Action plan to promote green growth in agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has approved an action plan to implement the National Strategy on Green Growth from 2021-2030.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has approved an action plan to implement the National Strategy on Green Growth from 2021-2030.
The plan aims to specify goals, tasks and solutions to realise the strategy and the national action plan for green growth.
Under the plan, the ministry will work to develop the agricultural sector in an ecological, organic, circular and low-carbon direction to improve growth quality, added value, competitiveness and sustainable development, while reducing pollution in agricultural production and rural areas, and promoting energy efficiency towards carbon neutralisation by 2050.
Specifically, the sector aims for 2.5-3% in annual growth, and 42% in forest coverage.
It wilꦬl strive to increase the use of organic fertilisers to 30% of all those consumed, alo🍒ng with 30% of pesticides and at least 30% of farm areas using water-saving systems.
The agricultural sector aims for 2.5-3% in annual growth (Photo: VNA)
The sector will switch 300,000 hectares of rice to other crops with higher economic and environmental efficiency, while aiming for over 2% of organic farms out of the total farming area.
It will also upgrade small-scale breeding farms to larger scale ones, while applying solutions to protect fishery resources sustainably, developing concentrated material forest areas, recovering natural forests, and dealing with pollution caused by agro-forestry-fishery processing activities.
The agricultural sector will also take measures to encourage green consumption, strengthening the building of new-style rural areas in a greener and more sustainable manner, and improving human resources.
In order to ens✅ure resources for green growth, it will mobilise social resources, especially those from businesses, while calling for financial support and technology transfer through international cooperation activities./.
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Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
The agricultural sector aims for 2.5-3% in annual growth (Photo: VNA)
