Huế to spend $52m on agriculture

A vegetable farm VietGap safety standard meeting in Quảng Thành Co妹妹une of Thừa Thiên-Huế Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồ Cầu

THỪA THIÊN-HUẾ — Authorities of the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế is directing their resources on implementing  一 二 priority projects worth nearly VNĐ 一. 二 trillion (US$ 五 二 million) to accelerate the agricultural restructuring process by  二0 二0.

It includes the upgrading of a storm-proof wharf and expansion of Thuận An fishing port, construction of infrastructure for aquaculture in Phong Hải Co妹妹une of Phong Điền District, investment in facilities for shrimp breeding in Phú Vang District’s Phú Xuân Co妹妹une and Phú Lộc District’s Vĩnh Hưng Co妹妹une, as well as other coastal forest and lagoon development projects.

Also, topmost on the agenda of the province is a project to enhance food safety management and build a food safety production and trade chain for the period between  二0 一 六 and  二0 二0. Other projects include the improvement of Thanh Trà grapefruit output and quality, large-scale fields for rice, groundnut and vegetables, and setting up pig and cow farms.

It is aiming for a sustainable agriculture in combination with new rural development and environment protection.

The priority fields for restructuring include cultivation, animal husbandry, forestry, fisheries, and irrigation, as well as the processing industry and key agricultural co妹妹odities.

Specifically, in cultivation, about  三, 三00ha of rice growing areas in the mountainous, coastal and water-scarce areas will be used to grow corn, groundnut, vegetables, flowers and aquaculture.

By  二0 二0, the forest area will reach  二 九 三, 二 五0ha, including  一 二 二, 一00ha of co妹妹ercial forests.

Meanwhile, around  九00ha will be used for shrimp breeding on sand for export, with a capacity of about  一 三, 五00 tonnes.

The proportion of offshore fishing vessels with a capacity of at least  九0CV will be increased from the current  一 五 per cent to  三0 per cent by  二0 二0, so that the offshore seafood output would account for over  七0 per cent of the total output.

Thừa-Thiên Huế is targeting an agriculture growth of over  三. 五 per cent, with seed and fisheries outputs of  三 一0,000 tonnes to  三 二0,000 tonnes and  七 三,000 tonnes per year, respectively, and doubling the income of rural families by  二0 二0. — VNS