Vietnam: Da Nang plans seven high-tech farming districts
The director of the city’s agriculture and rural development, Nguyen Phú Ban, said the plan is part of a strategy to develop Da Nang as a safe tourism destination, as well as a centre of nano-industry and world-class high-tech farms.
Ban said the city has allocated 130ha for safe vegetable farming and 310ha for aquaculture and livestock. “The city has recognised 12 farms with certifications of safety and quality, as well as brand names in La Hưong and Túy Loan villages. These farms’ products are eligible for sale at major supermarkets in the city,” Ban said.
The city has a total of 50 farms but these provide only 10 per cent of demand for vegetables and farm produce. “We are unable to bring our products to supermarkets in the city because most farmers in the communes have yet to achieve the supermarkets’ required standards of packaging and quality,” said the head of Hòa Tien Commune’s mushroom farm, Nguyen Thị Mai Hoàng.
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