Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment has raised the target of new-style rural area ratio among communesnationwide to 39 percent in 2018 from the 37 percent it set earlier this year.
To achieve the target, the ministry has proposed several measures, suchas strengthening communications on new-style rural area building programme andencouraging the engagement of businesses and entrepreneurs in agriculture andrural development.
It will review and complete mechanisms and policies related to theprogramme, while guiding localities in implementing projects of the programme,including the project to build pilot models of new-style rural area in2018-2020, and another to assist the poorest communes in the work andsustainable poverty reduction.
At the same time, the ministry will support value chain production,especially for safe and green agriculture.
The One Commune-One Product project will be sped up, while the effectivenessof co-operatives as well as quality of vocational training for rural labourerswill be enhanced.
Meanwhile, each locality should choose criteria that suit them to focuson. Poor localities should concentrate on improving essential infrastructure.
According to the ministry, as of February 21, there were 3,160 communesrecognised as new-style rural areas, 35.4 percent of total communes. At thesame time, 113 communes have completed less than five criteria.
As many as, 46 districts in 24 centrally-run cities and provinces have fulfilledall criteria of the programme, three districts higher than 2017.-VNA
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