8 native trees selected for investment by Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) - The People's Committee of Nghe An province has just approved the project to select and develop experimental production of a number of indigenous crops that have been researched to be able to adapt to climate change (CC) in order to improve livelihoods and reduce pressure on forest resources for people in the mountainous areas of Nghe An.

Ky Son taro. Photo by Cong Kien

Accordingly, the selected plants (with locations) are: sweet eggplant (Tuong Duong, Ky Son), field squash (Tuong Duong, Con Cuong), tomato (Tuong Duong, Ky Son), taro (Ky Son, Que Phong), melon (Que Phong, Qui Chau), sticky rice (Qui Hop Que Phong), bon bo tree (Que Phong, Ky Son), and wormwood (Que Phong, Qui Chau).

The budget for implementing this project is 1,321,055,000 VND, of which direct costs are 1 billion, the remaining management costs and taxes are taken from the environmental resources career budget.

The project is implemented by Thanh Do Technology Investment and Development Joint Stock Company. The tasks are to collect information, conduct trial production in the above mentioned areas, provide training for local officials and farmers, and evaluate technical and economic efficiency.

Implementation period: 24 months from the date of approval (November 11, 2015)

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