Page 101 - STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTUR AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE PERIOD 2021-2030 AND VISION TO 2050

57. The New Rural Development Program has many significant
contributions; however, with the regional differences in
Viet Nam, what does the Strategy suggest for development
orientations adapting to regional differences?

The National Target Program on New • Communes in large commodity
Rural Development, or the NRD, has had many agricultural production areas, such as
historical results, making great contributions the Mekong River Delta and the Central
to the sector’s overall development. In the past Highlands, shall build specialized
time, the NRD has made many significant farming areas to ensure technical
achievements, especially in improving the standards, infrastructure and clusters
face of rural areas and developing rural of processing and service industries to
services. In addition to the orientation of serve production and business. Support
building in-depth new rural areas in the connecting infrastructure with major
coming period, focusing on improving markets, transit zones, and extensive
material and spiritual living requirements logistics services for domestic and
of rural people, the Strategy also sets forth international markets. Develop rural
directions to diversify the NRD suitable for residential areas dispersed according to
regional advantages, local development production areas, harmoniously linking
situations and opportunities in three areas with urban areas to ensure the provision
(i) peri-urban communes; (ii) specialized of socio-economic services.
farming area, (iii) traditional commune area, • Develop concentrated residential regions
specifically as follows:: of appropriate size in connection with
• Communes in the peri-urban area with urban areas at local and regional
the most non-agricultural economy and levels. Support the construction of
strongly developed services, commerce essential infrastructure, especially for
and infrastructure, tend to urbanize. disadvantaged and ethnic minority
To grow urban agriculture, gradually areas. Traditional rural communes, such
improve infrastructure, develop quality as in the northern mountainous region,
social services close to urban areas, and some places in the Red River Delta and
form “green cities” and “urban ecological other parts, continue to develop local
areas”. To establish satellite towns to specialty products and craft villages,
reduce the load on main urban centres a service economy, and rural tourism
and gradually bring urban development based on preserving and promoting local
to rural areas. culture.

101
Guidelines for the Strategy for sustainable agriculture and rural development
Guidelines for the Strategy for sustainable agriculture and rural development 101
in the period 2021-2030, and vision to 2050
in the period 2021-2030, and vision to 2050