Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc has signed Decision No 70/QD-TTg on the establishment and issuance of operational regulations of theThai Nguyen high-tech agricultural zone.
The zone will be set up in Tien Phongcommune, Pho Yen town, Thai Nguyen province, spanning 154.36 ha.
It is to host research activities and pilot hi-tech production models in farming, forestry, aquaculture, and farmproduce preservation and processing, among others.
The zone will also specialise in training and technology transfer serving the agricultural sector of the province, the regionand Vietnam as a whole.
The provincial People’s Committee has been asked tosteer the construction, assessment, and approval of planning for the zone in keepingwith regulations.
The province has previously set up large-scaleagricultural production zones of high economic value. Of particular note, it isamong the largest tea-growing areas in Vietnam, being home to over 22,400 ha./.
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