September 28, 2017 | 22:20 (GMT+7)
PM suggests Hau Giang develop smart agriculture
Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang develop smart agriculture and processing industry, and spread a new-style cooperative model.
He
made the suggestion during a working session with provincial authorities on
September 27, ahead of a conference on local investment promotion the next day.
The
PM hailed the province’s efforts to uphold its role as a rice hub in the Mekong
Delta via building high-quality rice, sugar cane and fruit cultivation areas
and forming trademarks.
The
province took drastic actions to improve rice quality, reduce poverty and build
new-style rural areas. Meanwhile, services and tourism also performed well, he
commented.
On
challenges facing the locality, Phuc said it is still affected by drought and
saline intrusion. The number of local businesses accounts for only one third of
the total nationwide while infrastructure is poor.
He
urged Hau Giang to focus on land use planning, particularly land used for rice
farming and aquaculture. The province should expand high-tech agriculture, he
said, adding that further attention should be paid to agriculture restructuring
and finding resources to upgrade infrastructure.
Reminding
the locality to protect the environment and respond to climate change, the
leader expressed hope that Hau Giang will improve workforce quality,
particularly in rural areas while linking up with regional provinces and Ho Chi
Minh City in economic development.
In
the first nine months this year, the province collected VND 4.9 trillion (USD 214.4
million) for the State budget, or 76 percent of the estimate for the period.
Source: VNA