The southern province of Kien Giang has targeted an output of 4.6million tonnes of unhusked rice and 168,000 tonnes of aquatic productsin 2014 in a bid to further develop its key sectors of agriculture andaquaculture.
For agricultural production, theprovince will focus on developing an intensive farming model to increaseproductivity, while improving product quality.
It also plans to change wild and forest land into cultivated areas, increasing the total farmland to 769,500 ha next year.
The provincial agriculture sector has instructed local farmers in howto apply scientific and technological advances to their farming work toreduce production cost, while expanding the model of large-scale fieldsaccording to the Vietnam Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standardand promoting cooperation between rice exporters and farmers.
In the field of aquaculture, the locality attaches importance tofarming fish at sea around islands in Phu Quoc, Kien Hai, Kien Luongdistricts and Ha Tien town.
In addition, it has alsodeployed a plan to cultivate shrimp in the Long Xuyen Quadruple areawhile expanding combined cultivation area of crab and shrimp, andincreasing the farming area of blood clam in An Bien and An Minhdistricts.
Along with these initiatives, Kien Giangis also committed to building and upgrading sea embankments, transportand an electricity infrastructure system to create favourable conditionsfor enterprises to expand production areas, thus improving theproductivity and quality of products.-VNA
For agricultural production, theprovince will focus on developing an intensive farming model to increaseproductivity, while improving product quality.
It also plans to change wild and forest land into cultivated areas, increasing the total farmland to 769,500 ha next year.
The provincial agriculture sector has instructed local farmers in howto apply scientific and technological advances to their farming work toreduce production cost, while expanding the model of large-scale fieldsaccording to the Vietnam Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standardand promoting cooperation between rice exporters and farmers.
In the field of aquaculture, the locality attaches importance tofarming fish at sea around islands in Phu Quoc, Kien Hai, Kien Luongdistricts and Ha Tien town.
In addition, it has alsodeployed a plan to cultivate shrimp in the Long Xuyen Quadruple areawhile expanding combined cultivation area of crab and shrimp, andincreasing the farming area of blood clam in An Bien and An Minhdistricts.
Along with these initiatives, Kien Giangis also committed to building and upgrading sea embankments, transportand an electricity infrastructure system to create favourable conditionsfor enterprises to expand production areas, thus improving theproductivity and quality of products.-VNA
