Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (standing) speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuchas asked the agriculture sector to strive for the target of 44 billion USDfrom exports in 2021.
During a teleconference on December 24 to review theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s performance in 2020 and settasks for 2021, PM Phuc affirmed that agriculture, farmers and ruraldevelopment continued to be an important mainstay of the economy despitedifficulties this year.
According to the government leader, the country’s two-waytrade reached nearly 541 billion USD this year, of which over 41 billion USDwas from the agriculture sector.
He hailed the sector for fulfilling four important goalsassigned by the Party and State, including achieving a growth rate of over 2.65percent, record export revenue of 41.2 billion USD, a trade surplus of 10.4billion USD, and five groups of products gaining more than 3 billion USD inexport revenues.
Regarding the processing industry in agriculture, he said 68farm produce processing plants have been built over the past five years,including 20 establishments constructed in 2020. Targets in new ruraldevelopment have also been surpassed.
The PM also praised the agriculture sector for makingefforts in flood and drought prevention and control, helping to mitigate lossesof humans and property.
Apart from risks related to extreme weather conditions, hesaid there are a lot of opportunities offered by 14 new-generation free tradeagreements, including the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA),the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership(CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
For 2021, the PM required the sector to spare no efforts to achievea growth rate of around 3 percent, increase the value ofagro-forestry-fisheries production by over 3 percent and raise forest coverageto 42 percent, plant 1 billion trees in urban, remote and rural areas,establish 2,000 new agriculture cooperatives to raise the total number to about20,000, 16,500 of them operate effectively.
He asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to allocatemid-term capital for the sector for the 2021-2025 period, including stepping upthe adoption of digital technology for production and consumption as well asattracting more enterprises to agriculture, especially foreign-invested firms.
Localities and producers were required to supplyhigh-quality products with good designs and food safety to the domestic market,ensure the supply of pork at reasonable prices for the upcoming Lunar New Yearfestival.
So far, 62 percent of communes nationwide were recognised asnew-style rural areas, up 8 percent from 2019. Up to 173 district-level units gainedthe status, or 61 higher than last year. The provinces of Nam Dinh, Dong Naiand Hung Yen completed new-style rural building and nine other cities andprovinces are completing procedures to fulfill the task.
Some 859 million trees were prepared for afforestation, while220,000 ha of new forests have been planted this year, achieving the settarget, heard the conference./.
During a teleconference on December 24 to review theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s performance in 2020 and settasks for 2021, PM Phuc affirmed that agriculture, farmers and ruraldevelopment continued to be an important mainstay of the economy despitedifficulties this year.
According to the government leader, the country’s two-waytrade reached nearly 541 billion USD this year, of which over 41 billion USDwas from the agriculture sector.
He hailed the sector for fulfilling four important goalsassigned by the Party and State, including achieving a growth rate of over 2.65percent, record export revenue of 41.2 billion USD, a trade surplus of 10.4billion USD, and five groups of products gaining more than 3 billion USD inexport revenues.
Regarding the processing industry in agriculture, he said 68farm produce processing plants have been built over the past five years,including 20 establishments constructed in 2020. Targets in new ruraldevelopment have also been surpassed.
The PM also praised the agriculture sector for makingefforts in flood and drought prevention and control, helping to mitigate lossesof humans and property.
Apart from risks related to extreme weather conditions, hesaid there are a lot of opportunities offered by 14 new-generation free tradeagreements, including the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA),the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership(CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
For 2021, the PM required the sector to spare no efforts to achievea growth rate of around 3 percent, increase the value ofagro-forestry-fisheries production by over 3 percent and raise forest coverageto 42 percent, plant 1 billion trees in urban, remote and rural areas,establish 2,000 new agriculture cooperatives to raise the total number to about20,000, 16,500 of them operate effectively.
He asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to allocatemid-term capital for the sector for the 2021-2025 period, including stepping upthe adoption of digital technology for production and consumption as well asattracting more enterprises to agriculture, especially foreign-invested firms.
Localities and producers were required to supplyhigh-quality products with good designs and food safety to the domestic market,ensure the supply of pork at reasonable prices for the upcoming Lunar New Yearfestival.
So far, 62 percent of communes nationwide were recognised asnew-style rural areas, up 8 percent from 2019. Up to 173 district-level units gainedthe status, or 61 higher than last year. The provinces of Nam Dinh, Dong Naiand Hung Yen completed new-style rural building and nine other cities andprovinces are completing procedures to fulfill the task.
Some 859 million trees were prepared for afforestation, while220,000 ha of new forests have been planted this year, achieving the settarget, heard the conference./.
VNA
