 4.5 times to1,558 firms in 2018, the figure still only accounted for 23.5 percent of totalbusinesses operating in the locality.
He suggested that the province apply production connectivity models,while encouraging the engagement of businesses via preferential policies.-VNA
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