Hanoi (VNA)– The Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development (MARD) set atarget of growing about 1 million ha of large-sized timber forests nationwide by 2030.
Of the area, the 500,000 ha of existing large-sized timberforests will be maintained and another 450,000-550,000 ha grown during 2024-2030, according to the MARD’s plan on the development of large-sized timberforests for the period.
The ministry said that the development of concentrated large-sized timber forests aimsto ensure sufficient timber supply for processing to serve the domestic marketand export, increase forest growers’ income, and help with environmentalprotection, climate change response, and disaster mitigation.
Productivity of the forests with intensivecultivation of such trees as “keo” (Acacia)and “bach dan” (Eucalyptus) will be raised toan average of 20 cu.m. per ha each year by 2025 and 22 cu.m. per ha each year by2030. Income from commercial forests will be increased by about 1.5-2 timesper unit of area compared to 2020. Besides, the forestry production value chainwill also be promoted.
Meanwhile, the 450,000-550,000 ha of newlarge-sized timber forest will be developed in six socio-economic regions. Thatcomprises 130,000-146,000 ha in the northern midland and mountainous region, 6,000-9,000 ha in the Red River Delta, 280,000-348,000 ha in the north centraland coastal central region, 25,000-35,000 ha in the Central Highlands, 7,500-10,000 ha in the southeastern region, and 1,500-2,000 ha in the southwesternregion.
To realise those targets, the MARD devised several measuresin its plan, including reviewing the land reserves and small-sized timberforests eligible for development, connecting forest growerswith businesses, and promoting sustainable forest management and forestcertification.
It will also step up the development of high-yield andhigh-quality plant varieties that meet the market’s demand and are resistant todiseases and adverse environmental conditions to use for afforestation.
Favourable mechanisms and policies such as exempting orreducing land rent and land use tax, supporting investment, and providing softloans to attract private resources to developing large-sizedtimber forests./.
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At a forest in Yen Bai (Photo: VNA) 
