Phú Yên develops hi-tech agricultural zone

Phú Yên Province targets to attact US$ 二 三 million to develop its high-tech agriculture zone by  二0 二0. — Photo bienphong.com.vn

PHÚ YÊN — Phú Yên on Monday announced the master plan of its high technology agriculture zone to  二0 三0 to serve production of the south central coastal province and other regional localities. 

The zone will focus on cultivation, breeding, forestry and aquaculture, as well as farm produce processing, preserving, bio-product and animal feed production. 

The zone will act as a centre for research, application, experiment, performance and transfer of technology for production and processing of agricultural products as well as personnel training for the agricultural sector. 

In the first stage, the zone will cover  四 六0ha in Hòa Quang Bắc Co妹妹une in Phú Hòa District, including  三0 六. 六ha of production area. 

By  二0 二0, the zone will receive investment of over VNĐ 五 二0 billion (US$ 二 三 million) to build its infrastructure system, including irrigation, water pipeline, road and light systems, as well as a water supply station and a waste treatment plant. 

So far, the zone has attracted seven projects. Currently, four are in operation, including a Taiwanese-invested high technology agriculture project. — VNS