BTO – Since Binh Thuan enjoyed the benefit from Agricultural Competitiveness Project (ACP) in 2009 up to now, there have been nearly 20 rural roads improved and put into use throughout the province, greatly boosting the local people’s lives and production as well
Happiness of residents in Ham Thanh
The interior road in Dan Cuong commune has been completed and put into operation in July of 2013 after 3 month-upgrade. It brings up excitement not only to farmers belonging to Ham Thanh 1 dragon fruit production group (Who are beneficiaries of ACP) but to almost all of normal residents in the same area also. Mr. Tran Son, Chief of VietGAP Dragon Fruit production group in Ham Thanh 1, directly under dragon fruit production and consumption Union, named Loc Tu- Tran Son – Vo Duy Ba, shared his idea that: “It’s really a great happiness once the mainline road leading to hundreds of hectares of dragon fruit area has been expanded and concreted with the total investment up to VND1.2 billion.
The rural road in interior Dan Cuong hamlet after completion
This road section, previously, was so narrow and muddy that all the transportation of harvested dragon fruit was extremely difficult, which resulted in increasing cost of hiring labor, means of transportation, at an average tonnage of VND100.000. Right after more than 1km-interior hamlet-road was constructed, 115 hectares of cultivated area of 75 farmers got benefits from the possibility of door-to-door transport. “In addition, children of 20 residents surrounding the area will no longer wade across the muddy road on the way to school in rainy season” Mr. Son added.
Indeed, the newly-concreted road stretching over many dragon fruit orchards has positively changed the lives of many people here. Everyone feels satisfied and pleased with the benefit of joining into VietGAP Dragon Fruit Production Union. Mr Nguyen Duy Vu, chairman of Ham Thanh commune People’s Committee (Ham Thuan Nam district), expected all the interior hamlet roads will be also invested and upgraded one by one by ACP, but not only the road in Dan Cuong hamlet. Hence, it certainly helps the commune change its rural countenance visibly.
Similar Roads
The rural road in interior Dan Cuong hamlet, Ham Thanh commune has just been one of 19 works obtaining the maintenance from ACP since 2009. At the same time in July 2013, ACP management board and other executive units have checked and taken over the work of Doan Ket rural road improvement (in Ham Minh commune, Ham Thuan Nam District) and Hong Lam rural road directing to Cay Cay hamlet (Hong Son commune, Ham Thuan Bac district) with the total investment of over VND 1 billion for each. Thereby, it facilitates the dragon-fruit production groups and local people in transporting agricultural products, reducing losses after harvest. Simultaneously, local residents can exploit all potential of available land to promote the local economic development.
Mr. Pham Huu Thu – Deputy Director of ACP Management Board said: As planned from now up to the end of this year, ACP strives to carry out more 13 rural roads in Duc Linh, Tanh Linh, Ham Thuan Nam, La Gi, Ham Thuan Bac and Bac Binh districts.
| Project Introduction Agriculture competitiveness Project (ACP) is jointly sponsored by International Development Association (IDA) and Vietnam Government. The total duration of the project’s implementation is within 5 years (2009-2013) in these provinces, namely Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan, Binh Dinh, Lam Dong, Gia Lai, Dac Lac, Nghe An and Thanh Hoa. The total capital is USD 75 million. In which, the improvement of rural roads in interior Binh Thuan province is funded by ACP, which is under constitute C of the project. |
My Thien (Source: Binh Thuan newspaper)
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