(HBO) - The agricultural production value of Hoa Binh province is estimated to surpass 2.2 trillion VND (93.5 million USD) in the first quarter of 2020, a year-on-year increase of 3.5 precent.

According to the provincial Department of Agricultural and Rural Development, the total production value of the agricultural sector is 1.84 trillion VND, the forestry sector 304 billion VND, and the fisheries sector 64 billion VND, up 3.3 percent, 4.5 percent and 6 percent, respectively.

Products reporting impressive growth rates include fresh sugarcane with 6.3 percent, orange V2 4.3 percent, Canh orange 3.1 percent, poultry 10.1 percent, and wood and forest products 5.6 percent.

Currently, the whole province has 2.7 hectares of ponds, small lakes and reservoirs; 4,600 fish cages; and 43 farms and aquaculture cooperatives. The total output of fish is estimated at 2,626 tonnes, of which 375 tonnes are caught from the nature. The locality's breeding facilities produced 6 million fingerlings of all kinds to serve local demand. The local aquaculture facilities are actively taking measures to manage farming environment and enrich ponds and lakes for the next farming season. Inspections have been stepped up to protect the aquatic resources by minimising the exploitation of aquatic products by explosives, electric shock and poisons./.

 


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