Nghe An builds high-tech forestry agricultural zone

On the morning of September 4, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting to listen to and give opinions on the implementation of the policy of building a high-tech agricultural zone in the forestry sector. Comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting. Also attending were representatives of relevant departments, branches and enterprises.

Overview of the meeting. Photo: Thu Huyen

Target of reaching 2 billion USD in wood export turnover by 2035

To promote the advantages of the region as well as the province, develop sustainable forestry, and at the same time turn the wood and forestry processing industry into a key economic sector in production and export of the region, according to the project, the high-tech agricultural zone in the forestry sector of Nghe An includes 4 sub-zones:

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to coordinate with relevant departments and branches to complete the outline and estimate, and develop the project in accordance with regulations; from there, there will be a basis for implementing the component projects. Photo: Thu Huyen

Area 1:Administrative center and trading floor combined with exhibition to introduce processed wood and forestry products, expected to have a scale of 40 hectares.

Area 2:High-tech forestry seed production center with a scale of 60 hectares.

Area 3:The wood and non-timber forest products processing production area applying technology is expected to have a scale of 520 hectares in Nghi Van and Nghi Kieu communes (Nghi Loc) and Dai Son commune (Do Luong).

Area 4:High-quality intensive forest planting area associated with sustainable forest certification with a scale of 5,000 hectares by 2025 in the districts of Thanh Chuong, Do Luong, Nghi Loc, Con Cuong, Yen Thanh, Tan Ky, Nam Dan; a scale of 10,560 hectares by 2035 in the whole province.

Ms. Chu Thi Thanh - Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Thien Minh Duc Group Joint Stock Company requested the province to speed up site clearance so that the Forestry Seed Center in Nghi Loc district can be put into operation in September 2020. Photo: Thu Huyen

The high-tech target in forestry by 2035 is applied in the following stages: High-tech tissue culture stage is used in over 30% of forest area; Intensive afforestation stage of large timber trees associated with FSC certification reaches 10,560 hectares; Deep processing stage of wood products and non-wood forest products with value accounting for over 60% of the total export value of the wood industry.

Nghe An is the first province in the country to build a project for an agricultural zone applying CNC in the forestry sector, so the implementation process still faces many difficulties. In parallel with the work of reviewing land funds for linkage, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has also guided enterprises to implement related plans...

At the meeting, representatives of enterprises: Thien Minh Duc Group Joint Stock Company (planning to invest in a 60-hectare high-tech forestry seedling production center and a high-quality intensive forest planting area associated with sustainable forest certification); Nano Architecture and Interior Joint Stock Company (planning to invest in an administrative center and trading floor combined with an exhibition to introduce processed wood and forest products; a wood and non-timber forest product processing area applying technology) reported on the land survey situation, proposed a number of recommendations for project implementation associated with the high-tech park project...

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy suggested that the implementation of the project needs to be calculated on a reasonable scale, and the locations of the projects need to be carefully surveyed. Photo: Thu Huyen

Need to choose potential investors

Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy emphasized that the formation of a high-tech agricultural zone in the forestry sector in Nghe An is very important and necessary.

This will be one of three high-tech forestry zones planned to be built nationwide according to Decision 38 of the Prime Minister; demonstrating Nghe An's determination to rapidly and sustainably develop the wood and non-timber forest products processing industry for export.

Forestry tree nursery of local people in Ky Son commune (Tan Ky). Photo courtesy

Regarding the issue of selecting investors, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that departments pay attention and clarify the resource mobilization plan, investment mechanism issues, and how to select investors strong enough to effectively implement the project.

During the implementation process, the province's viewpoint is to avoid relocating people and not affect the environment. Therefore, it is necessary to calculate the scale appropriately and carefully survey the project locations. Particularly for the wholesale market area, it is necessary to survey and choose a location near the seaport. Regarding the issue of human resources, the province will ensure for investors.

Also this morning, the meeting gave opinions on organizing a series of events to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Forestry sector and the 60th anniversary of Vietnam Forestry Traditional Day.