(VOVworld) – The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum is home to 588 communes of ethnic minorities still facing many difficulties. Over the last years, thanks to local aid, 505 communal houses have either been restored or newly built and have become cultural centers for village communities. The success of the restoration project has become a suggestion for the province to encourage villagers simultaneously adopt a new rural development program.

(VOVworld) - The mountainous district of Nam Dong in Thua Thien Hue province has a population of nearly 45,000 people, most of them are Co Tu ethnic. Nam Dong has been chosen to pilot a program to develop new rural areas until 2015 and the response from local people has been very encouraging. A VOV reporter Huynh Anh investigates the program there.

(VOV) – After the National Target Program on New Rural Development was implemented 2 years ago, the northern province of Ninh Binh has tried all villages will complete programming on new rural areas and by 2015, 25 communes will satisfy new rural norms. To realize this goal, the provincial People’s Committee has defined increased communications one of major tasks to create consensus among local people. VOV reporter gives the details there.

(VOVworld) - Statistics released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development show that last year, 6,400 farmers from 12 of the 13 Mekong River Delta provinces are working together to grow bigger fields of rice on 7,800 hectares. An Giang took the lead in the pilot program with 4,000 ha. The initial success shown by An Giang and other provinces in the region have ensured national food security and contributed to 90% of the country’s exports last year. VOV reporter Thanh Tung reports.

(VOVworld) - Tap water is taken for granted by city dwellers, but in rural areas most people still use either well or rain water. People in Song Phuong commune, a farming village on the outskirts of Hanoi, are typical. The big question is whether their water is plentiful enough to meet local daily needs and hygienic enough not to pose a health risk? VOV5 reports.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s shifting into large-scale production of goods has challenged cooperatives to adapt to new market conditions, particularly during the new rural development process. VOV editor To Tuan reports.

(VOVworld) – Of the 19 criteria contained in the national target program on new rural development, the attempts to restructure the workforce to increase farmers’ incomes is proving the most difficult. To achieve this, vocation training for rural workers needs to be prioritized. However a project on vocational training for rural workers until 2020, known as Project 1956 has been underway for more than 2 years in many provinces nationwide.

(VOVworld) One of the key targets in planning new rural development is to get farmers restructuring their farm land. This is an important phase in establishing a stable and long-term agricultural production zone and a decisive factor in boosting agricultural production. Today, we’ll look at a movement to restructure farm land in Hanoi.

(VOVworld) As part of the series about measures to implement the National Targets Program on New Rural Development, this week, we’ll introduce to you the country’s master plan for new rural development. To date, 60% of the total communes nationwide have completed their master-plans. Vinh Phuc, and Thai Binh in the north and An Giang in the south have finalized detailed plans for production zones and commune centers. VOV now delves into the issue.

(VOVworld) – The Vietnamese Government has decided on 7 new ways of major solutions of implementing 11 sets of measures laid out in the National Targets Program on New Rural Development. The measures aim to ensure that 20% of all communes nationwide will conform to the new standards on rural affairs and 50% of all villages by 2020. In this week’s New Rural Landscape, VOV will discuss several solutions included in the package.