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Bac Ninh (VNA) – Developing a farm-based economy withmass production has been defined as a key task by localities in the Red RiverDelta province of Bac Ninh as they look to become new-style rural areas.
Currently, more than 3,000 households in Bac Ninh are running farms andorchards, but only 167 of them have met production standards for farms.
Most farms and orchards have small areas, averaging 4ha each farm,and mainly rely on family members for labour, with some employing seasonalworkers. They also mainly use private capital or community loans.
Some farms have teamed up to form agricultural cooperatives inorder to expand production and provide different varieties and services forlocal farmers as well as help farmers sell their products.
This successful model has been rolled out on a larger scale,contributing to the establishment of production and husbandry areas that sourcematerials for processing and export plants, creating jobs and raising incomesfor local farmers, and promoting the household economy.
Thanks to these efforts, localities in Bac Ninh have moved towardsthe status of becoming new-style rural areas.
Agriculture-based economic models are important to buildingnew-style rural areas, and address issues facing the household economy such asscientific-technological application in mass production.
They have also attracted capital from organisations andindividuals, and provided access to new markets.
After the nine-year implementation of the National TargetProgramme on New-style Rural Area Building, Bac Ninh has completed theobjectives set for the 2010-2020 period.
Upgraded rural infrastructure has better satisfied the demand oflocal people for production and daily activities, and the agriculture-basedeconomy is shifting towards large-scale production.
By the end of July 2019, Bac Ninh had 89 out of 97 communes (91.75percent) recognised as new-style rural areas, up 55.67 percent compared to theend of 2015.
The average number of criteria achieved per commune reached 18.85(up 10 compared to 2010 and 3.14 compared to 2015).
The national target programme on new-stylerural area building, initiated by the Government in 2010, sets 19 criteria ondifferent aspects with the aim of giving a facelift to rural regions ofVietnam.
The list of criteria includes the developmentof infrastructure, the improvement of production capacity, environmentalprotection, and the promotion of cultural values.
Tien Du, Que Vo and Gia Binh districts and Tu Son town have alsorecognised by the Prime Minister as new-style rural areas. In Bac Ninh city alonethree communes have been awarded the status.
It is noteworthy that the Prime Minister has issued a decisionrecognising Bac Ninh city as a first-tier city.
Located only 30km from Hanoi and 45km from NoiBai International Airport, Bac Ninh belongs to the Northern Key Economic Regionthat also encompasses Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Hai Duong, BacNinh and Vinh Phuc provinces.
The province has firmly established its place as a key part of the Northern Key EconomicRegion and the whole country.
Besides agriculture, Bac Ninh has led the country inindustrial production value, and is also among the leading localities invarious economic indicators. Its Gross Regional Domestic Product(GRDP) expanded about 10.6 percent last year, creating the momentum for theprovince to become a centrally-run city.
Theprovince’s total export turnover was estimated at 66.12 billion USD last year,representing a year-on-year rise of 6.6 percent.
In 2019, the province is aiming for GRDP growth of 7-8 percent,and import-export revenue of 62 billion USD. /.
