(VOVworld) – A decade ago, Ho Chi Minh City set up a high-tech agriculture park to develop urban agriculture. HCMC is still leading the country in high-tech agriculture development.

(VOVworld) – Developing large-scale fields plays a key role in building new-style rural areas and making agricultural production economically effective. Quang Binh province considers the model a breakthrough in shifting its agriculture to sustainable commodity-oriented production and increasing farmers’ incomes.

(VOVworld) – Tuy Loc is the first commune in Yen Bai province recognized as a new-style rural area after three years of implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Development.

(VOVworld) – Hoa Vang district in Da Nang is one of 41 districts nationwide that have received the Prime Minister’s certificate recognising it as a new-style rural area ahead of schedule.

(VOVworld) – Phong Dien in Can Tho City has been recognized as a new-style rural district. After 5 years of implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Development, living conditions in Phong Dien have greatly improved.

(VOVworld) – In the past due to a backward farming tradition, Mong people in Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai province, had limited yields from their terraced fields. In recent years, the living conditions of the Mong ethnic group there have greatly improved thanks to the application of intensive farming, the support of local administrations, and the involvement of agricultural experts.

(VOVworld) – Located at a height of 1,500 to 1,800 meters and in a temperate climate zone with temperatures from 15 to 18 degrees Celsius, Sa Pa in Lao Cai province has advantages for growing medicinal plants. In recent years many households have cultivated precious herbs for domestic pharmaceutical production. The plants have helped farmers in Sa Pa get richer and improve their living conditions.

(VOVworld) – Dong Thap’s specialties have been exported to the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, China, and New Zealand. Exported fruits are Cat Hoa Loc and Cat Chu mangos and Edor longan. The exports are a great encouragement for Dong Thap farmers to develop their brands.

(VOVworld) – The central coastal province of Ninh Thuan was hardest hit by the droughts in Vietnam. In recent years droughts have become increasingly severe due to climate change, negatively affecting agricultural production and daily life. To reduce its impacts, Ninh Thuan’s agricultural sector has instructed farmers to switch crops towards higher economic efficiency.

(VOVworld) –Young people in Yen Bai have responded to new rural development with practical activities. Their economic development models adapted to local conditions have greatly benefited Yen Bai’s new rural development program.