A farmer harvests melons in Hoa Ninh commune, Da Nang city. (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – The central cityof Da Nang plans to prioritise a hi-tech agricultural zone in Hoa Vang districtto attract more investment in modern farming.
This is one of the key tasks for the lastquarter of this year to develop technical infrastructure to attract investmentfor sustainable economic development associated with the transformation of thecity’s growth model.
According to Nguyen Do Tam, Deputy Directorof the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, developinghi-tech and clean agricultural production was critical to ensuring economicefficiency and sustainable agricultural development, given the city’s limitedfarm land.
The hi-tech agricultural zone will cover 117hectares in Hoa Ninh commune, and is awaiting approval.
The city said that to date, seven investors hasplanned to invest in the zone, including national dairy firm Vinamilk’s 700billion VND (29.94 million USD) cattle farm project, Hapras’s 60 billion VND safevegetable farming project and Greentech’s 52 billion VND fruit and vegetablehydroponics project.
The city previously approved seven zones forinvestment in hi-tech agriculture with a total area of 500 hectares.
According to Dang Phu Hanh, Vice Chairman of theHoa Vang District People’s Committee, after two years of applying hightechnologies in agricultural production, more than 20 hi-tech agriculturalprojects had been developed in the district, bringing significant benefits tofarmers.
Recently, Da Nang invested 10 billion VND forthe district to expand hi-tech agricultural production in Hoa Ninh commune in2019.
Dang Van Hong, Director of the Da NangAgricultural-Fishery-Forestry Extension Centre, said the focus would be placedon land planning for hi-tech agriculture investment and providing support forclean farming production and developing value chains.-VNA
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