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Hanoi promotes eco-agriculture in combination with tourism

Authority of the capital city of Hanoi has taken measures to fully tap the locality’s advantages of diverse natural ecosystems, rich cultural identity, and favourable geographical position to promote the development of eco-agriculture in combination with tourism.
Hanoi promotes eco-agriculture in combination with tourism ảnh 1Chimi Farm 4 in Vinh Ngoc commune, Dong Anh district (Photo: http://hanoimoi.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Authority of the capitalcity of Hanoi has taken measures to fully tap the locality’s advantages of diverse naturalecosystems, rich cultural identity, and favourable geographical position topromote the development of eco-agriculture in combination with tourism.

Located in Hanoi’s outlying district of ThuongTin, Hong Van commune is an example of success in combining agriculture, traditional craft and tourism.

In recent years, the commune, which is famous for ornamental plants, receives about70,000 visitors every year, with tourism revenue topping 10 billion VND. 

According to Secretary of Hong Van commune’s Party Committee Nguyen Hai Dang,the locality was recognised as a new-style rural area in 2014, and fulfilled all criteria of an advanced new-style rural area in 2019.

To create new breakthroughs for its economic growth, the local authority has focusedon agriculture and eco-tourism development, providing new travel services andproducts.

According to Vice Director of the municipal Department of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Ta Van Tuong, Hanoi has 11 eco-agriculture farms operating under themodel of education and experiential tourism, and four involving in agriculture tourism.

Many models of eco-agriculture in combination with tourism have brought higheconomic efficiency, thus helping improve the living standard and incomes for locals,and give local rural areas a facelift.

Tuong stressed that it is necessary to promote eco-tourism development in connectionwith rural planning, towards promoting sustainable development of this model inthe future.

According to Vice Director of the Vietnam Academy of AgriculturalSciences  DaoThe Anh, Hanoi needs to complete a master plan for rural tourism development,thus creating strong motivations for eco-agriculture tourism development and completing targets in new-style rural area building.

Attention should be also paid to market research,new products and services, promotion activities and technology application,infrastructure development and human resources, he said.

Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen said alongwith issuing a plan for developing rural and agriculture tourism-based economy incombination with new-style rural area building in 2021, the municipal authorityhas taken a series of measures to attract investment in this field.

The city will also promote the community's role towards building modern and friendly agriculture communitytourism models./.
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