The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is encouraging more farmers to apply efficient irrigation technologies on industrial trees to save irrigation water and reduce production costs.
The draft law on irrigation presented at the second meeting of the 14th National Assembly is expected to ensure requirements of sustainable socio-economic development.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development plans to invest over 11.5 trillion VND (517.5 million USD) to upgrade over 20 irrigation facilities in Central Highlands between 2016-2020.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang needs more than 2.3 trillion VND (103 million USD) by 2020 to build irrigation facilities to prevent saline intrusion.
Vietnam must take drastic measures to tackle drought and saline intrusion to help ensure water security and prevent the politicisation of water in the region.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to allocate 2,000 tonnes of rice to people, especially ethnic minority groups, in the four Central Highlands provinces.
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