PM wants agriculture to grow 3% in 2020
(VOVWORLD) - The agricultural sector should improve its performance to achieve a growth rate of 3% next year, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a conference in Hanoi on Monday.
 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers a speech at the agriculture conference in Hanoi, December 23, 2019. (Photo: Quang Hieu/VGP) |
He asked the sector to work harder to earn an export turnover of agriculture, forestry, and seafood of more than 43 billion USD in 2020.
Mr. Phuc stressed the need to establish 2,000 agricultural cooperatives and build more processing factories and high-tech agricultural production areas.
“In 2020, we need to restructure the agricultural sector, focus on commodity-based agriculture, high-tech applications, preservation of agricultural products, and market expansion. We should improve our quality and expand markets to other countries, especially the EU,” the PM said.