Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee inspected the work of planting large timber forests.

Van Truong• March 2, 2021 16:51

(Baonghean.vn) - On March 2, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee led a working delegation to inspect the planting of large timber forests at Song Hieu Forestry and Agriculture Company Limited.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu -Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committeewith the provincial delegation working with Song Hieu Agriculture and Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. Photo: Van Truong

According to the report of Song Hieu Forestry and Agriculture Company Limited, the unit currently manages 351,544 hectares of forest, including Quy Chau, Quy Hop and Que Phong districts. Of which, there are over 22,000 hectares of natural forest, over 5,100 hectares of raw material forest, 1,505 hectares of large timber forest, of which 1,100 hectares of large timber forest have been approved by the province for the location to carry out procedures and grant FSC certification. Large timber forests have the advantage of bringing in 2.07 times profit.

Forest inspection team at Bai Ke, Dong Hop commune, Quy Hop. Photo by Van Truong

In 2020, the unit had a revenue of more than 64 billion VND, a profit of 14.45 billion VND, paid to the budget more than 15 billion VND, and an average income of 8.5 million VND/month per employee. In 2021, the Company plans to plant 650 hectares of forest, of whichlarge timber plantationover 100 hectares.

The company gradually mechanizes land reclamation, improves labor productivity, and applies mechanization in forest care.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hoang - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the CompanySong Hieu Forestry and Agriculture LLC reports on the unit's operations. Photo: Van Truong

At the meeting, the Company requested the Provincial People's Committee to direct the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to promptly issue a new Land Use Right Certificate for the Company. Because the Company's land area is currently located in 18 communes and 4 districts, causing difficulties in management, some bad people take advantage to encroach on land, occupy land, causing instability.

Concluding the working session, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's CommitteeHoang Nghia Hieuappreciate the efforts of Song Hieu Forestry and Agriculture Company Limited in recent times, which has created a model of concentrated forestry goods.

Operating the artificial board production line at the MDF Wood Factory - Song Hieu Agricultural and Forestry Company Limited. Photo: PV

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that currently, the demand for raw wood of enterprises is very large, especially wood for processing export goods. On the other hand, the price of FSC-certified planted wood is 20-25% higher than that of non-certified wood. Therefore, relevant levels and sectors create maximum conditions for units to be granted FSC certificates according to approved areas, contributing to promoting the movement of planting large timber forests. Regarding the difficulties and recommendations of the Company, the Provincial People's Committee will pay attention and direct departments and sectors to promptly remove obstacles to create favorable conditions for the Company to produce and trade...

To develop forestry, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu suggested that Song Hieu Forestry and Agriculture Company Limited continue to expand the area of ​​large timber plantations, paying attention to high-yield and high-quality tree varieties. There needs to be a concentrated land fund, large enough to be able to organize large timber plantations with a high mechanization rate and industrialization direction. Access to advanced forestry science and technology as well as improving the capacity of forestry staff, moving towards deep processing to increase economic value.

In addition, the Company needs to hire consultants soon to complete land procedures; and plant forests immediately after exploitation of raw materials to avoid disputes among local people.


Van Truong