The central province of Quang Nam has boosted its rural industrial development, creating jobs for thousands of workers and significantly contributing to the province's new rural area construction programme, the Vietnam Economic News reported.

The industrial production of the province reached 24.96 trillion VND in 2011 and rose to 28.965 trillion VND last year, with an average annual growth rate of 18.17 percent. Private industrial establishments increased by 1,035, from 15,450 in 2011 to 16,485 in 2013.

Local industrial clusters have attracted more investment into rural areas in the central province of Quang Nam with the number of industrial workers rising from 54,725 in 2011 to 62,105 in 2013.

According to the annual plan, the province’s total industry promotion funding is 2.72 billion VND, including 1.38 billion VND from the central budget. Quang Nam has spent 464 million VND on industry promotion activities deployed in 10 districts and cities including pottery training in Hoi An, industrial sewing in Dien Ban and Duy Xuyen, and rattan weaving in Thang Binh and Duy Xuyen; and organised seven Vietnamese goods fairs in the districts of Tay Giang, Dong Giang, Que Son, Thang Binh, Nam Giang, Duy Xuyen and Bac Tra My.

Thanks to improved industrial development activities, rural people, especially for the poor, have gained access to vocational training, been employed, and gradually escaped from poverty.

Quang Nam’s Department of Industry and Trade has provided support for rural industrial establishments in terms of technology innovation and scientific application to improve product quality and competitiveness, especially for craft products.

The local authority has also offered soft loans to rural industrial establishments, helped boost their sales, and encouraged private sector to participate in rural industrial development schemes.-VNA