Nghe An plans 4 strategic areas for developing value chain agriculture

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting.Regarding the Japan International Cooperation Agency, there was Mr. Naomichi Murooka - Deputy Chief Representative of JICA Vietnam Office.

Overview of the working session. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The technical cooperation project for planning the development of Nghe An's agricultural sector was implemented in 2016 and ended in 2019. After 3 years of implementation, the project consulting team has developed a master plan and an action plan to develop the province's agricultural sector.

Accordingly, for the agricultural sector to develop, it is necessary to implement 3 policies and 4 strategic areas for value chain development. The 3 policies are: Establishing a system to collect and share market information; improving agricultural administrative services and infrastructure for value chain development; developing the capacity of units and human resources related to value chain development.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the meeting. Photo: Xuan Hoang

4 strategic areas for value chain development include: Strategic areas promoting safe agricultural production in Vinh, Cua Lo (safe vegetables, chicken eggs). Areas producing raw materials for food processing and export: Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan, Nghi Loc, Do Luong, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu, Hoang Mai town (peanuts, sesame, rice). Strategic areas promoting high value-added agricultural production: Thanh Chuong, Anh Son, Tan Ky, Quynh Luu, Nam Dan, Thai Hoa town; areas promoting special agricultural production: Con Cuong, Tuong Duong, Ky Son, Que Phong, Quy Chau (ginger, garlic, fruit trees, tea, rump beef, black pigs, black chickens).

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Naomichi Murooka - Deputy Chief Representative of JICA Vietnam Office highly appreciated the province's cooperation in implementing the project; At the same time, he committed that after the project ended, the project would still send experts to support the province in agricultural development as well as promote the promotion of the province's agricultural products.

JICA project supports tea growing model in Hung Son commune (Anh Son). Photo archive

At the meeting, Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee thanked the assistance of Japan in general and JICA as well as JICA's advisory and consulting team in particular for supporting and helping Nghe An build an action plan to develop the agricultural sector in the direction of value chains associated with production, processing, trade - consumption to maximize value in agricultural production.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit of the Provincial People's Committee to 3 individuals with outstanding achievements in implementing JICA projects in Nghe An in recent times. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested the Department of Planning and Investment and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to coordinate with departments and branches to research and include action plans for agricultural development in the socio-economic development plan for the 2021-2025 period.

The province will focus on attracting private investment in rural agricultural development; maintaining and orienting the future of the agricultural market.

On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 3 individuals with outstanding achievements in implementing JICA projects in Nghe An.