THE PRIME MINISTER
Decision No. 899/QD-TTg dated June 10, 2013 of the Prime Minister approving the Project “Agricultural restructuring towards raising added values and sustainable development”
Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization dated December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Resolution of the 7th Conference of the Central Committee of the Communist Party No. 26 NQ/TW dated August 05, 2008 on “agriculture, farmers, and rural areas”;
Pursuant to the Resolution No. 24/2010/NQ-CP dated October 24, 2008 of the Government on the Action Plan for the implementation of the Resolution No. 26 NQ/TW dated August 06, 2005;
Pursuant to the Resolution No. 06/NQ-CP dated March 07, 2012 of the Government on the Action Plan of the Government 2011 - 2016;
Pursuant to the Resolution No. 10/NQ-CP dated October April 24, 2012of the Government on the Action Plan for the implementation of socio-economic development strategy 2011 – 2020 and the 5-year plan for country development 2011 – 2015;
At the request of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the Project “Agricultural restructuring towards raising added values and sustainable development” (hereinafter referred to as Project), in particular:
I. TARGETS AND VIEWPOINTS
1. Targets:
a) Sustain the growth, raise the efficiency and competitiveness by raising the productivity, quality, and added values; satisfy the demands of consumers in Vietnam and boost export. The growth of GDP of agriculture reaches 2.6% – 3% during 2011 – 2015, and 3.5% - 4% during 2016 – 2020;
b) Raise the income and improve living standards of rural residents, ensure food security (including nutrition security) in both the short term and the long term, contribute to the reduction of poverty ratio. By 2020, income or rural households increase by 2.5 time in comparison to 2008; 20% of the communes meet the standards of new rural areas by 2015, and 50% of communes meet such standards by 2020;
c) Enhance natural resource management, reduce greenhouse gas emission and negative impacts on the environment, utilize environmental benefits, raise capacity for risk management, enhance disaster preparedness, increase forest coverage to 42% - 43% by 2015, and 45% by 2020; contribute to the National Green Development Strategy.
