Local agro-forestry-fisheries production in 2018 to surge 3.5%

The province’s agro-forestry-fisheries production last year grew by 4% compared 2016. The proportion of agriculture accounted for 3.7% of the local economic structure. The sector’s average production value reached more than VNd95million per hectare per year. Some hi-tech agricultural models gained the average income of more than VND1billion per hectare per year. More than VND3.03trillion was mobilized for the local new rural construction...

At a conference reviewing the sector’s activities in 2017 held yesterday morning, provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DoARD) set tasks and solutions for 2018, including striving to reach a 3.5% growth in terms of agro-forestry-fisheries production value; fulfilling the National Target Program on New Rural Construction with 100% communes recognized as new rural ones…

Mai Hung Dung, member of provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice-Chairman of provincial People’s Committee acknowledged and praised achievements done by provincial DoARD. But, in the coming time, provincial DoARD’s directorate needs to focus on researching central policies and real conditions in order to advise provincial People’s Committee on issuing policies to tap and bring into full play potentialities and advantages of the local agricultural sector; strengthen agricultural promotion, focus on making sci-tech transfer for farmers…

On this occasion, provincial DoARD was awarded the emulation banner of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD). There were also 2 individuals and 2 collectives awarded the certificates of merit of the MoARD for their excellent performance in the emulation movements of the sector’s restructuring and new rural construction, contributing to the cause of agriculture and rural development in the 2014-2016 period.

Reported by Quynh Nhien-Translated by K.T

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