Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Thai Nguyen (VNA) – The northern province of Thai Nguyen plans tosplash out 840 billion VND (37 million USD) to restructure its agriculture,over 700 billion VND (30.8 million USD) of which comes from the state budgetand the remainder is mobilised from other legal financial resources.
The province is striving to plant new tea seedlings in 80 percent of its totalcultivation land by 2020 under a project to shake up agriculture towardsincreasing added value and sustainable development in the 2017-2020 period.
As a local staple, tea farming land will be expanded to 22,000 hectares, 5,000hectares of which will be zoned off for organic tea cultivation. The provinceexpects to have at least 300 hectares of tea meeting VietGAP standards.
The restructuring will shift the focus onto plants with high economicefficiency and aquaculture. A large scale production zone will be set up in anarea of around 5,000 hectares.
Regarding husbandry, the province will restructure pig herds, developcross-bred cow, branch out farms applying high technology and build 6-8standard slaughterhouses. Production chain in agriculture should be paid dueattention, ensuring that 70 percent of farms have consumption contracts by2020.
The provincial agriculture sector will plant 10,000 hectares of large woodtrees and 15,000 hectares of intensive small timber while converting 4,300hectares of poor natural woodland into production forest. Wood productionplants will be also constructed in the locality.
The province targets to stabilise forest coverage at 50 percent as well asenhance forest plantation productivity and quality.
Meanwhile, aquaculture will be cultivated following intensive and semi-intensivefarming models. The agriculture sector expects to receive over 690 billion VND(30.4 million USD) from aquaculture production value and earn 100 million VND (4,400USD) per hectare per year.
According to Ngo Xuan Hai, Director of the provincial Department of Agricultureand Rural Development, the province has set up five safe fruit production zonesin a total land of more than 390 hectares and eight fresh vegetable plantationzones with total areas of 82 hectares. Some 700 hectares of safe tea weregranted with VietGap certification.
Key husbandry areas were thrown up in the locality, including chicken farmingin Phu Binh, Dinh Hoa and Vo Nhai districts, and pig raising farms in Phu Binhand Pho Yen districts.
The province has inked a line-up of agreements on organic agricultureinvestment and consumption for the 2017-2021 period. Accordingly, the localitywill plant 250 hectares of rice, 5,000 hectares of tea and 500 hectares ofvegetable in concentrating production zones.
Latest evaluation from the provincial People’s Committee showed that smallscale production coupled with low rate of industrial processing in agriculturalproducts have hampered local agriculture.
The agriculture restructuring scheme is a key drive to promote agricultural growth,improve livelihood in rural areas and make contribution to realising the nationaltarget programme on sustainable poverty reduction and building new style ruralareas.-VNA
The province is striving to plant new tea seedlings in 80 percent of its totalcultivation land by 2020 under a project to shake up agriculture towardsincreasing added value and sustainable development in the 2017-2020 period.
As a local staple, tea farming land will be expanded to 22,000 hectares, 5,000hectares of which will be zoned off for organic tea cultivation. The provinceexpects to have at least 300 hectares of tea meeting VietGAP standards.
The restructuring will shift the focus onto plants with high economicefficiency and aquaculture. A large scale production zone will be set up in anarea of around 5,000 hectares.
Regarding husbandry, the province will restructure pig herds, developcross-bred cow, branch out farms applying high technology and build 6-8standard slaughterhouses. Production chain in agriculture should be paid dueattention, ensuring that 70 percent of farms have consumption contracts by2020.
The provincial agriculture sector will plant 10,000 hectares of large woodtrees and 15,000 hectares of intensive small timber while converting 4,300hectares of poor natural woodland into production forest. Wood productionplants will be also constructed in the locality.
The province targets to stabilise forest coverage at 50 percent as well asenhance forest plantation productivity and quality.
Meanwhile, aquaculture will be cultivated following intensive and semi-intensivefarming models. The agriculture sector expects to receive over 690 billion VND(30.4 million USD) from aquaculture production value and earn 100 million VND (4,400USD) per hectare per year.
According to Ngo Xuan Hai, Director of the provincial Department of Agricultureand Rural Development, the province has set up five safe fruit production zonesin a total land of more than 390 hectares and eight fresh vegetable plantationzones with total areas of 82 hectares. Some 700 hectares of safe tea weregranted with VietGap certification.
Key husbandry areas were thrown up in the locality, including chicken farmingin Phu Binh, Dinh Hoa and Vo Nhai districts, and pig raising farms in Phu Binhand Pho Yen districts.
The province has inked a line-up of agreements on organic agricultureinvestment and consumption for the 2017-2021 period. Accordingly, the localitywill plant 250 hectares of rice, 5,000 hectares of tea and 500 hectares ofvegetable in concentrating production zones.
Latest evaluation from the provincial People’s Committee showed that smallscale production coupled with low rate of industrial processing in agriculturalproducts have hampered local agriculture.
The agriculture restructuring scheme is a key drive to promote agricultural growth,improve livelihood in rural areas and make contribution to realising the nationaltarget programme on sustainable poverty reduction and building new style ruralareas.-VNA
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