Illustrative image (Source: VNA) They include the upgrading of a storm-proof wharf andexpansion of Thuan An fishing port, construction of infrastructure for aquaculturein Phong Hai commune, Phong Dien district, and for shrimp breeding in Phu Vangand Phu Loc districts, coastal forest and lagoon development, forestation, andrural infrastructure construction.
The province also pools resources for a project on enhancingfood safety management and building a food safety production and trade chainfor the 2016-2020 period, and others regarding the development of coastalforests, the improvement of grapefruit output and quality, large-scale fieldsfor rice, groundnut and vegetables, and breeding pig and cow farms.
It aims for a sustainable agriculture in combination withnew rural development and environment protection.
Priority fields for restructuring include cultivation,animal husbandry, forestry, fisheries, irrigation, processing industry, and keyagricultural commodities.
In cultivation, about 3,300ha of rice growing inmountainous, coastal and water-scarce areas will be shifted to corn, groundnut,vegetables, flowers growing and aquaculture.
By 2020, the forest area will reach 293,250ha, including 122,100ha of commercial forests.
Meanwhile, around 900ha will be for shrimp breeding on sandfor export with a capacity of about 13,500 tonnes.
A fleet of offshore fishing vessels with a capacity of atleast 90CV will be increased by 30 percent by 2020, towards raising seafoodoutput by over 70 percent.
Thua Thien-Hue strives for an agriculture growth of over 3.5percent, with seed and fisheries outputs of 310,000 – 320,000 tonnes and 73,000tonnes per year, respectively, and double income of rural families by 2020.-VNA
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