On July 21, Tran Van Nam, vice chairman of the provincial People’s Committee paid a working session with Olmix Corporation to debate preparation for an investment project in Binh Duong province.

On July 21, the provincial party committee vice secretary Nguyen Huu Tu paid a working visit to Phu Giao district-based An Thai hi-tech agriculture area invested by U&I Agriculture JSC (Unifarm).

Implementing orientation of urban development, Di An town has focused on hastening progress of building key works in a bid to complete 2014’s set goals and plans on basic construction.

Phu Giao district’s Farmers’ Association is upholding its potentials and developing modern and effective agricultural models, contributing to promoting the local economy. All have also contributed to realizing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction.

In the first half of 2014, province-based industrial parks (Ips) continued working effectively. Their targets on investment attraction, revenue, contribution to State budget…surpassed the set plan and reached a growth that was higher than last year’s corresponding period.

Tai Yuan Vietnam Co., Ltd, a Taiwanese firm specialising in yarn and textile products, on July 18 received an investment licence for the construction of its plant in northern Ha Nam province.

A delegation of Japanese entrepreneurs has made a fact-finding tour of the northern province of Ha Nam to seek investment opportunities in the locality.

Snakeskin gourami lives in fresh and brackish water and is widely bred in Cuu Long Delta. In Binh Duong, snakeskin gourami breeding faces many difficulties, owing to disadvantages of natural conditions. However, some farmers in Tam Lap commune, Phu Giao district manage to find out an effective way of breeding this kind of fish. And, they enjoy a significant income. Success from the first batch Phung Van Thuc, vice head of Tam Lap commune Club for breeding fresh water fish is the first person finding out a new way of breeding snakeskin gourami and gets successes on the model. Over the past 2 years, Thuc enjoys remarkable results of breeding snakeskin gourami. Over 10 years ago, Thuc started digging ponds to raise fishes after seeing many people become millionaires on raising perch fish. However, he suffered failures, owing to shortage of experience. In 2013, he managed to learn about model of breeding snakeskin gourami in Cuu Long Delta. After that, he started experimentally breeding on an area of 1ha of surface water at his garden. "By techniques and efforts, I get a big success right from the first batch", Thuc said. With this deed, after only 8 months of breeding, Thuc harvested more than 36 tons of fish. With the current price ranging from VND55,000 to 70,000/kg on the market, Thuc reaps nearly VND1bil. At present, some farmer households in Tam Lap commune follow this model and enjoy successes. Farmers need capital Realizing Thuc's effective model, many local farmers learn about his techniques and launch the model widely. There are now 4 out of 18 members of the Tam Lap commune Club for breeding fresh water fish launching this model. Overall, the model of breeding snakeskin gourami brings positive efficiency. However, developing widely this model remains difficulties. Bui Van Quen, chairman of Phu Giao district Farmers' Society said that the biggest difficulty is the shortage of capital for investment though the local division of tech-economy and the district Center for Agricultural Promotion hold training classes on aquaculture. Many local farmer households can not expand and upgrade their aquaculture models, owing to shortage of capital. Therefore, aside from upgrading the club into cooperatives, the district Farmers' Society hopes to enjoy support from the provincial Cooperative Alliance and Bank for Social Policies and commercial banks. According to snakeskin gourami breeders in Tam Lap commune, the model of breeding snakeskin gourami is based mainly on unprompted activity ad lacks of planning and investment capital, so farmers are in dire need of assistance from the State.                                                                                               Reported by T.Huynh - Translated by A.C

 

  The port of Tam Hiep in Nui Thanh district of Quang Nam province.

Binh Duong has recently seen a strong growth in auxiliary industries. This is a good sign as auxiliary industries have promoted many other industries, contributing to increasing competitiveness, reducing trade gap and luring more investment projects…