Lac Thuy district to exploit sustainable poverty reduction

8/10/2018 - 2:43:25 PM

(HBO) - Implementing the Project of restructuring the agriculture sector in the direction of increasing added value and sustainable development associated with building new rural areas, in the spring season of 2017, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Lac Thuy District in collaboration with the International Agricultural Seedling joint Stock Company is implementing the linking model of producing and consuming Bac Huong 9 rice seedlings.

The on-farm seminar on linking model of producing and consuming the highly qualified Bac Huong 9 rice seedlings.

With a size of 3 hectares, the model has been implemented in Lien Son village, Hoang Dong village - Khoan Du commune; Ri village - Phu Thanh commune; Lien Hong village - Lien Hoa commune with 42 households participating. in the program, the farmers were supported to be trained on cultivation techniques and essential materials. The actual yield reached at 69 quintals / hectare. The economic efficiency of Bac Huong 9 rice in the spring crops was 38,805,000 VND / crop / hectare; it is estimated at VND 77,610,000 / hectare / year for the whole year, which basically meets the objectives of the model. With the practical effect of this model, during this crop season, 9 out of 15 communes and towns in the district have planted Bac Huong 9 rice variety on the area of 121.7 hectares.

In the field of agriculture and forestry, Lac Thuy district has made a strong shift in restructuring, building and developing fruit trees and citrus trees of high economic value in the direction of commodity production. The citrus planting area of the district is nearly 1,000 hectares, of which the area of orange planting is about 700 hectares. In order to improve the business environment and attract investors, Lac Thuy district also promoted their administrative reform and supported key projects in the province. Among them, the Project of Xuan Thien lime and light powder factory was implemented by Xuan Thinh Hoa Binh Limited Company in Yen Bong commune with an investment capital of over 8,000 billion VND. Huong Binh cable car Project in Phu Lao commune of Pacific Group Corporation with the total investment of 676 billion VND; the Project of spiritual resort of Phu Lao commune of Hoa Binh Pacific One Member Limited Company with the investment capital of 3,123 billion VND; the investment Project to build high-class cultural complexes of recreation, entertainment and relaxation combined with aquaculture in Dong Tam commune by TH Tourism joint Stock Company with 600 billion VND of investment, etc. Once these projects come into operation, they will contribute to creating jobs and raising incomes for local people.

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