Da Nang selects seven high-tech agriculture areas

Seven areas all located in central city's Hoa Vang district.

The Da Nang City People’s Committee has approved seven locations under planning for high-tech agricultural production in the city.

The sites are all located in Hoa Vang district, with two high-tech agricultural areas growing vegetables, flowers and herbs in Hoa Ninh commune (40 ha) and Hoa Phu commune (50 ha), two high-tech closed farming areas in Hoa Khuong commune (30 ha) and Loc My village, Hoa Bac commune (230 ha), two safe vegetable production areas in Hoa Khuong commune (20 ha) and Hoa Phong - Hoa Khuong commune (20 ha), and a brackish water, shrimp and crab aquaculture area in Hoa Lien commune (50 ha).

The People’s Committee has assigned the Department of Planning and Investment and the Investment Promotion Department to call for investment. The Department of Construction will also complete procedures relating to land use planning.

Agricultural development projects are mainly concentrated in Hoa Vang district, where there are already a number of projects in the production of clean and high-tech agricultural products, such as a project producing safe vegetables in Nam Thanh village, Hoa Thanh commune, belonging to the Hapras Joint Stock Company and on an area of 7.5 ha, a project planting yellow turmeric and dace on the area of 10 ha belonging to the Danapha Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company in Dong Lang village, Hoa Phu commune, and a project planting green grapefruit belonging to the Bach Phuong Company in Hoa Ninh commune.

The People’s Committee will hold a conference in the future on “Attracting Investment in High-Tech Agriculture in Da Nang City in Connection with Central Key Economic Provinces”, to analyze and assess the potential, advantages, and challenges in developing high-tech agriculture in Da Nang and neighboring provinces.

The conference will also promote and attract domestic and foreign businesses and investors as well as international organizations to draw attention to investment in the production, processing, and marketing of agricultural products.

by Van Hai / VET