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Long An to support handicraft villages, rural livelihoods

The Mekong Delta province of Long An plans to offer financial support for developing handicraft villages and rural occupations.
Long An to support handicraft villages, rural livelihoods ảnh 1An artisan in Long Cang mat weaving village in Long An province’s Can Giuoc district. (Photo: VNA)
LongAn (VNS/VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Long An plans tooffer financial support for developing handicraft villages and ruraloccupations.

Itwill provide up to 60 percent of the cost, not exceeding 5 billion VND (220,000USD), of projects for building and improving infrastructure in handicraftvillages.

Someof the villages also combine tourism, rural and preservation of culture throughtraditional occupations.

Theprovince will subsidise 50 percent of the cost of training human resources forrural occupations, providing a maximum of 500 million VND (22,000 USD).

Thefinancial support is aimed at improving incomes, protecting the environment anddeveloping local economies, according to the province Department of Agricultureand Rural Development.

LongAn is among the delta provinces with the highest number of handicraft villages.

Itswell-known ones include Binh An drum making village in Tan Tru district, LongCang mat weaving village in Can Giuoc district, An Hiep palm leaf conical hatmaking village in Duc Hoa district,and Tan Tay yellow ochna growing village in Thanh Hoa district.

Ithas more than 30,000 establishments that are involved in around 40 ruraloccupations.

Inrecent years, the province has had a number of policies to help individuals,businesses, co-operatives, and companies get their products recognised as OCOPproducts under the national ‘One Commune – One Product programme.

Ithad 31 OCOP products at the end of last year. The province plans to get another44 OCOP products recognised this year.

Itwill also subsidise production establishments’ cost of participating in OCOPfairs within and outside the province to promote their products./.
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