National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien praised Ha Nam for recording higher economic growth than the country’s average in 2016 and the first quarter of 2017 at a working session on April 7.
The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre plans to convert 6,000 hectares of low-efficient rice production to high-value crops in order to adapt to the increasingly severe impacts of climate change, a local official said.
The Central Highlands provinces have more than 100 communes and one district recognised as new-style rural areas, according to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands Region.
The fourth annual Mekong Delta investment forum (MekongInvest 2016) took place in Can Tho city on November 11 to introduce new technologies for the agricultural sector.
Long Thanh and Nhon Trach have become the latest new-style rural districts of the southern province of Dong Nai, raising the number of districts in the province attaining the title to five.
The central province of Ninh Thuan has the largest grape growing
area in Vietnam, and grapevines will be a key plant for Ninh Thuan in
the coming years thanks to its high productivity and economic value, The
Voice of Vietnam reported.
The Mekong Delta forecast a per capita income of 43 million VND (2,047
USD) in 2015, a 13.1 percent increase from 2014. The city of Can Tho is
expected to lead this increase with an income of 79.3 million VND (3,776
USD).
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will raise the proportion of the
industry and trade sector to 97.5 percent of its economy by 2019, up 4
percent from 2014, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s
Committee Nguyen Thanh Dung at the January 7 meeting on economic
restructuring.
The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong aims to boost its
agriculture sector in an efficient, competitive and sustainable manner,
the Vietnam Investment Review reported.
Vietnam’s agriculture is entering a new phase to meet requirements in
the process of international economic integration. Therefore, applying
high-tech to improve efficiency, competitiveness and product quality and
meet consumer demand is an urgent task, the Vietnam Economic News
reported on August 1.
Vietnam’s seafood catch reached 639,000 tonnes in the first quarter of
this year or a 3 percent year-on-year increase thanks to favourable
weather conditions.
Animal husbandry and feed companies in Vietnam and the
Netherlands will cooperate in quality registration, management, food
safety, and enhance closer relations between breeders and businesses.
State President Nguyen Minh Triet has asked the northern province of Hai Duong
to further develop agriculture with focus on raising capacity, output and
production value as the sector remains the backbone of the national
economy.
The Vietnamese government will work closely with the Danish government
to facilitate business relations to increase the value of two-way trade
to a targeted 1 billion USD.
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