Nghe An: Planning 140,000 hectares of large timber forests

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of June 13, under the chairmanship of Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Viet Duong, the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee held a meeting to listen to and give opinions on the Planning for the development of timber plantations until 2025 with a vision to 2030.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Viet Duong chaired the meeting.

The current planted forest area of ​​Nghe An province is 191,495.41 hectares, of which the production forest area is 170,788 hectares and the raw wood forest area is 145,526 hectares. Based on the results of inventory and investigation in the raw material area, it shows that the acacia plantation has the largest area (120,903 hectares), accounting for 83.1% of the current raw material plantation area. The current exploited output reaches 1,000,000m³/year, providing raw materials for production of wood chips, MDF boards, laminated boards...

The planning for the development of timber plantation forests in the province until 2025, with a vision to 2030, is being implemented in 18 districts and towns with a total area of ​​283,562 hectares.

Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Tien Lam reports on the content of the Planning

Of which, the area of ​​large-scale timber business raw material forest plantation is 139,821 hectares, and the area of ​​small-scale timber business is 143,741 hectares.

After reviewing the planning of investment projects for developing production forests, there are currently 12 companies in the province planning to develop timber plantations with a planned area of ​​208,449.91 hectares. Thus, there is still a large land fund (75,110 hectares) that can call for investment projects to develop timber plantations.

Exploitation of planted forests in Quy Chau district.

Planning must be linked to wood processing facilities. For the 3 forest planting projects of companies that have not been implemented or have stopped implementation, it is recommended that the competent authority revoke the project to reserve land for other wood material plantation investment projects in the province. It is recommended that the Provincial People's Committee have preferential policies to support investment in raw material plantation.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to absorb the comments and finalize the Planning to submit to the Provincial People's Committee for consideration in the next meeting. He requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to re-evaluate the current status of timber plantations and forecast the volume of large and small timber and determine the demand for wood products.

Van Truong