Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee of Bac Giang province (PPC) Nguyen Van Linh hosted a meeting on 13 August with Australian businessmen who came to investigate for investment in agricultural sector. 

PPC Chairman Nguyen Van Linh (R) meets with Australian businessmen

The meeting was attended by representatives of the provincial departments of Foreign Affairs, Planning and Investment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and Trade, Public Security, Industrial Zones Authority and PPC’s Office.

At the meeting, PPC Chairman Nguyen Van Linh briefed the guests on socio-economic situation of the province especially potentials in agricultural sector. Bac Giang is among 10 provinces and cities having the biggest and diversified flocks of livestock with chicken flocks of 15 million and pick flocks of 1.1 million cultivated in some 600 farms. The livestock is being transferred towards large-scale and concentration while reducing small-scale family farming.

Bac Giang province aims at improving added value and sustainable development of agricultural structure while choosing two key breeds for development- pig and chicken flocks. However, the livestock farming is still at small scale which lack of firms investing in modern processing with high capacity. Thus, it has not gained high efficiency with limited export market.   

The delegates pose a photo

According to Cade Anthony James, CEO of HunterNet Co-operative Ltd, after conducting a survey in Vietnam, they found Bac Giang is an ideal locality to build an agricultural processing plant. Cade Anthony James expressed his attention to food processing chain especially food safety and seeking reliable local partners for development. He expected Bac Giang would become their reliable investment destination to establish a long-term relationship.

The PPC Charman affirmed that the local authority and competent agencies are willing to facilitate the Australian businesses to invest in the production and trade activities in the province with a priority for investment in agricultural sector.

He committed to instructing the departments and sectors to timely handle the issues on investment procedures, construction site and introducing the qualified partners for a sustainable collaboration.

Besides, the Australian enterprises are encouraged to carefully survey the local area toward an extended investment promotion. The chicken raising area in Yen The district was introduced to them as a good site for sufficient and correct information.

The delegation also took this opportunity to work with the people’s committee of Yen The district, survey the chick farming area and visit a number of chicken raising models at some co-operatives in Yen The district.

Tran Lan