Long An invests 600 billion VND in hi-tech agricultural area
Almost 600 billion VND (some 27 million USD) will be invested in a hi-tech agricultural area in Can Giuoc district, the Mekong Delta province of Long An, to create favourable conditions for enterprises, farms, households.
Long An (VNA) – Almost 600 billion VND (some 27 millionUSD) will be invested in a hi-tech agricultural area in Can Giuoc district, theMekong Delta province of Long An, to create favourable conditions forenterprises, farms, households.
The area, which spans 244 hectares in Phuoc Lam, Thuan Thanh and TruongBinh communes, is a multipurpose agricultural area used for hi-techagricultural production, technological transfer and seedling cultivation, amongothers.
Le Van Hoang, Director of the Long An Department of Agriculture andRural Development, said in the hi-tech agricultural area planning, theagricultural sector will also apply hi-tech to growing dragon fruit trees andrice, and breeding beef.
Accordingly, 2,000 hectares will be zoned off for dragon fruitproduction and 20,000 hectares will be earmarked for rice production, mostly indistricts in Dong Thap Muoi region.
Meanwhile, breeding beef cattle using hi-tech will be carried out in DucHoa and Duc Hue districts.-VNA
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