Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Vinh Phuc(VNA) – Authorities in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have taken a host ofmeasures to promote production along with accelerating economic restructuring inrural areas, aiming to meet its targets for the new-style rural areabuilding programme.
Notably, improving local incomes is one of the key tasks to realise their goals.
A project onagriculture restructuring associated with changing rural labour structure inthe direction of value chains has been implementing in the locality to enhance theadded value of agricultural products and promote sustainable rural development.
The province has zoned out safe vegetable production areas covering 3,000hectares, while planning livestock development in key areas and communes.
Policies to support agricultural development and attract businesses to investin agricultural production have been implemented, while technological andscientific advances and machine-based solutions have been applied in the field.
Over13,000 hectares of crops with high economic value such as pumpkin, tomato,cucumber, chayote and red dragon fruit have been formed. Meanwhile, large-scaleconcentrated breeding areas have been developed in Vinh Tuong, Lap Thach, TamDao, Yen Lac and Tam Duong districts.
Focus has been given topromoting the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme,with 13 herbal and food products registered as brands.
All 112 communes and four districts in Vinh Phuc have been recognisedas new-style rural areas. The per capita income in rural areas stands at over47 million VND (around 2,000 USD) per year.
The province isstriving to have its city and districts recognised asnew-style rural areas, of which at least one district will be certified as amodel new-style rural locality.
It will also work towards the target of 50percent of communes achieving advanced criteria for new-style rural areas, 15percent of communes recognised as model new-style rural communes, and 30percent of villages identified as model new-style rural villages./.
