Decision No. 575/QD-TTg dated 04 May 2015, approving the master plan of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application by 2020 with orientation to 2030

DECISION

APPROVING THE MASTER PLAN OF AGRICULTURAL AREAS AND ZONES WITH HIGH-TECH APPLICATION BY 2020 WITH ORIENTATION TO 2030

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on organization of Government dated 25 December 2001;

Pursuant to the Law on High Technologies dated 13 November 2008;

Pursuant to Decision No. 1895/QD-TTg dated 17 December 2012 of the Government approving the agricultural development Program with high-tech application under the high-tech development national Program by 2020;

Considering the recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,

DECIDES:

Article 1. Approving the master plan of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application by 2020, with a vision to 2030 with the following main contents:

I. POINT OF VIEW

1. Taking advantage of comparative advantages in natural conditions, resources, economical and social conditions of each ecological region to develop high-tech application in agriculture, thus contributing to the objectives of restructuring the agricultural sector of the country and each region towards improving the added value and sustainable development.

2. The agricultural areas with high-tech application are technological nucleus to replicate to agricultural production zones with high-tech application.

3. Maximally socialization of constructional investment of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application; mobilization of participation of economic sectors, especially enterprises and scientific and technological organizations and attraction of foreign investment.

II. OBJECTIVES

1. General objectives

Contributing to promotion of agricultural development towards modernization, large-scale commodity production with high productivity, efficiency and competitiveness to ensure the firmness of food security, national food stuff and increased export.

2. Targets

a) By 2020

- Building 10 agricultural areas with high-tech application in which there are 08 areas established by the decision of the People’s Committee of provinces and centrally-run cities.

- Forming a number of agricultural zones with high-tech application, focusing on the subjects: Vegetables, coffee, tea, green dragon, milk cow, cow for meat, shrimp (salty and brackish water).

- Building legal grounds, organization model and human resources for management and administration of activities of agricultural areas with high-tech application.

- Formulating a number of solutions and policies to implement the planning and development of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

- Contributing to the implementation of objectives of agricultural development Program with high-tech application by 2020 approved by the Prime Minister under the Decision No. 1895/QD-TTg dated 17 December 2012.

b) Orientation to 2030

- Completing the technical infrastructure building and putting into effective operation of at least 10 agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

- Continuing the selection and establishment of a number of agricultural areas with high-tech application to meet the regulations.

- Expanding scale and subjects of agricultural production with high-tech application.

III. MAIN CONTENTS

1. The agricultural areas with high-tech application under the master plan must meet the provisions in Article 32 of the Law on High Technologies and the following provisions:

a) The agricultural areas with high-tech application consist of the main functional sub-areas:

- Administrative area;

- Area of research of application, testing and introduction of agricultural production model with high-tech application;

- Area of technology training and transfer, presentation and introduction of agricultural products with high-tech application;

- Area of production of agricultural products with high-tech application;

- Waste processing area.

b) Activities of agricultural areas with high-tech application

- Scientific and technological activities:

+ Participate in research and development of high technology in the field of agriculture subject to the List of high technologies prioritized for investment and development; carry out duties specified under Points a, b, c, d, dd, Clause 1, Article 16 of the Law on High Technologies

+ Do research of application, testing and presentation of agricultural production model with high-tech application;

+ Transfer of high technologies in the field of agriculture.

- High-tech human resource training activities:

+ Training to workers, technicians and managers of high-tech application in agriculture;

+ Coordinated training to bachelors, engineers, masters and doctors in some biological and agricultural disciplines included in the List of high technologies prioritized for investment and development.

- Production and services activities;

+ Production of agricultural products with high-tech application included in the List of high-tech products whose development is encouraged;

+ Organization of fair, exhibition and introduction of agricultural products with high-tech application;

+ Implementation of high-tech consultation services in agriculture; material and equipment supply services and product consumption.

+ Implementation of services of people’s livelihood.

- Participation in high-tech incubation activities in the field of agriculture, incubation of agricultural enterprises with high-tech application;

2. Agricultural zone with high-tech application

a) The agricultural zone with high-tech application is a place of central production and high-tech application in agriculture to produce one or a number of agricultural products and commodities with advantage of the zone to ensure the high yield and quality, highly added value and environmental friendliness.

b) The agricultural zone with high-tech application under the master plan must meet the following regulations:

- Having appropriate natural conditions and as a zone specializing in central production of one or some products and commodities as stipulated in Decision No. 1895/QD-TTg dated 17 December 2012 of the Prime Minister and in accordance with the master plan of social economic development, sector and product development at localities;

- Having technical infrastructure relatively complete for transportation, irrigation and electricity, convenient for enterprises, farms and farmer households organizing the production of agricultural products and commodities with high-tech application.

- Products made in the zone are the ones with advantage of the zone and with high yield, quality and economic efficiency;

- Having enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, households and individuals involved in investment, production and consumption of products as per value chain.

3. Planning and building of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

a) By 2020

- Planning of agricultural area with high-tech application: In addition to 02 agricultural areas with high-tech application as Hau Giang and Phu Yen approved by the Prime Minister, there are 08 agricultural areas with high-tech application shall be planned and built under the decision of provincial People’s Committee (Thai Nguyen agricultural area with high-tech application in Thai Nguyen province; Quang Ninh agricultural area with high-tech application in Quang Ninh province; Thanh Hoa agricultural area with high-tech application in Thanh Hoa province; Khanh Hoa agricultural area with high-tech application in Khanh Hoa province; Lam Dong agricultural area with high-tech application in Lam Dong province; HoChiMinh city agricultural area with high-tech application; Binh Duong agricultural area with high-tech application in Binh Duong province; Can Tho agricultural area with high-tech application in Can Tho City).

- Planning of agricultural zone with high-tech application

+ Cultivation: The coffee production zones with high-tech application concentrated in Highlands, Northwest and North Central; the tea production zones with high-tech application: green tea production concentrated in Thai Nguyen, olong tea in Lam Dong, green dragon production zones with high-tech application concentrated in Binh Thuan; vegetable production zones with high-tech application concentrated in Lao Cai, Hanoi, Hai Phong, HCM city, Lam Dong; flower production zones with high-tech application concentrated in Lao Cai, Hanoi, HCM city, Lam Dong; key fruit production zones for export with high-tech application concentrated in Southeast  and Mekong Delta.

+ Raising: The milk cow raising zones with high-tech application concentrated in Son La, Hanoi, Nghe An and Lam Dong; hybrid pig raising zones with high-tech application concentrated in Red river delta and Southeast; poultry raising zones with high-tech application concentrated in Red river delta and Northeast, North Central and Mekong Delta.

+ Aquaculture: Salty and brackish shrimp production zones with high-tech application concentrated in Red river delta, North Central, South Central Coast, Southeast and Mekong Delta.

b) Orientation to 2030

- Agricultural areas with high-tech application.

+ Completing the building and put into effective use and operation of 10 agricultural areas with high-tech application established under the master plan.

+ Studying the planning of agricultural areas with high-tech application in provinces of Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Son La, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Ngai, Dak Nong, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Tien Giang and the remaining provinces.

+ Selecting the establishment of agricultural areas with high-tech application to meet the provisions in Clause 1, Section III, Article 1 of this Decision and Article 33 of the Law on High Technologies nationwide.

- Agricultural zones with high-tech application

+ Cultivation: Expanding the scale of high-tech application for subjects during the period 2015-2020 on the basis of accordance with the master plan of economic-social development and sector and product development at localities, supply and demand balance; addition of some key products with high-tech application such as pepper, other fruit trees, medicinal plants… to production zones.

+ Raising: Expanding the scale of high-tech application for subjects during the period 2015-2020 on the basis of accordance with the master plan of economic-social development and sector and product development at localities, supply and demand balance;

+ Aquaculture: Expanding the scale of high-tech application for subjects during the period 2015-2020 on the basis of accordance with the master plan of economic-social development and sector and product development at localities, supply and demand balance; addition of some key products with high-tech application such as catfish, cold water fish, krill to production zones.

4. List of areas, locations, scale and fields of high-tech application under the planning to 2020 with oriented study planning to 2030

The consideration, modification and addition of list of agricultural areas with high-tech application shall comply with the provisions in Clause 1, Section III, Article 1 of this Decision and Article 33 of the Law on High Technologies.

IV. SOLUTIONS

1. Completion of legal normative documents for management of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

2. Land use and planning

a) Localities under planning: Reserve land for building agricultural areas with high-tech application as stipulated in Clause 1 and 5, Article 33 of the Law on High Technologies.

b) Building and planning of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application, promotion of product and zone advantage and improvement of land resource use efficiency.

3. Manpower and use of human resources

a) Development of human resources in sufficient quantity and quality to perform duties of development of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

b) Formulation of policies on attraction and use high-tech human resources as stipulated in Article 29 of the Law on High Technologies.

4. Investment capital for planning implementation

a) Diversity of investment capital for planning implementation, building of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

b) Funds from state budget for support of building technical infrastructure of agricultural areas with high-tech application as stipulated in Clause 3, Article 33 of the Law on High Technologies; support of infrastructure building of agricultural areas with high-tech application under the provisions in Decision No. 1895/QD-TTg dated 17 December 2012 of the Prime Minister; encouragement of socialization and attraction of foreign invested capital.

c) Encouraging organizations and individuals and enterprises to invest in building of establishment for application research, training, production and services in agricultural areas with high-tech application and in production and services activities in the agricultural zones with high-tech application.

d) Other prescribed funds.

5. Science and technology

a) Implementation of high-tech generation and development and high-tech application in agriculture as stipulated in Clause 1 and 2, Section II, Article 1 of Decision No. 1895/QD-TTg dated 17 December 2012 of the Prime Minister for the development of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

b) Continued implementation of building and application of technical regulation and standard system in management of quality of agricultural products and environmental sustainability in the agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application

c) Continued implementation of technological and scientific activities for effective and sustainable development of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application and making of agricultural products with outstanding quality and features, highly added value, environmental friendliness and community health assurance.

d) The technological and scientific activities for development of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application shall be entitled to preferential mechanisms and policies on mobilization of investment capital and preferential credit policies under the current regulations.

6. International cooperation

Strengthening international cooperation in research, application, development, import of high technologies in agriculture, attraction of investment capital, official training, expert exchange; organization of seminar and fair for introduction of high technologies in agriculture and agricultural product with high-tech application.

7. Mechanisms and policies

a) Land incentives as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 33 of the Law on High Technologies and legal documents on land.

b) Investment support for infrastructure construction of agricultural zones with high-tech application under the master plan.

- For agricultural areas with high-tech application established by the decision of the Prime Minister: Based on specific conditions, the state budget shall provide a support not exceeding 70% for investment in infrastructure construction in the areas (communication, traffic, electricity, water, head office and waste processing system).

- For agricultural zones with high-tech application: based on the specific conditions, the state budget shall invest in infrastructure construction in the areas (traffic system and irrigation system and waste processing system) under the approved projects.

 c) Enterprises operating in agricultural areas with high-tech application shall be entitled to the highest incentives level on the enterprise income tax, value added tax, export and import tax and other incentives for high-tech agricultural enterprises as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 19 of the Law on High Technologies.

d) Support for development of human resources and market development and technological and scientific application.

- Support for training of human resources and market development and technological and scientific application to the organizations and individuals having constructional investment project of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application as stipulated in Article 9 of Decree No. 210/2013/ND-CP dated 19 December 2013 of the Government and the current regulating documents.

- Prioritized implementation of duties of generation, development and application of high technologies in agriculture and agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

- Support for technological and scientific transfer for agricultural development with high-tech application.

dd) Support for forms of cooperation and organization of production associated with processing and consumption of products between the producers, farms, cooperation groups, cooperatives with enterprises to strengthen production capacity and competitiveness of agricultural products with high-tech application as stipulated by current regulations.

e) Support for development and promotion of product brand name of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

V. IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION

1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

a) Coordinates with the relevant Ministries and sectors to assess the scheme of establishment of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application to be submitted to the Prime Minister for review and approval.

b) Develops and submits the Decision regulating criteria, authority, order and procedures for recognizing the agricultural zones with high-tech application.

c) Coordinates with the relevant Ministries and sectors, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to provide guidelines and inspect the implementation of master plan of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application by 2020 with orientation to 2030 and makes annual report to the Prime Minister.

d) Coordinates the addition and adjustment of master plan of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application and sends it to the relevant Ministries, sectors and localities for submission to the Prime Minister for review and decision.

2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment

a) Coordinates with the Ministry of Finance and the relevant Ministries and sectors to guide, aggregate and balance the development investment capital; assesses the support for localities in construction of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application under the planning; monitors and assesses the efficiency of use of investment capital from the State budget.

b) Coordinates with relevant organs to recommend management models and mechanisms for agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

3. The Ministry of Finance

a) Monitors, inspects and evaluate the support for construction investment funds of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

b) Coordinates with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to guide the implementation of Planning and development of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

4. The Science and Technology:

a) Coordinates with the Ministries, ministerial organs to build database and high-tech information infrastructure in general and development of agricultural development with high-tech application in particular.

b) Coordinates with the People’s Committee of provinces and centrally-run cities to organize and participate in market, fair and exhibition of agricultural products with high-tech application.

5. The Ministry of Construction shall coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to evaluate the duties and the construction master plan of agricultural areas with high-tech application under the current regulations.

6. The State Bank of Vietnam shall coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and relevant units to build mechanism and policies and meet the credits, loan guarantee and loan interest support in order to implement the prescribed Planning.

7. The People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities shall base themselves on the master Plan:

a) Reserve land for building agricultural areas with high-tech application as stipulated in Clause 1 and 5, Article 33 of the Law on High Technologies;

b) Develop scheme for establishment of agricultural areas with high-tech application and sends it to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to assess and submit it to the Prime Minister for approval;

c) Actively build and encourage enterprises, areas and zones to apply high technologies in agriculture in accordance with the specific conditions of localities;

d) Approve the general planning of agricultural areas with high-tech application recognized by the competent level in localities;

dd) Coordinate with the relevant Ministries and sectors to organize activities to promote investment in agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application;

e) Coordinate with the relevant Ministries, sectors and localities to organize high-tech fair and exhibition in agriculture and agricultural products with high-tech application;

g) Implement the contents of construction investment and development of agricultural areas with high-tech application and agricultural production zones with high-tech application and make annual report to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the relevant Ministries for aggregation and report to the Prime Minister;

h) Integrate the building of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application with the duties of development of sectors and localities, the national target program and the social-economic development program;

i) Based on the specific conditions of localities, stipulate other incentive policies to the agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application built in the areas.

k) Recommend legal normative documents to be amended and supplemented for effective and sustainable implementation of planning and development of agricultural areas and zones with high-tech application.

Article 2. This Decision takes effect from its signing date.

Article 3. The Ministries, Heads of ministerial organs, Heads of governmental organs and Chairmen of People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities and relevant organs are liable to execute this Decision/.

ANNEX

LIST OF AGRICULTURAL AREAS WITH HIGH-TECH APPLICATION UNDER THE PLANNING BY 2020 WITH ORIENTED PLANNING RESEARCH TO 2030
 (Issued with Decision No. 575/QD-TTG dated 04 May 2015 of the Prime Minister)