Da Nang to invest in clean vegetables applying high technology

Nguyen Duc Tan, chairman of Hoa Ninh Commune Farmers’ Association, said the model of growing clean vegetables using advanced technology was bringing about economic efficiency.
Every year the city purchased some 75,000 tonnes of fruits, 55,000 tonnes of vegetables, 35,000 tonnes of poultry and 10,000 tonnes of aquaculture products from the nearby provinces.

To keep a check on the origin of products, the city has cooperated with the five provinces of Lam Đong, Tien Giang, Gia Lai, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh to successfully implement the supply chain of safe vegetables, fruit and meat.

“The city is also encouraging enterprises to invest in high-tech and safe agricultural production with many preferential policies to form areas specialising in clean agricultural products.

“The investors will get up to 50 per cent support in the cost of land clearance and investment cost of production facilities (including factory, equipment, production, preservation and irrigation system).

“Investors will be supported 100 per cent of the loan interest rate for three years, with a maximum loan of VND10 billion per project,” Ban said.

Reportedly, the city People’s Committee has approved the planning of seven hi-tech agricultural development zones. These include a hi-tech safe vegetable production area in Hoa Ninh Commune (35ha), Hoa Phu Commune (22ha) and Hoa Phong Commune (20ha); livestock and poultry breeding areas in Hoa Bac Commune (320ha) and Hoa Khuong Commune (30ha); herb planting area in Hoa Phu Commune (3ha); and a mushroom production and medicinal plant area in Hoa Quy Ward (1ha).

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