Agriculture sector focuses on implementing production recovery plan

Director of DARD - Nguyen Thanh Truyen chairs the conference

In the first nine months of 2021, most of the targets will be implemented according to the set plan by the Agriculture and Rural Development sector. The sector actively and effectively implemented urgent solutions to prevent and fight drought and saline intrusion in the province in order to serve agricultural production and ensure people's livelihood. The productivity and yield of rice, watermelon, lemon, so on are higher than those of the same period last year.

The total area of sown rice in 2021 to September 14, 2021 is estimated at nearly 500,000 hectares, reaching 103.2 percent of the plan, of which the harvested area is over 483,000 hectares, the yield is estimated at 57.7 quintals per hectare. output is over 2.7 million tons. Total livestock and poultry herd in 9 months of 2021 is estimated as follows: pig herd of over 89,490 heads; buffalo herd of over 6000 heads; poultry of all kinds over 8.5 million heads; the cow herd of over 113,000 heads.

Currently, Long An has 106 out of 161 communes meeting the new-style rural standard

In the first 9 months of 2021, the whole province will recognize 12 more communes meeting the new-style rural standard, 3 communes achieving the advanced new-style rural standard. Accumulated up to now, the whole province has 106 out of 161 communes meeting the new-style rural standard, 8 communes meeting the advanced new-style rural standard, Chau Thanh district meeting the new-style rural standard, Tan An city completing the task of building a new-style rural area; Kien Tuong town making documents to be recognized for completing the task of building a new-style rural in 2020; Tan Tru district basically completed the targets of building a new-style rural district.

Currently, Long An is continuing to implement the project of the program on agricultural development with hi-tech application in association with the restructuring of the agriculture sector in the province in the period 2021-2025

The agriculture sector has submitted to the Provincial People's Committee the Decision on promulgating the Scheme to implement the hi-tech agricultural development program in association with the restructuring of the agriculture sector in the province in the period 2021-2025.

Work with districts to determine the specific area of each commune, hi-tech application production area, determine the map of hi-tech application; supporting science and technology transfer, mechanization in the field, etc.

Besides the achieved results, the agriculture sector still has some difficulties in linking agricultural product consumption with Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic; the transformation of crop structure is not sustainable; value chain linkages still face difficulties in offloading output products; etc.

Director of the DARD - Nguyen Thanh Truyen acknowledged the efforts of all levels and sectors in implementing the agriculture sector's targets in the context of complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic.

In the remaining 3 months of 2021, he suggested that the agriculture sector continue to implement the most effective production recovery plan, close to the actual situation associated with ensuring epidemic prevention and control; well prepare the sowing plan for the winter-spring and winter-spring crops 2021-2022.

Well perform the work of forecasting the weather situation; dredging the irrigation system in the field, strengthening the system of culverts, dams and dykes to prevent high tides in the South and mezzanine dykes in the Dong Thap Muoi region to protect and develop production.

Continue to carry out animal disease prevention and control. At the same time, the sector strengthens food quality and safety management and trade promotion.

The DARD receives the excellent emulation flag in 2020 from the Provincial People's Committee

On this occasion, the DARD received the excellent emulation flag in 2020 from the Provincial People's Committee; 4 excellent labor collectives received certificates of merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee./.

By Le Ngoc – Translated by Duc Tam

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