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51. The Strategy provides direction to “digitalize farming areas and

processing enterprises”. How should this be understood?

According to Article 64 of the Law on Crop the Law on Fisheries; the Decree No. 42/2019/
Production 2018 on management and issuance ND-CP dated May 16 , 2019, of the Government
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of planting area codes, it is stipulated that: providing for penalties for administrative
The planting area code is an identification violations in the fisheries sector; Decision No.
code for a growing area to monitor and control 50/2018/QD-TTg dated December 13 , 2018, of the
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the production situation, product quality and Prime Minister regulating the main aquaculture
traceability. The State encourages, creates species. The Government has specific and clear
favourable conditions and issues policies to regulations in Decree No. 26/2019/ND-CP. The
give priority to support for organizations and Provincial People’s Committee has also issued
individuals that register for planting area Decision No. 184/QD-UBND dated February
codes. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 14 , 2020, on approving the internal processes
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Development shall develop a roadmap and of the provincial Department of Agriculture and
guide the issuance of planting area codes Rural Development in handling administrative
nationwide. Provincial People’s Committees procedures in the field of fisheries, the
organize the issuance of planting area codes certification for registration of cage aquaculture,
at the localities according to the roadmap and key aquaculture species (for granting codes).
guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture and According to the 774:2020/BVTV standards
Rural Development. on establishing and monitoring planting
For aquaculture area codes, the Law on areas, a planting area is defined as an area
Fisheries No. 18/2017/QH14, dated November producing mainly one crop, which may include
21 , 2017; the Decree No. 26/2019/ND-CP dated one or more production areas as required by
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March 8 , 2019, of the Government detailing the importing country. The Planting Area Code
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several articles and measures to implement is an identification number for a growing area

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