The northern province of Bac Giang has set forth numerous measures toaccelerate its agricultural development programme in line with buildingnew-style rural areas in the 2015-2016 period.
According to Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture andRural Development Nguyen Van Khai, the locality will focus onrestructuring agriculture via effective and sustainable goods productionmodels, while developing hi-tech agriculture and trade villages.
Apart from creating large-scale concentrated production areas meetingVietnam Good Agricultural Practice (VietGAP) and Global GoodAgricultural Practice (GlobalGAP) standards, the province will boost theapplication of new science and technology to increase productivity,encourage businesses to buy farm produce, and develop cooperatives.
Local authorities asked livestock farmers to ensure food safety, veterinary hygiene, and keep diseases under control.
The forestry sector is also paid due attention to environmental protection and biodiversity conservation.
The province plans to expand the areas for aquatic breeding, promotetrade names for farm produce, and improve the efficiency of publicinvestment management and disbursement, along with attracting investmentin agriculture, especially in rural areas, and reforming administrativeprocedures.
The programme has helped Bac Giangprovince build trade names for its farm produce such as “Ga doi Yen The”(Yen The chicken), Luc Ngan litchis, and Hiep Hoa grapefruits.
Yen The chicken, in particular, was named as one of the ASEAN’s bestfoods last year. In 2012, it was honoured as a “trusted product” in asurvey by the National Office of Intellectual Property and IntellectualMagazine, and recognised as a “Capital’s Trusted Trademark” by the HanoiAssociation for Science and Technology and the Vietnam Association forCustomer Protection.-VNA
According to Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture andRural Development Nguyen Van Khai, the locality will focus onrestructuring agriculture via effective and sustainable goods productionmodels, while developing hi-tech agriculture and trade villages.
Apart from creating large-scale concentrated production areas meetingVietnam Good Agricultural Practice (VietGAP) and Global GoodAgricultural Practice (GlobalGAP) standards, the province will boost theapplication of new science and technology to increase productivity,encourage businesses to buy farm produce, and develop cooperatives.
Local authorities asked livestock farmers to ensure food safety, veterinary hygiene, and keep diseases under control.
The forestry sector is also paid due attention to environmental protection and biodiversity conservation.
The province plans to expand the areas for aquatic breeding, promotetrade names for farm produce, and improve the efficiency of publicinvestment management and disbursement, along with attracting investmentin agriculture, especially in rural areas, and reforming administrativeprocedures.
The programme has helped Bac Giangprovince build trade names for its farm produce such as “Ga doi Yen The”(Yen The chicken), Luc Ngan litchis, and Hiep Hoa grapefruits.
Yen The chicken, in particular, was named as one of the ASEAN’s bestfoods last year. In 2012, it was honoured as a “trusted product” in asurvey by the National Office of Intellectual Property and IntellectualMagazine, and recognised as a “Capital’s Trusted Trademark” by the HanoiAssociation for Science and Technology and the Vietnam Association forCustomer Protection.-VNA
