THE PRIME MINISTER
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No.1895/QD-TTg
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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Hanoi, December 17, 2012
 
DECISION
APPROVING THE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF HI-TECH APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAM OF HI-TECH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH 2020
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THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Law on High Technologies dated November 13, 2008;
Pursuant to Decision No.2457/QD-TTg dated December 31, 2010 of the Prime Minister approving the national program of high-tech development through 2020;
At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the agriculture development program of hi-tech application of the national program of hi-tech development through 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the Program) with the following principal contents:
I. OBJECTIVES
1. Promote the development and effective application of high technology in the agricultural sector; contribute to build a comprehensively-developed agriculture in the direction of modernization, large-scale commodity production, high productivity, quality, efficiency and high competitiveness, achievement of an annual growth rate of over 3.5%; and assure firmly national food and foodstuff security in both short and long terms.
2. By 2015
- Initially develop the high technologies on the List of high- technology prioritized for investment, development, and advanced technologies in agriculture to create and put into production 1 - 2 new varieties for each staple plant, livestock or aquatic animal of high yield, good quality, outstanding resistance; 2 - 3 advanced technological processes in each sector; 2 - 3 kinds of biological products ; 2 - 3 kinds of animal feed; 1 - 2 kits; 1 - 2 vaccines; 1 - 2 kinds of new supplies, machinery and/or equipment for agricultural production;
- Step-by-step apply high technology, advanced technology to produce some of agricultural products of high yield, quality, economic efficiency and safety; increase the proportion of hi-tech applied agricultural production obtained about 15% of total value of national agricultural production;
- Establish and develop at least 80 hi-tech applied agricultural enterprises in the key economic provinces; build 3-5 agricultural area of hi-tech application in a number of agro-ecological areas and 1 - 2 agricultural high-tech applied area in every key economic province.
3. The period 2016 - 2020
- Promote development of  the high technologies on the List of high technology prioritized for investment, development, and advanced technologies in agriculture to create and put into production 2 - 3 new varieties for each staple plant, livestock or aquatic animal of high yield, good quality, outstanding resistance; 3 - 4 processes of advanced technology in each sector; 3 - 4 kinds of biological products ; 3 - 4 kinds of animal feed; 2 - 3 kits; 2 - 3 vaccines; 2 - 3 kinds of supplies, machinery and/or equipment for agricultural production;