Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong has asked authorities and relevant agencies to undertake coordinated measures for development of the Northwestern region.
Deputy PM Trong, who is also Head of the Steering Committee for Northwestern Region, made the request at a conference in Phu Tho province on Jan. 30 to review the committee’s performance in 2009 and launch its tasks in 2010.
The conference gathered representatives from ministries, central agencies and 13 provinces in the region.
The Deputy PM stressed that in 2010, localities in the region should focus on economic restructuring, developing agriculture and rural economy in line with the Party Central Committee’s Resolution 7 on agriculture, farmers and rural area.
He also asked the provinces to focus on building models to link enterprises with farmer households in order to harmonise the relations of land use, labour, capital, technology, processing and product consumption.
Trong requested to zone off areas for specialised crops, which are suitable to each locality.
He pointed out that forest is the region’s spearhead economy and strength, so the provinces should combine land and forest allocation with population settlement to restrict burning forests for agriculture and illegal exploitation of forest products.
The Deputy PM also told the localities to develop cattle herds and aquaculture and accelerate trade promotion of agro-forestry products.
In 2009, despite difficulties, especially the global economic slowdown, the Northwestern region saw sustainable development with economic growth rate of 9.38 percent and contribution of over 8.5 trillion VND to the State budget, an increase of 16.3 percent over 2008./.
Deputy PM Trong, who is also Head of the Steering Committee for Northwestern Region, made the request at a conference in Phu Tho province on Jan. 30 to review the committee’s performance in 2009 and launch its tasks in 2010.
The conference gathered representatives from ministries, central agencies and 13 provinces in the region.
The Deputy PM stressed that in 2010, localities in the region should focus on economic restructuring, developing agriculture and rural economy in line with the Party Central Committee’s Resolution 7 on agriculture, farmers and rural area.
He also asked the provinces to focus on building models to link enterprises with farmer households in order to harmonise the relations of land use, labour, capital, technology, processing and product consumption.
Trong requested to zone off areas for specialised crops, which are suitable to each locality.
He pointed out that forest is the region’s spearhead economy and strength, so the provinces should combine land and forest allocation with population settlement to restrict burning forests for agriculture and illegal exploitation of forest products.
The Deputy PM also told the localities to develop cattle herds and aquaculture and accelerate trade promotion of agro-forestry products.
In 2009, despite difficulties, especially the global economic slowdown, the Northwestern region saw sustainable development with economic growth rate of 9.38 percent and contribution of over 8.5 trillion VND to the State budget, an increase of 16.3 percent over 2008./.
