The Deputy PM said many effective models and initiatives in building new-style rural areas nationwide were born in the region, citing such examples as the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme of Quang Ninh; the model rural residential areas and gardens of Ha Tinh, the building of new rural areas at disadvantaged hamlets and villages of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa, and the environmental protection campaign of Nam Dinh.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

The region is researching new aspects in building new rural areas for the post-2020 period, including rural tourism, waste classification and sewage treatment in residential areas, building codes for agricultural production areas and development of agricultural production in response to climate change, he said.

The Deputy PM asked localities in the region to continue making the building of new rural areas a regular and long-term task, and avoid complacency, especially communes and districts which were already recognised as new rural areas.

The region is researching new aspects in building new rural areas for the post-2020 period.

He stressed that the region should strive for new breakthroughs in rural economic development so as to avoid the middle income trap.

According to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong, nearly 70 percent of communes in the Red River Delta and north central region have been recognised as new rural areas so far, much higher than the national ratio of 50.26 percent.

At the conference, participants discussed a number of measures to implement more effectively the national target programme after 2020.

New rural area programme to achieve five-year target in mid-2019

The number of communes recognised as new-style rural areas reached 4,144 as of the end of February, up 306 from the end of 2018, according to the central steering office of the new-style rural area building programme.

Lang Giang strives to be new rural style district in 2019

(BGO) -  The Chairman of Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Linh on February 27 had a working session with the People’s Committee in Lang Giang district about the schedule to build the new style rural (NSR) district during the urbanization.  

Viet Yen district recognized as new rural district

(BGO) – On behalf of the Government Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of Steering Board for the National Target Programmes Vuong Dinh Hue on November 8 inked the dossier to recognize Viet Yen district in Bac Giang province as new rural district in 2018. 

New rural area, new vitality

(BGO) – “New rural area, new vitality" is not just a slogan, but really brings a new lease of life to every village. Being the first new rural district of Bac Giang province, Viet Yen is flourishing from this revolution.

All communes in Viet Yen recognized new rural title

(BGO) – The Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee has decided to grant the new rural titles to the communes of Nghia Trung, Minh Duc and Van Ha (Viet Yen district) and encouraged the localities maintaining and improving the criteria quality.

Source: VNA