Mekong Delta looks to high-quality agriculture
Provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta have set to develop high-quality agriculture combined with eco-tourism, services and industry as their ambitious targets this year. Located in a key economic region, with advantages in tourism, aquaculture and rice production, Kien Giang province, for instance, achieved an economic growth rate of 7.5 percent last year. The province’s total Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) reached more than 62.3 trillion VND (2.68 billion USD), and budget revenue collection 9.95 trillion VND (428.5 million USD), 7.7 percent higher than estimated.
