Investors seek husbandry opportunities in Dong Nai
Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Dong Nai province Vo Van Phi received executives from the Netherlands’ De Heus Group and Vietnam’s Hung Nhon Group on May 9 to discuss opportunities in agriculture in the southern province.
Dong Nai (VNA) - Vice Chairman of the People’sCommittee of Dong Nai province Vo Van Phi received executives from the Netherlands’ De Heus Groupand Vietnam’s Hung Nhon Group on May 9 to discuss opportunities in agriculturein the southern province.
Speaking to the potential investors, Phi outlined several priorities for the southern province in husbandry, including disaster management, environmental protection,and use of advanced technology to cut costs and improve competitiveness.
He asked the investors to make it possible for local farmers tobenefit from husbandry projects, thus enabling them to enhance their expertisein the field.
Chairman and CEO of De Heus Koen De Heus said the group hopes to cooperate withVietnamese companies and farmers to develop sustainably together.
He expected the group will be able to coordinate with the local administrationto develop a proper strategy for the growth of hi-tech agriculture.
Dong Nai has competitive edges to expand agriculture, with over 350,000ha ofland used for the sector, or 58.3 percent of its total area, mostly in thedistricts of Xuan Loc, Dinh Quan, Cam My, Thong Nhat and Trang Bom. More than60 percent of the population lives off agriculture.
Large-scale projects account for some 90 percent of land for husbandry, whilethe remainder are for smallholders.
The province now leads the country’s pig and chicken farms. It earns more than45 trillion VND (1.96 billion USD) from agriculture annually, contributing 10percent to its GRDP.
Vice Chairman Phi said Dong Nai has formulated a plan for husbandry developmentby 2025, which emphasises the importance of environmental protection, animalhealth, slaughtering supervision and building value chains./.
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A view of the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
