Proposal to prioritize capital for Nghe An to implement the North Central Coast High-Tech Forestry Zone project
(Baonghean.vn) - On behalf of the People's Committee of Nghe An province, 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.
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| The working group inspected the progress of the project implementation. 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.
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| Surveying medicinal plant trial gardens. Photo: Phu Huong |
As for the project on intensive forest planting model with sustainable certification, planting medicinal plants and non-timber forest products, the location is being surveyed and 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 Sub-area 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. Sub-areas 2 and 3 are carrying out steps to prepare the General Plan, 1/2000 Plan and guiding investors on the procedures for requesting investment policies.
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| Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh and the working 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-wood 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. |
| Harvesting acacia trees in Dong Thanh, Yen Thanh. Photo: Phu Huong |
On behalf of the People's Committee of Nghe An province, comrade 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 application research 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.