Clear orientation for agricultural development in the vicinity of Vinh city

At the group discussion session, the opinions of the Provincial People's Council delegates expressed concerns about the orientation of agricultural development in the vicinity of Vinh city; the support for steel-hulled ships according to Decree No. 67/2014/ND-CP dated July 7, 2014 of the Government on a number of policies for fisheries development, because seafood fishing is currently facing many difficulties.

The issue of developing a number of high-quality, branded and highly competitive agricultural products; the construction of slaughterhouses, the formation of aquaculture areas,...

The issues of concern to delegates were clarified by Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van De at the discussion session in the hall this morning (December 8).

Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van De explains contents related to the agricultural sector. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Regarding the orientation of agricultural development in the vicinity of Vinh city, Mr. De said: The vicinity of Vinh city includes: Nghi Loc, Nam Dan, Dien Chau, in the approach of agricultural development planning, this is the area for processing, consuming, producing raw materials for vegetables and some valuable agricultural products.

“The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has submitted to the Provincial People's Committee for approval a resource production project, which identifies 7 resource products in the province. The Provincial People's Committee has just approved a fruit tree project in Nghe An province. Currently, the Department is advising the Provincial People's Committee to integrate agricultural development planning into the province's general planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050. The regulations have clearly oriented the areas surrounding Vinh city in agricultural production,” said Mr. De.

Growing melons in greenhouses in Nghi Long, Nghi Loc. Photo: Thanh Le

Regarding support for slow steel-hulled ships, Mr. De said that in Nghe An, there are 3 steel-hulled ships supported under Decree No. 67/2014/ND-CP dated July 7, 2014 of the Government with an amount of 24 billion VND. This procedure is under the Ministry and Government level to resolve.

Recently, the Department has worked with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Finance. Currently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Planning and Investment have submitted to the Government and the Government is directing this issue. When the Ministry of Finance transfers the money to the province, when the province has money, it will pay the people.

Regarding the construction of slaughterhouses for livestock and poultry, Mr. De said that in recent years, the implementation of the Government's Resolution has been almost impossible.

Explaining the reason, the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that investing in a slaughterhouse for livestock and poultry requires a large area and land is very difficult. Secondly, the investment requires a large amount of money, so the number of investors in this field is small.

Delegates attending the discussion session in the hall. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Regarding support for concentrated livestock and poultry slaughterhouses, the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that investing in livestock and poultry slaughterhouses requires a large amount of money, but the support is low, so the province does not include it in the support policy but instead establishes a project to implement support according to the Livestock Development Project approved by the Provincial People's Committee.

Regarding the support content for concentrated aquaculture areas in the province, the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said: Currently, there are a number of support policies. The Department is developing a project to invest in irrigation infrastructure to serve intensive aquaculture areas. The project includes solutions to orient the development of concentrated aquaculture areas in the coming time.