Japan International Cooperation Agency in Vietnam works with the Provincial People's Committee

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of August 3, within the framework of the visit and working session in Nghe An, the delegation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Vietnam led by Mr. Mori Mutsuya - Chief Representative of JICA Office had a working session with the Provincial People's Committee on the progress of the implementation of the "Agricultural Development Project in Nghe An Province".

Accompanying the delegation were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Thang - President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences; Emonoto Masahito, Special Senior Advisor of JICA in Japan; Nguyen Thanh Ha - Deputy Head of the International Cooperation Department of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and members. Receiving and working with the delegation on the side of Nghe An province were comrades: Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Ho Ngoc Sy, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors.

Overview of the working session.

At the meeting, on behalf of the delegation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Mr. Mori Mutsuya was pleased to announce the investment results in Vietnam in general and Nghe An in particular in the field of agriculture; at the same time, the Chief Representative of the JICA Office in Vietnam also said that he would study and survey the whole province to continue investing in order to improve skills, qualifications and quality of work. In particular, he will speed up the progress of funding Nghe An province to implement the technical assistance project "Nghe An Province Agricultural Development Project" to improve the value chain for a number of agricultural products, contributing to improving the efficiency of agricultural production in the province.

Mr. Mori Mutsuya informed about investment achievements in Vietnam in general and Nghe An in particular in the agricultural sector.

Mr. Nguyen Van Lap - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported on the progress of implementing the agricultural development program of Nghe An province up to August 2015.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang highly appreciated the potential for development in the agricultural sector between JICA and Nghe An. The success of the “Nghe An Province Agricultural Development Project” will enhance the value chain in farmers’ production.

After listening to the opinions of the delegation representatives and the provincial leaders, leaders of departments, branches and sectors, comrade Dinh Viet Hong expressed his thanks and appreciation for the cooperation of JICA. The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that as the largest province in the country, with the fourth largest population in the country, Nghe An has many favorable conditions in the field of agricultural development. Therefore, right after the Memorandum of Understanding between Nghe An province and JICA on the technical assistance project "Nghe An Province Agricultural Development Project"Signed on June 2, 2014, the Provincial People's Committee decided to establish the Program Steering Committee and assigned the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and relevant sectors to actively coordinate with JICA to organize implementation.

Up to now, the progress of the implementation of the contents has achieved many positive results. For example, the Project on developing improved crops for the Northern Midlands and Mountains (Academy of Agriculture in collaboration with Nghe An Plant Breeding Center tested the adaptability of the improved Khang Dan 18 rice variety in Nghe An province and achieved high results; Project on strengthening the functions of Vietnam Cooperatives, phase 2; Project on improving the management capacity of Vietnam's crop production sector to improve the yield and quality of crop products; Project on strengthening the capacity of the agricultural and aquatic food safety control system; Project on promoting irrigation management with people's participation towards sustainable development of small-scale irrigation infrastructure...

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong concluded the working session.

Concluding the working session, comrade Dinh Viet Hong emphasized that in recent years, thanks to the attention and direction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the investment of JICA, Nghe An province has achieved remarkable achievements in economic development; modern traffic and irrigation infrastructure..., meeting the requirements of making Nghe An a fairly developed province in the North Central region in the spirit of Resolution 26 of the Politburo; helping Nghe An enterprises, especially those operating in the agricultural sector, to facilitate production and business, helping farmers to carry out the transformation of high-quality crop structure; perfecting the production value chain for farmers... In the coming time, the Provincial People's Committee will create the most favorable conditions for JICA to implement this important project.

During the working days in Nghe An, the delegation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Vietnam continued to conduct field surveys in some localities in the province. Nghe An Newspaper will continue to update information to readers.

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