The southeastern province of Tây Ninh is taking measures to help its farmers adopt technology. The locality plans to develop 22 high-tech agricultural zones spread over 15,000-20,000ha each between next year and 2030, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Nguyễn Đình Xuân, its director, said the zones would grow vegetables and fruits in "concentrated and specialized farming areas". The province targets high-tech agriculture accounting for 50 per cent of produce value and yielding VNĐ180 million (US$7,000) worth of output per hectare per year by 2030, he said.
With its large tracts of farmlands, abundant water from the Sài Gòn and Vàm Cỏ Đông rivers and Dầu Tiếng Reservoir, the country's largest for irrigation, the province has ideal conditions for developing high-tech agriculture.
It has support policies to assist farming, encourage companies to invest in agriculture and support the development of small irrigation works and efficient irrigation and seed production. It also provides soft loans to farmers to implement good agricultural practices and high-tech agriculture, and helps them link up with other stakeholders in the supply chain to sell their produce.
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