Research activities have helped to create high-quality products in Ninh Thuan. (Photo: VNA)Ninh Thuan (VNA) - The south-centralprovince of Ninh Thuan has stepped up the application of science and technologyin agricultural production in order to boost socio-economic development intandem with sustainable environmental protection.
According to the provincial Department of Science andTechnology, Ninh Thuan will implement 14 tasks and research studies onagricultural production this year at the national and provincial level.
Priorities are given to scientific and technologicalapplications to create new animal and plant varieties adaptive to climatechange, improve farming methods, transfer post-harvest technologies, andprocess typical agro-forestry-fishery products.
Ninh Thuan is calling for resources to supportscientific research, while enhancing cooperation with research institutes topush ahead with technology transfer.
Its two research last year on new products fromSargassum and mutton were valued highly by agencies outside of the provincethat sought to put them to use.
The locality applied science and technology in growingcrops such as grapes, apples, aloe, asparagus, and herbs on a total area of 167ha in rural and mountainous areas and aquaculture on 50 ha.
More than 600 local households received assistance in grapegrowing, using high-tech equipment, the hydroponic cultivation of vegetables, fruitand vegetable preservation, shrimp farming, and irrigation.
Ninh Thuan also held more than 300 training classes onfarming methods and plant protection for over 9,000 local households.
The Nha Ho Research Institute for Cotton andAgricultural Development selected 22 varieties of asparagus, nine of guava and mango,eight of custard apple and jackfruit, and seven of longan for production.
As a coastal locality, Ninh Thuan has also intensifiedresearch and production of new fish fries and rolled out industrial fish cagefarming using Norwegian technology.
According to Le Van Binh, Vice Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee, these research activities have helped change themindset of local residents in regard to production, thus creating high-qualityproducts./.
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