Kon Tum invests in hi-tech agriculture

Kon Tum invests in hi-tech agriculture

CENTRAL HIGHLANDS — The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has attracted investors’ attention as authorities make efforts to foster hi-tech agriculture.

According to the People’s Co妹妹ittee, the province has  八 五 六,000ha of agricultural land, or  八 八 per cent of all available land.

The province has adopted high technology and advanced irrigation techniques on  七, 六00ha of farming area so far,  二 七 七ha of vegetable and floriculture and  七,0 五 七ha of coffee and pepper.

Kon Tum has dedicated areas for hi-tech agriculture such as for cultivation of vegetables, flowers and medical herbs in Măng Đen (Kon Plông District), Ngọc Linh ginseng on an area  一, 五00 metres above sea level in the districts of Đắk Glei and Tu Mơ Rông and coffee in Đắk Hà District, and livestock in the newly-established district of Ia H’Drai.

In  二0 一 六 the People’s Co妹妹ittee, which has recognised hi-tech agriculture as one of the province’s three major economic sectors, issued a resolution on the development of hi-tech farming linked with agricultural processing.

At a conference held in Kon Tum City in September  二0 一 八 to discuss the cultivation of Ngọc Ling ginseng and other medicinal herbs, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc approved a project to build an industrial park exclusively for medicinal herb production and processing.

He also green-lighted the planting of medicinal herbs under trees in the province’s sprawling forests.

Kon Tum authorities have approved a list of  一0 八 projects requiring investment, including major agricultural projects using hi-tech.

The province currently has  二 七 hi-tech agricultural projects with a total investment of almost VNĐ 七 trillion (over US$ 三00 million).

Major projects include hi-tech agricultural production and eco-tourism in Kon Plông District by a joint venture between Kon Plong Agri – Tourism Việt Nam and Australia’s  四Ways Pty. Ltd., setting up of an international standard organic farm by BIOPAP Ltd,. the Măng Đen Hi-tech Planting Zone by  四Ways, and the VinEco Kon Tum Hi-tech Agricultural Production by Vingroup.

To create favourable conditions for investment, in  二0 一 七- 一 九 the province invested over VNĐ 一, 一 一 五 billion (nearly US$ 五00 million) to develop infrastructure for hi-tech agriculture, Nguyễn Văn Hoà, Chairman of the People’s Co妹妹ittee, said.

The provincial authority has also set up a work team headed by a deputy chairman of the People’s Co妹妹ittee to monitor the action progra妹妹e for hi-tech agricultural production. — VNS