THE CONFERENCE ON PROMOTION OF INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE OF LAI CHAU PROVINCE 2021

On the morning of December 4, 2021, the People’s Committee of Lai Chau province in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) successfully organized the Conference on Investment Promotion in the agricultural sector of Lai Chau province in 2021 with the theme: “Economic recovery, flexible and safe adaptation to the Covid-19 pandemic”.

Attending the Conference, on the side of ministries and central, there were Mr. Le Minh Hoan – Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; the leading representative of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA); Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI); leaders of the provinces: Son La, Dien Bien, Lao Cai, Yen Bai; representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations.

On the side of Lai Chau province, there were comrades: Mrs. Giang Pao My – Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People’s Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Mr. Tran Tien Dung – Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, leaders of the People’s Council, People’s Committee, Provincial Party Committees; leaders of provincial departments, agencies, People’s Committees of districts and cities, 37 subjects of more than 100 OCOP products in Lai Chau province.

The agricultural production value of Lai Chau by 2020 was over 3,200 billion VND, increased 8.5 times compared to 2004; forming and developing many large-scale concentrated commodity production areas such as: Lai Chau ginseng, tea, rubber, macadamia nuts, bananas…

On this occasion, Lai Chau Provincial People’s Committee awarded investment policy decisions for 8 projects; signed investment cooperation minutes between the Provincial People’s Committee and 17 enterprises and investors; signed an investment cooperation contract between the Lai Chau Ginseng Association and the Korean Ginseng Association; signed a memorandum of understanding between the Lai Chau Agricultural Products Association and the Korean Agricultural Artisans Association; Lai Chau Agricultural Products Association and the Netherlands – Vietnam Horticulture Business Platform  (NVHBP); Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation for the period 2021 – 2026 between the People’s Committee of Lai Chau province and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Speaking at the closing of the Conference, Mr. Tran Tien Dung – Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee affirmed: Lai Chau province is always ready to accompany investors to solve difficulties and problems, create maximum conditions for businesses, investors approach the province’s policies on supporting the development of agriculture, industry and services.