Over 76 percent of Hanoi communes recognised as new-style rural areas

As many as 294 out of the 386 communes in Hanoi, or 76.16 percent, have been recognised as new-style rural areas, said the municipal steering board of the programme on agriculture development and new-style rural area construction for 2016-2020.
Over 76 percent of Hanoi communes recognised as new-style rural areas ảnh 1As many as 294 out of the 386 communes in Hanoi, or 76.16 percent, have been recognised as new-style rural areas. (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 294 out of the 386 communes in Hanoi, or 76.16percent, have been recognised as new-style rural areas, said the municipalsteering board of the programme on agriculture development and new-style rural areaconstruction for 2016-2020.

In addition, four of the 18 city districts have now received the title.

Average per capita income in rural areas reached 38 million VND (about 1,650 USD),rising by 5 million VND compared to 2015. Health insurance coverage in the districtsand towns hit 83.53 percent, while the rate of rural poor households wasbrought down to 2.57 percent in late 2017 from 3.65 percent in early of 2016.

The steering board has been closely monitoring and addressing difficulties inthe implementation of the programme across 16 districts. Meanwhile, themunicipal People’s Council has issued new policies creating favourableconditions to realise the programme’s targets.

Over the last two years, the city spent more than 25 trillion VND on the implementationof the programme, with 58 billion VND from the State budget and about 10.6trillion VND from the city’s coffer.

By 2020, Hanoi aims to have from 10-12 districts and 85 percent of the communesrecognised as new-style areas. It also plans to raise the average per capita income of ruralresidents to 49 million VND and bring poor rural household rate to under 1.5percent, while ensuring that all rural citizens will have access to cleanwater.

The city is now home to 154 large-scale fields of high-quality rice, 100safe vegetable production zones, and 50 gardens for flower and ornamental plantcultivation. As many as 12 collective brand names have been established,including Dan Phuong grapefruit and Dai Thanh longan.

Moreover, the city has developed 15 areas of cattle farms and 76 key animal breedingcommunes. In 2017, the production value of Hanoi’s cattle-raising industryincreased 2.74 percent.

Hanoi has also enhanced the application of high technology in agriculture.There are 123 high-tech agricultural models in the city, with the value of high-techfarm produce contributing 18 percent.

The national target programme on building new-styled rural areas was initiatedby the Government in 2010 with the aim of developing rural regions. Itinitially had 19 criteria, and the increased to 20 in 2015. -VNA
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