Tien Giang province needs to create favorable conditions for enterprises to invest in agriculture

ABO - Tien Giang province needs to create favorable conditions for enterprises to invest in agriculture, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung at the meeting with Tien Giang province on July 14.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung visited My Tinh An Dragon Fruit Cooperative, Cho Gao district. Photo: S.NGUYEN

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung paid a visit and explored the advantages and disadvantages of My Tinh An Dragon Fruit Cooperative, Cho Gao district and the Cat Tuong Agricultural Products Processing and Export Co., Ltd., My Tho city.

Minister highly appreciated the process of cultivation as well as the export of agricultural products to other countries. However, he also shared the difficulties that these enterprises encountered such as: the land fund is small; it is difficult to access preferential capital; the procedure for importing machinery technology is too cumbersome, etc...

Minister also noted that enterprises should pay attention to food hygiene and safety, study and replace plastic latex with fast destroy paper to avoid environmental pollution. At the same time, he asked the leaders of Tien Giang province to create the best conditions for solving difficulties and obstacles that enterprises meeting in agricultural investment.

Deputy Chairman of the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan briefed the socio-economic situation of the province in recent years and orientated in the coming time.

Minister of Planning and Investment highly appreciated the achievements of the province and noted that the number of enterprises invested in agriculture in Tien Giang province is still low. The province needs to create favorable conditions for enterprises investing in agriculture to access preferential capital sources and improve their competitiveness in order to attract investment. For the proposals of Tien Giang province, Ministry of Planning and Investment private noted and studied, etc...

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Tien Giang provincial Party Committee Vo Van Binh received and clarified a number of issues and thanked the Ministry of Planning and Investment's delegation for working with Tien Giang province and contributed many important ideas for the province to study and develop in the future.

By S.NGUYEN – Translated by N.HUU