Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has urged Mekong Delta localities tospeed up the economic restructuring, focusing on the agriculture sector.
He made the request at a conference in Can Thocity on July 9 to review the operation of the Steering Committee for theSouthwest Region in the first half of 2014 and define directions forthe rest of the year.
Deputy PM Ninh, who heads theCommittee, said regional localities should do more to foster theconnectivity between farmers and businesses to make it easier for theconsumption of local farm produce.
The localitiesshould also enhance the application of high technology in production toincrease product quality and value, he said, adding that quality is themain factor allowing local farm produce to enter larger markets in theworld.
During the conference, Deputy PM Ninh praisedthe achievements that the Mekong Delta localities made in the first sixmonths of this year, with many socio-economic indications higher thanthe same period last year.
According to a report atthe event, the region’s gross domestic products reached 237.7 trillionVND (11.17 billion USD), representing an economic growth of up to 9percent.
Industrial production also rose by 6.6percent year on year, while exports increase 11.4 percent to 5.4 billionUSD, said the report.
At the same time, totalsocial investment reached 99.6 trillion VND (4.68 billion USD), up 12percent against the same period last year, it added.
However, Deputy PM Ninh also pointed to a number of difficulties,including poor infrastructure system and unsustainable development.
He asked the Steering Committee for Southwest Region to coordinatewith ministries, sectors and regional localities to promote agricultureproduct sales for farmers and realise support policies for people fromethnic minority groups.
The committee was alsoassigned to work closely with relevant agencies to organise the MekongDelta Economic Cooperation Forum later this year in Soc Trangprovince.-VNA
He made the request at a conference in Can Thocity on July 9 to review the operation of the Steering Committee for theSouthwest Region in the first half of 2014 and define directions forthe rest of the year.
Deputy PM Ninh, who heads theCommittee, said regional localities should do more to foster theconnectivity between farmers and businesses to make it easier for theconsumption of local farm produce.
The localitiesshould also enhance the application of high technology in production toincrease product quality and value, he said, adding that quality is themain factor allowing local farm produce to enter larger markets in theworld.
During the conference, Deputy PM Ninh praisedthe achievements that the Mekong Delta localities made in the first sixmonths of this year, with many socio-economic indications higher thanthe same period last year.
According to a report atthe event, the region’s gross domestic products reached 237.7 trillionVND (11.17 billion USD), representing an economic growth of up to 9percent.
Industrial production also rose by 6.6percent year on year, while exports increase 11.4 percent to 5.4 billionUSD, said the report.
At the same time, totalsocial investment reached 99.6 trillion VND (4.68 billion USD), up 12percent against the same period last year, it added.
However, Deputy PM Ninh also pointed to a number of difficulties,including poor infrastructure system and unsustainable development.
He asked the Steering Committee for Southwest Region to coordinatewith ministries, sectors and regional localities to promote agricultureproduct sales for farmers and realise support policies for people fromethnic minority groups.
The committee was alsoassigned to work closely with relevant agencies to organise the MekongDelta Economic Cooperation Forum later this year in Soc Trangprovince.-VNA
