The value of agricultural production in 2019 planned to reach VND 8,950 billion

14/01/2019 15:08

(BNP) - In the afternoon of January 10th, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference to review the works in 2018 and deploy the tasks in 2019. 

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Huu Thanh awards Emulation flag to Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

In 2018, the Agriculture and Rural Development sector actively advised the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee to promptly direct and promulgate many appropriate policies to contribute to promoting agricultural and rural development in the province. In particular, the value of agricultural, forestry and fishery production reached VND 8,861 billion, seeing an increase of 1.3% of the yearly plan and an increase of 2.5% over the same period last year. The whole province has formed 263 concentrated rice production areas, 71 specialized vegetable areas, and 43 value-chain linked husbandry bases. Aquaculture continues to be grown with the total area of 5,250 hectares and total production estimated at over 38,000 tons,...

National target program on new rural development continues to be promoted, by the end of 2018, the average number of criteria meeting the standards of new rural development per commune is 18.67 (increasing 0.42 criteria/commune compared to the end of 2017). There were 89 communes and 4 district-level units meeting the standards and completing new rural development,...

In 2019, the Agriculture and Rural Development sector continued to closely follow the direction of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, to successfully complete the set work programs and plans. In particular, it is needed to focus on restructuring the sector in association with new countryside development, accumulating agricultural land, boosting the application of science and technology, developing high-tech agriculture towards the production of goods, safety, and sustainability, improving living standards and raising incomes for farmers,... The value of agricultural, forestry and fishery production for the whole year will be planned to reach VND 8,950 billion, up 1% compared to 2018; 96 communes and 7 district-level units are recognized to meet the standards and complete the task of new rural development,...

Addressing at the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huu Thanh highly appreciated the achievements of the Agriculture and Rural Development sector in 2018 with many targets exceeding the plan.

The Vice Chairman Nguyen Huu Thanh suggested that the Agriculture and Rural Development sector and localities closely follow the direction of the province, concretizing the tasks of the sector and units. In particular, the sector needs to actively advise the Provincial People's Committee on appropriate mechanisms and policies, which aim to support and encourage local inhabitants to become fond of agriculture; to guide farmers to apply clean and safe production processes for consumers' health as well as to promote clean and high quality agricultural products for expanding consumption channels.

On this occasion, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development received the flag for leading units of the emulation movement of 2018 of the Provincial People's Committee. Many collectives and individuals who have excellent achievements were awarded certificates of merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.