Proposal to prioritize capital for Nghe An to implement the North Central Coast High-Tech Forestry Zone project

Phu Huong DNUM_CGZBBZCACB 13:43

(Baonghean.vn) - On behalf of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee proposed that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development prioritize support for the province to implement key projects in the High-tech Forestry Zone in the North Central region.

This morning, November 26, after attending the first Congress of the Nghe An Province Wood and Non-Timber Forest Products Processing Association, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh inspected the situation and construction progress.High-tech forestry zoneNorth Central region and mineral water production line ofNghe An Materials Joint Stock Corporation.
Đoàn công tác kiểm tra tiến độ thực hiện Dự án. Ảnh: Phú Hương
The working group inspected the progress of the project. Photo: Phu Huong

Immediately after the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 509/QD-TTg dated March 31, 2021 on the establishment of the High-Tech Forestry Zone in the North Central region, the People's Committee of Nghe An province directed specialized agencies to implement steps to form, build and develop the High-Tech Forestry Zone.

Up to now, some construction items of the North Central Coast CNC Forestry Seedling Center Project - DKC - Belonging to functional subdivision 1 have been completed.completeand is implementing: leveling the high-tech nursery area; receiving the super-light potting system to replace traditional potting; building a high-tech nursery; receiving seed sources from the Forestry Research and Development Institute (Thai Nguyen), and testing medicinal plants.
Thăm vườn trồng khảo nghiệm cây dược liệu. Ảnh: Phú Hương
Surveying medicinal plant trial gardens. Photo: Phu Huong

As for the project on intensive forest planting model with sustainable certification, planting medicinal plants, non-timber forest products, the location is being surveyed, the scale of the organization is being selected. The project on trading floor combined with exhibition to introduce raw wood and processed products from wood and forest products, the investor has submitted the application for investment policy to implement the project at the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone, currently implementing the steps, providing additional instructions to complete the application according to regulations.

In Subdivision 1, compensation and site clearance have been completed and the project is being implemented on 39.69 ha/48 ha, the remaining area is still being implemented. Subdivisions 2 and 3 are carrying out the steps to establish the General Plan, 1/2000 Plan and guiding investors through the procedures for requesting investment policies.

Thứ trưởng và đoàn công tác tham quan dây chuyền sản xuất nước khoáng của Tổng công ty cổ phần VTNN Nghệ An. Ảnh: Phú Hương
Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh and the delegation visited the mineral water production line of Nghe An VTNN Joint Stock Corporation. Photo: Phu Huong

Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh stated: The high-tech forestry zone was established in the context that the whole world is interested in applying high technology in the production and processing of wood and non-timber forest products; the consumer market is moving towards wood products with transparent origin; domestically, the wood industry is on the rise, with high added value, affirming the role and position of the Vietnamese wood industry in the world market.

This is also the first high-tech forestry zone in the country, so it has received attention and direction from the central to local levels. Domestic and foreign investors in the wood industry have also paid much attention to this first special zone in the country dedicated to the production and processing of wood and non-timber forest products.

Propose that Nghe An province continue to pay attention and direct the rapid implementation and completion of items so that the high-tech forestry zone can come into operation.
Thu hoạch nguyên liệu keo ở Đồng Thành, Yên Thành. Ảnh: Phú Hương
Harvesting acacia trees in Dong Thanh, Yen Thanh. Photo: Phu Huong

On behalf of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Hoang Nghia Hieu proposed that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development prioritize public investment capital, career capital for the sustainable forestry development program for the period 2021-2025 and the Ministry's science and technology research and application capital to support Nghe An in implementing key projects in the North Central region's high-tech forestry zone such as: projects in the sub-zone of the High-tech Forestry Seed Production Center; investing in some infrastructure in the Wood and Non-Timber Forest Products Processing sub-zone.

Phu Huong