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The figures were released by Le Van Hien, head of the Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development’s Agricultural Project Management Board (APMB), at a
conference held in Hanoi on July 3 to review the two decades of running such
projects.
Hien said 17 out of the 23 projects were completed, with the rest being
underway, benefiting millions of people across 63 provinces and cities
nationwide.
As heard at the conference, these projects cover the areas of crop cultivation,
animal husbandry, aquatic farming, rural infrastructure development and natural
disaster prevention, among others.
As a result, nearly 5,000km of rural roads, over 700km of canals and ditches,
and close to 100km of sea and river dykes, 600 rural markets, and 21 fishery
ports have been upgraded.
Vu Duc Con, Vice Director of the Dak Lak Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development, said a project on farming diversification for 1999 – 2006 had
provided capital and technical support for small-scale rubber cultivation to
3,000 local families, particularly those from ethnic minorities.
Cao Van Hoa, Vice Director of the Tien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development, said the Mekong Delta province has received assistance from 8 ODA
projects to improve animal health services at commune level and animal husbandry
following bio-safety standards.
Hien pointed to the shortage of preferential loans from donors and policy
changes in the management of ODA sources are challenging the APMB’s building of
programmes for 2021 – 2026.
The board is currently designing three projects using loans from the World Bank
on sustainable fishery development, farm produce safety, and sustainable growth
of cashew, peppercorn and fruit sectors. It is also working on a project on
increasing rice value chains in the Red River Delta.
Source: VNA
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