Nghe An attracts 47 trillion VND in total investment capital in agriculture

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 19, Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired a working session with relevant departments to hear about the situation of attracting investment in the agricultural and rural sectors in 2016. Attending the meeting were leaders of relevant departments and branches.

Overview of the working session

According to the report, in the period of 2011 - 2015 and 2016, investment attraction in the agricultural and rural areas of Nghe An has had positive changes, the number and scale of projects have increased gradually over the years. In particular, in the period of 2011 - 2015, many large-scale, high-tech projects have appeared, promoting good efficiency, contributing to the socio-economic development of the province.

Planning and investment promotion work has been well implemented, calling for investment in many key projects with large total investment. By the end of 2016, the agricultural sector had attracted 30 projects with a total investment of over 47 trillion VND.

However, the number of investment projects in the agricultural and rural sector is only 9 projects/120 projects in the whole province, accounting for 7.5%; The progress of some projects is still slow, investment is limited, even not implemented for many years. Although the capital source to attract foreign investment for agricultural development has improved compared to the previous period, it is still very limited.

Workers of Nghe An Rubber Development Investment Joint Stock Company take care of the nursery garden in Anh Son

In the period of 2017 - 2020, the province strives to attract 20 - 25 new projects with a total investment of about 30,000 - 35,000 billion VND. By 2020, the growth rate of agricultural, forestry and fishery production value will reach 4.5 - 5%/year; Average income per hectare of cultivated land will reach 80 - 90 million VND/ha/year; There will be 03 district-level units and 255 communes meeting NTM standards...

Giving comments at the meeting, delegates focused on the following contents: It is necessary to assess the current situation and initial effectiveness of projects affecting people's lives and the socio-economic development of the province; It is necessary to focus on the outstanding results achieved; the investment attraction situation in the period of 2011 - 2015 and the results in 2016.

Concluding the meeting, Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to absorb the comments and complete the report to submit to the Provincial People's Committee at the meeting on December 23. Note, the investment attraction situation, including project names, total investment of projects in the period 2011 - 2015 with appendix; Efficiency of investment projects.

Phu Huong