Shrimp cultivation in Phu Yen province(Photo: VNA)
PhuYen (VNA) – The agricultural restructuring project in the centralcoastal province of Phu Yen has yielded fruit after three years ofimplementation, the provincial People’s Committee reported on June 21.
Inthe field of cultivation, the locality has developed major plants like rice,cassava, sugar cane, pepper and rubber, while encouragingscientific-technological applications in all production stages.
Theanimal husbandry sector has been shifted from small scales to larger ones, with198,000 cows and more than 3.6 million heads of poultry. The sector’s addedvalue increased 6 percent annually.
Fisheryis one of the province’s advantages, with ocean tuna as the main product.Shrimp farming has also brought about high export values.
Severalmodels have proven effective like forestation in combination with high-valueplant cultivation in the mountainous district of Song Hinh, cooperation insugar production and consumption between the mountainous district of Son Hoa andKCP Sugar Factory, white-legged shrimp farming using high-tech at Dac LocSeafood Co., Ltd, and production of rice varieties in An Nghiep Cooperative inTuy An district.
Accordingto Nguyen Trong Hung, Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture andRural Development, the agricultural sector’s added value rose 4.5 percent andproduction value expanded by 4.2 percent annually, making up 25.3 percent ofthe province’s GDP.
Theprovince aims to earn 110 million VND (4,840 USD) per ha each year, up 1.6times compared with 2017, and raise per capita income in rural areas to 45million VND (1,980 USD), up 1.7 times over 2017. -VNA
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