 |
A road is being expanded in Tan Thong Hoi Commune of HCM City's suburban district of Cu Chi. As many as 10,000 rural communes of the country are covered in a rejuvenation project. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoang Hai |
The estimated cost had been between VND1.2-1.5 trillion (US$60-75 million), he said.
But more financial and technical help would be needed from both domestic and international community to continue the programme and extend it, as planned, to 2020.
A target of the programme was to increase farmer income by 150 to 250 per cent and reduce the poverty stricken from the prevailing 10 per cent to below 8 per cent by 2015 and 3 per cent by 2020.
It has also set socio-economic infrastructure, social security, education and training targets.
Deputy Minister Ho Xuan Hung listed the need for vast capital, especially for infrastructure in the northwest and the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta as a hindrance to agricultural development.
"The law of development requires that agricultural labour, which accounts for 51.5 per cent, must be reduced but the development of industry and services was so slow that even skilled workers found it difficult to secure jobs," he said.
Therefore, it would not be easy to lower the number to 30 per cent by 2020 unless active and practical measures were defined and implemented.
| Understanding rural development Rural development is described as: The construction of a modern socio-economic infrastructure; The application of a proper economic structure and production modalities; The quick development of agriculture, industry and services are linked; Rural development is linked to planned urban development; Rural society is both democratic and rich in ethic cultural identity; The environment is protected; security is maintained; and material and cultura life is improved. — VNS |
The supporters
Representative of Food and Agriculture Organisation and One-UN Viet Nam Yuriko Shoji said the organisation would continue to support Viet Nam in the building and developing of new urban areas.
One-UN was assessing the results, achievements and experiences of other donors to Viet Nam so as to build concrete actions plans and programmes of rural development, she said.
This would include technical and financial assistance and help to build laws for the use of agricultural land and sustainable agricultural development.
Many FAO-supported trial projects had been undertaken as part of the national agriculture programme.
These included land and forest management, the response to climate change and food security.
Asian Development Bank Viet Nam director Ayumi Konishi told the yearly meeting that any new rural development should focus on capacity building, crop diversification, technology to add value, sector reform and rural infrastructure and maintenance.
Swedish embassy Ha Noi Development Co-operation director Marie Ottosson said it was essential to decentralise so completely that villagers could decide development plans and control the budget.
"Empowerment of local communities requires that the poor gets to influence decision making and control public resources," she said.
This meant significant capacity building among villagers and local officials.
"Sweden will continue to support development activities in Viet Nam," the senior diplomat emph-asised. — VNS
No comments:
Post a Comment