Decision 324/QD-TTg 2020 approve the Master Program on sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural development of the Mekong Delta to 2030

DECISION

Approving the Master Program on sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural development of the Mekong Delta
to 2030, with a vision to 2045

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THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to Resolution No. 120/NQ-CP dated November 17, 2017 of the Government on sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta; Decision No. 417/QD-TTg dated April 13, 2019 of the Prime Minister on promulgating overall action program to implement Resolution No. 120/NQ-CP on sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta;

Considering the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in document No. 9774/TTr-BNN-KH dated December 31, 2019,

DECIDES:

Article 1. Approving the Master Program on sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural development of the Mekong Delta to 2030, with a vision to 2045, with the following principle contents:

I. PROGRAM SCOPE

The Mekong Delta includes 13 provinces and cities: Long An, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh, Ben Tre, An Giang, Hau Giang, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Kien Giang and Can Tho City.

II. PERSPECTIVES AND OBJECTIVES

1. Perspectives on agricultural development in the Mekong Delta

- Respect law of nature, avoid excessive interference with nature; Effectively and reasonably use natural resources.

- Proactively, actively adapt and take advantage of opportunities from climate change, consider salt and brackish water as resources for development. Consider extreme scenarios to prepare solutions to emergency situations, especially natural disaster scenarios affecting human life.

- Change mindset about food security, develop Mekong Delta agriculture based on rice; Strategically pivot to seafood - fruits - rice suitably for the market, based on the established farming system and gradually adjusted according to the roadmap, avoiding disturbances that affect people's lives.

- Integrated, multi-sectoral development coordinating with regional and industry linkages.

- Achieve the consensus of the entire political system and society on awareness and action programs, especially in accordance with the capacity and desires of the people.

- Mobilize overall resources of the state, economic sectors, the entire population, and international cooperation. Apply the public-private partnership (PPP) mechanism and the "no-regret" investment principle.

- Make the most of opportunities and advantages in the context of international economic integration to accelerate production development and expand markets for agricultural products.

- Develop sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture, associated with restructuring the agricultural sector and building new rural areas in a modern, effective direction, maximizing the potential and advantages of the region.

2. Program objectives

a) General objective

Mekong Delta agriculture develops sustainably, safely, and prosperously on the basis of appropriate development of high-quality agricultural commodities, combined with services, eco-tourism, industry, with a focus on processing industry, improving the value and competitiveness of agricultural products; The infrastructure system is synchronously and modernly planned, developed in a proactive, intelligent manner, adapting to climate change, ensuring safety against natural disasters; Biodiversity and historical cultural traditions are maintained and restored, people's material and spiritual lives are fostered, and average income per capita is higher than the national average.

b) Specific objective

- By 2030:

+ Regarding economy:

* The growth rate of agricultural GDP will have been over 3%/year;

* The growth rate of income from the agricultural, forestry and fishery product processing sector will have been over 5%/year;

* The growth rate of agricultural, forestry and fishery labor productivity will have reached over 5%/year;

* The value rate of agricultural, forestry and fishery products produced in forms of cooperation and association will have been over 30%.

+ Regarding society:

* The life standard of rural residents has been improved, the average income per capita in rural areas will have increased at least twice compared to 2018;

* The proportion of agricultural workers will have decreased to less than 30% of the total workforce number;

* The rate of farmers receiving agricultural training will have been over 30%.

+ Regarding environment:

* Output percentage of crop and aquaculture products certified for sustainable production will have been over 20%;

* Percentage of livestock production establishments in the area treating waste with biogas or technology solutions, effective and clean usage will have reached 50%;

* The proportion of land area for agricultural production and aquaculture with modern and eco-friendly irrigation system will have been over 30%.

* Percentage of sustainably managed production forest area with certification will have reached 50%;

* Reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production/agricultural GDP of the region by 20% compared to 2010.

- By 2045:

+ Regarding economy:

* The growth rate of agricultural GDP will have remained above 3%/year;

* The growth rate of income from agricultural, forestry and fishery product processing will have reached over 7%/year;

* The growth rate of agricultural, forestry and fishery labor productivity will have reached over 7%/year;

* The value rate of agricultural, forestry and fishery products produced in forms of cooperation and association will have been over 50%.

+ Regarding society:

* Average income per capita in rural areas will have increased at least 2.5 times compared to 2030;

* The proportion of agricultural workers will have decreased to less than 20% of the total workforce number;

* The rate of farmers receiving agricultural training will have been over 50%.

+ Regarding environment:

* Output percentage of crop and aquaculture products certified for sustainable production will have been over 50%;

* Percentage of livestock production establishments in the area treating waste with biogas or technology solutions, effective and clean usage will have reached 70%;

* The proportion of land area for agricultural production and aquaculture with modern and eco-friendly irrigation system will have been over 50%, no longer use groundwater for production;

* Percentage of sustainably managed production forest area with certification will have reached 80%;

* Reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production/agricultural GDP of the region by 40% compared to 2010.

III. ORIENTATION OF DEVELOPMENT

1. General orientation

- Agricultural development in 3 sub-regions of the Mekong Delta Plan (upper plain, middle and coastal regions) with consideration of agricultural ecosystems in each sub-region. Based on fluctuations in water resources, land adaptability and market demand, production areas for strategic industries are divided into safe, transition and flexible zones, in which: Safe zone is an area that is highly safe from the impacts of floods, inundation, saltwater intrusion, and has a market; Transition zone is a high-risk area with low safety from the impacts of floods, inundation, saltwater intrusion and market fluctuations; Flexible zone is an area where there is not enough information about the impacts of saline drought, waterlogging and freshwater supply capacity.

- Strategically pivot to seafood - fruits - rice; increase the proportion of seafood and fruit production value, reduce the proportion of rice. Develop other industries under the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program to diversify the agricultural production system, raise people's income and evolve the Mekong Delta region associated with specific agricultural and ecological tourism

- Agricultural development in the Mekong Delta must be associated with the New Rural Construction Program to coordinate resources and comprehensively advance all aspects of agricultural production and rural life, in which the content of climate change adaptation and natural disaster risk prevention should be prioritized.

- Agricultural development must adapt to changes in natural and market conditions, focus on handling internal factors, along with resources, people, and scientific and technological advances, thereby turning risks into opportunities and disadvantages into advantages.

- Promote the concentration and accumulation of land to form large-scale farming households, organize farming households into new-style cooperatives, linked with businesses.

- Prioritize the development of processing and trade in the agricultural value chain; Research, apply science and technology to focus on solving 3 problems: seeds, food and processing. By 2025, identify the best and climate-resilient set of varieties for 3 key commodity industries; By 2030, master the domestic seed source and reach the international level; Increase the processing rate of value-added products. Develop technical support centers for specialized farming areas, processing industrial zones and clusters, logistics service centers, and cold chains to connect markets.

- Carry out integrated and multi-sector planning in accordance with the national master plan, regional and provincial planning; Synchronously implement "no-regret" solutions with inter-regional coordination and industry linkages with the participation of the entire political system; Mobilize overall resources of the state, economic sectors, the entire population, and international cooperation.

2. Orientation for agricultural development in sub-regions

- Upper plain region: Develop a diverse agriculture that is adaptable to extreme floods; become a key area for rice and pangasius production in a modern and sustainable way; become a region that plays a role in regulating and absorbing floods for the Mekong Delta.

- Middle region: Develop typical horticultural agriculture, become the largest fruit-growing center in the region and the country; Develop a number of concentrated rice areas, freshwater fisheries, vegetables, industrial crops and brackish water fisheries at a moderate level.

- Coastal region: Develop agriculture based mainly on salt and brackish water, promote the advantages of fisheries; Encourage the cultivation of specialty rice in the rainy season with fresh water and seasonal salt-sweet crop rotation system suitable to the specific seasonal conditions of the region. This is the region with the largest forest area in the delta, so it is necessary to make use of this advantage to develop integrated agro-forestry systems in an ecological and organic direction, combined with eco-tourism. Make sure that there is enough fresh water for living and production. Prepare to prevent, respond, and mitigate damage from natural disasters and coastal landslides.

3. Development orientation of key industries

a) Rice

By 2030, the entire region's rice cultivation area will have been 1.6 million hectares (reducing about 300 thousand hectares, shifting to fruit cultivation and aquaculture). Rice cultivation area will have remained at 3.1 million hectares (reducing 1 million hectares due to cultivated area and crop lessening); Rice output is expected to be 17.3 million tons (reducing 6.3 million tons).

Changing seed structure: Increase the area sowing certified, high-quality seeds that are more resistant to drought and salinity; Promote sets of varieties according to the needs of export markets to gradually shift to cultivating high-quality, specialty rice to serve domestic consumption and markets with high standards; Maintain a section of rice land with average quality for export processing at the same time. Mechanize, synchronize production stages as well as apply science and technology to minimize production costs and agricultural supplies.

Encourage businesses and people to invest in agriculture, focus on investing in deep processing, waste and by-product processing to produce high-quality products from rice. Develop clusters of storage, preservation, preliminary processing facilities and direct support services for production areas. Improve processing and preservation technology to meet the standards of high-end markets. In areas near specialized farming areas, establish high-tech processing industrial zones and clusters and logistics service centers to connect to the market.

Maintain traditional markets, research and develop potential export markets, focus on product groups of the Rice Industry Restructuring Project. Forming wholesale centers/markets/retail chains in specialized farming areas, large urban areas, and industrial zones.

b) Fruits

By 2030, expanding the area of fruit trees, the total fruit area will have been expected to reach about 650 thousand hectares (an increase of 150 thousand hectares in transition zones and flexible ones), mainly converted from ineffective rice lands in areas with saline intrusion and high terrain; fertile islands.

Research and apply crop varieties with high yield, high quality and better resistance to climate change, sustainable farming measures, reduce costs, and strictly control the use of input materials.

Strengthen links between farmers and their organizations with consumer businesses.

Advance processing and preservation technology, form high-tech processing industrial zones and clusters associated with specialized farming areas and logistics service centers, thereby connecting to the market.

Improve quality, ensure food hygiene and safety, maintain the domestic market. Establish planting areas, ensure traceability to meet new requirements of import markets; concurrently, promote negotiations to open new markets to increase exports and diversify markets.

c) Seafood

- Aquaculture:

By 2030, the total aquaculture area of the Mekong Delta will have reached more than 1.3 million hectares, an increase of about 300 thousand hectares (including converted rice land area and increased crop rotation area with rice and ecological wild shrimp).

Evolve the shrimp and pangasius industry to become a large, sustainable, climate-resilient production industry, and protect the ecological environment, with an oriented exportation. At the same time, develop a variety of salt, brackish and freshwater aquaculture species that have advantages in the Region. Promote the development of aquaculture in the Mekong Delta in accordance with ecological conditions, impact trends of climate change as well as domestic and export market demand.

Promote aquaculture according to international sustainable standards, meet the requirements of export markets. Promote forms of association and cooperation in seafood production and processing.

Encourage investment in seafood development, focus on deep processing and diversifying processed aquatic products. Proactively produce and supply high-quality shrimp and pangasius breeds to the market. Develop a system of storage, preservation, preliminary processing and direct support services for production areas.

- Fisheries:

Reorganize the fleet in order to create fleets with considerable capacity, co-management and co-ordination at the community level with the industry's supporting systems and logistics ships; Increase investment in the system of fishing ports, fishing wharves, storm shelters for fishing vessels, coastal and island logistics service areas, and a major fishing center in Kien Giang to make use of extensive fishing areas in the East and West Seas; In compliance with international law, collaborate to utilize shared seas. Avoid depleting resources and engaging in illicit fishing.

Keep inland fisheries reasonable, sustainable and responsible; defining regions for the preservation of aquatic resources and places where fishing is forbidden for a set amount of time to safeguard aquatic species' migratory paths, juvenile aquatic habitats, and breeding grounds; put co-management into practice to safeguard aquatic resources; restore the habitat of rare, important, and endangered native aquatic species with significant economic and scientific worth, as well as protect and regenerate aquatic resources. Utilizing resources sustainably means safeguarding them at the same time; protect, regenerate and develop aquatic resources on rivers and lakes.

Utilize science and technology in aquatic exploitation and product preservation to lower post-harvest losses.

Monitor and supervise water quality of estuaries and the connection between inland rivers and the sea, meet freshwater and marine fisheries' migration needs into and out of estuaries.

Properly operate salinity control sluices to ensure connectivity between the sea and inland rivers, control salinity and ensure water quality in the estuary for natural and farmed fisheries.

d) Breeding

Create a biosafe, market-connected, climate-resilient, and sustainable cattle industry; switch to concentrated livestock farming outside residential areas; apply science and technology; conduct closed production, chain links with concentrated slaughter systems, processing and animal feed factories; enhance disease control, food quality, veterinary medicine, environmental treatment. Research and build a livestock breed center in the Mekong Delta.

Pay attention to poultry and waterfowl products in order to prepare for flooding in the higher regions; develop cow and pig farming, and integrate  it with other farming systems in the middle region; encourage the growth of sea duck farming and low-water-use livestock with great value such as bees and swiftlets, etc. in coastal regions; ecologically and organically combine grazing beneath the forest canopy.

dd) Forestry

Forest restoration and development is a key task; harmoniously combine the protection of melaleuca forests and mangrove forests with the development of forest-based livelihoods, especially ecological fisheries under the forest canopy (shrimp, crab, fish, etc.) and eco-tourism; develop community-based forest management models.

e) Ecotourism

Developing agricultural ecosystems in the Mekong Delta as a foundation for tourism development, associated with protecting and developing coastal mangroves and preserving biodiversity; evolve garden tourism, etc. Attract investment to develop support services. Strengthen vocational training in tourism services, contributing to sustainable career change for rural workers.

g) Irrigation and natural disaster prevention

- Upper plain region: Proactively control floods, respond to extreme floods, prevent river bank erosion to protect residential areas, infrastructure, double-crop rice planting areas, and aquaculture. Renovate flood drainage shafts to the West Sea and Dong Thap Muoi. Focus on strengthening the dyke system, dredging canals, increasing the ability to proactively take water, store water, drain and regulate floods, as well as upholding production and development of other livelihoods besides the two rice crops. Protect flood drainage space, combined with researching solutions to store flood water in deeply flooded areas to serve water supply in the dry season and other purposes.

- Middle region: Complete irrigation systems and works to proactively supply water; Upgrade dikes and embankments to protect urban areas and residential areas; Research, design canal systems, banks of fruit tree areas, and concentrated aquaculture to ensure uninterrupted water exchange. Carry out projects to prevent landslides on river banks and canals, constructions regulating and dredging canals to proactively store water to meet the requirements of economic and social development, water supply for economic sectors and works to transfer fresh water to coastal areas.

- Coastal region: Invest in construction and completion of irrigation systems to control water sources to supply water for daily use, proactively supply fresh and salt water for production and aquaculture. Continue to invest in consolidating and upgrading sea dikes and embankment systems to reduce waves and cause sedimentation, combined with afforestation to protect sea dikes and coastlines. Limited and reasonable use of underground water sources for daily life and aquaculture to prevent subsidence and landslides. Apply and transfer on-site water collection, storage and treatment technology to serve daily life during times of drought, water shortage, saltwater intrusion, aquaculture wastewater treatment technology.

h) Rural development

Develop new rural models associated with stabilizing people's lives, move people out of environmentally sensitive areas, transform agriculture, reduce natural disaster risks, adapt to climate change, and strongly promote the active role of people and communities. Reduce labor in agriculture, while professionalize and rejuvenate the workforce to adapt to large-scale commodity production. Create local non-agricultural jobs under the OCOP Program and develop industry and services benefiting agriculture; create non-agricultural jobs outside the region and export labor associated with market demand.

Replicate specialized production models suitable to crops, livestocks, industries and the characteristics of the Region. Rearrange the manufacturing process associated with advancing cooperative groups, cooperatives, cooperative unions to establish production chains in all fields of cultivation, livestock, forestry and fisheries, etc. Strengthen inter-provincial and inter-regional cooperation in production and consumption to create output for products and seek opportunities to export products with advantages and potential.

IV. TASKS AND SOLUTIONS

1. Reviewing and adjusting regional and provincial plans in the Mekong Delta according to the orientations of sustainable and climate-resilient transformation.

- Review approved planning for sectors, fields of agriculture and rural development in the Mekong Delta; Identify overlapping, contradictory, unreasonable, and unfeasible contents and propose solutions; Propose planning content to integrate into the planning of the Mekong Delta until 2030, with a vision to 2045 according to the provisions of the Planning Law.

- Review, update technical and specialized plans according to specialized laws.

- Plan residential areas and organize the manufacturing process adapting to natural disasters, relocate inside the coast/riverbank to ensure safety from the effects of storms, floods, sea level rise, and saltwater intrusion, especially focusing on coastal regions.

2. Mobilizing and effectively using investment resources for sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural development.

a) For central budget support:

- During the process of developing annual and 5-year plans, specific plans will be considered and planned for essential infrastructure works at regional and sub-regional levels in accordance with central budget capacity and legal regulations on state budget and public investment.

- Prioritize investment in modernizing irrigation works at regional and sub-regional levels to respond to climate change, infrastructure serving agricultural restructuring, Aquaculture development infrastructure closely linked with investment in the transportation system; infrastructure works to support natural disaster prevention, the relocation task moving people out of areas at risk of natural disasters; Works supporting the conservation of landscape and natural environment.

b) For local budget support:

- Continue to mobilize and use loans (ODA, foreign preferential loans) for investment and development according to current regulations.

- Prioritize investment in modernizing local integrated irrigation works to support raw material areas concentrated in safe areas and transition ones; Construct basic connection infrastructure to logistics centers and centralized transportation of goods for the region and sub-region, to industrial zones for deep processing of products and by-products in big cities, to industrial and service clusters in core areas of key specialized farming areas; Infrastructure basically serves life in areas needing immigration, ensures safety from the effects of storms, floods, rising sea levels, and saltwater intrusion.

c) For capital sources of businesses and economic sectors:

- Mobilize credit capital for investment in agriculture and rural areas, especially medium and long-term loans suitable to the production and business cycle of each subject. Expand forms of unsecured, insurance loans, and ones in the form of financial leasing.

- Promote investment in the form of public-private partnerships for the construction of vital transportation infrastructure (roads, waterways, deep-water ports); Set up infrastructure of logistics and transportation centers; Build infrastructure of industrial zones for deep processing of agricultural products and by-products in big cities; Assemble infrastructure in industrial and service clusters in core areas of key specialized farming areas.

Prioritize attracting investment from large enterprises with management capacity, high technology, and environmental friendliness to build agricultural value chain links in key raw material areas, develop logistics - transportation centers and deep processing industries in big cities.

- Prioritize attracting investment from small and medium-sized enterprises and local businesses into industrial and service clusters in core areas of key specialized farming areas.

- Promote startups, cooperatives, and communities to invest in specialty products according to the OCOP model associated with tourism development, especially in flexible regions.

3. Innovating manufacture organization and developing value chains

- Promote land concentration, build the Program promoting the development of key raw material areas in safe areas and transition ones.

- Build a force of experts on farmer organizations and support the establishment of cooperatives in localities.

- Conduct a program attracting investment to develop agricultural, fishery value chains and accelerate the development of economic cooperation.

- Organize and consolidate business associations/organizations according to transparent operating mechanisms, fair competition, and unified action to own enough capacity and position to negotiate and meet technical requirements from the importing country, gradually unify the production output of the association's members.

- Coordinate with industry associations and businesses to develop and implement a program on information, forecasting and market development for key products of the region in the context of signing and implementing trade agreements and responsible investment programs, ensuring inclusiveness, sustainability, and proactive adaptation to climate change.

- Strongly deploy the OCOP Program in localities in the region, associated with the development of rural startups and cooperative economics, especially in flexible regions.

- Build a mechanism for community co-managing natural resources in areas sensitive to the environment and climate change.

4. Developing science and technology

- Focus on investing in upgrading and developing research institutes on fisheries, fruits, rice, and irrigation in the region in the spirit of autonomy, self-responsibility and activities linked to the market.

- Research, train, transfer and apply high technology, green and climate-resilient one for industries with the participation and links between research institutes, universities, agricultural extension organizations, businesses, cooperatives, local governments and production organizations and individuals:

+ Research to restore, select, breed, import and improve high-quality, well-adapted seed systems with a view to mastering the seed source; Research and apply advanced technology with high efficiency, enhance organic farming techniques in a sustainable, environmentally friendly manner, adapting to extreme floods and drought.

+ Research feed formulas and biological products for aquaculture and breeding, utilize existing agricultural waste in the Mekong Delta, aiming to master the food production and biological products for aquaculture.

+ Research on new, well-adapted agricultural production objects in the Mekong Delta that can be combined with rice, fruit, aquaculture, mangrove farming systems or converted to improve the efficiency of using land.

+ Research potential and technical solutions to develop aquaculture at sea, prioritize solutions to ensure life safety for people, vehicles, and aquaculture equipment when natural disasters occur.

- Pilot and replicate smart agricultural models that adapt to climate change, models of new techniques, new technologies in production, processing, management of specialized farming areas, traceability and value chain links, circular economic model effectively using agricultural by-products.

- Research clarifies the effects of floods, drought, and salinity on flexible zones to determine long-term transformation orientation. In the short term, regularly monitor developments in floods, drought, saltwater intrusion and the market, provide information and advice for people to be proactive and flexible in producing task.

- Research solutions for construction materials for the delta to replace sand mining on the river.

5. Human resource development

- Develop the program to train professional farmers, convert agricultural labor and create jobs.

- Develop a program to attract experts and young intellectuals to the countryside, strongly promoting the creative startup movement in each locality.

6. Improving resource and environmental management capacity

- Buildi a database and visual information and monitoring system to support the operation and optimization of irrigation systems to regulate floods and saltwater intrusion, monitor developments in forest resources and forestry land, riverside and coastal erosion to adapt to natural changes and proactively respond to climate change.

- Implement projects to protect and develop melaleuca and mangrove forests.

- Investigate, evaluate and propose solutions for effective management of agricultural and rural environmental resources.

- Develop and implement plans responding to extreme floods, absorbing and draining floods; Carry out treatment of surface water pollution; regenerate groundwater; supply fresh water; manage the agricultural material supply system. Early provide agricultural advice and warning information on weather, floods, drought, saltwater intrusion.

7. Reviewing and developing specific mechanisms and policies

Review, institutionalize and implement specific mechanisms and policies to develop agriculture in the Mekong Delta to adapt to nature and integrate internationally:

- Convert and flexibly use among land for rice cultivation, land for annual crops, land for perennial crops, land for livestock, and land for aquaculture, create favorable conditions for agricultural land users to change the purpose of crop and livestock production, thereby improving the efficiency of agricultural land use according to planning and legal regulations, whereas ensuring environmental conditions; Support rice land conversion, allow businesses to use a certain area to build infrastructure for agricultural production; Focus on promoting the agricultural land rental market; Provide legal support for people in need of joint ventures and capital contributions by land use rights with businesses and cooperatives; Facilitate credit support for purchasing and leasing agricultural land; Encourage leasing of public land, forest land, mudflats, riverside and coastal land associated with socialization of investment to prevent, combat natural disasters and adapt to climate change.

- Develop policies to support people growing 3-crop rice to change cultivation.

- Prioritize credit expansion and promote lending along the value chain to farming households, collective economic organizations, agricultural production and business enterprises applying high technology and being environmentally friendly, build links in the agricultural value chain, processing industry and agricultural support logistics services.

- Provide agricultural insurance services for farmer households, collective economic organizations and businesses participating in production and business along the value chain of key products.

8. Strengthening regional and sub-regional links

- Establish a coordination board for sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural development for each sub-region with the function of inter-sectoral, inter-local coordination, affiliated or closely linked with the Mekong Delta Coordinating Council. Build an information system to support operations for the coordination board in sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural development in sub-regions.

- Test several linkage models within each sub-region and the entire region, firstly focus on water resource management, developing agricultural value chain links, developing markets and attracting agricultural investment.

9. International cooperation: share information, take advantage of support in terms of experience, technology, techniques, and administration; strengthen inter-sectoral and inter-regional coordination in mobilizing international resources to support agricultural development in the Mekong Delta.

V. BUDGET FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

1. The total estimated budget to implement the Program is about 17,500 billion VND, of which: State budget is about 5,500 billion VND; private capital and other legal capital sources 12,000 billion VND.

2. List of some priority programs and projects for implementation in the period 2020-2030 according to the attached appendix.

VI. ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION

1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall:

- Preside over organizing and guiding the implementation of the Master Program, integrating it with other relevant National Target Programs and Public Investment Programs; Inspect and monitor the implementation of the Program; Periodically review and summarize the implementation of the Program and report to the Prime Minister.

- Preside and coordinate with relevant ministries and branches to propose amendments, supplements, and development of new policies, ensuring the implementation of the set goals of the Master Program.

2. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall:

- Preside and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to build an environmental and water resources monitoring system in the Mekong Delta and build the integrated data center in each region.

- Preside and coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to strengthen Mekong, Mekong - Lancang international cooperation in managing the Mekong River basin.

- Preside and coordinate with relevant ministries, branches and agencies to propose amendments to land policies to encourage concentration and accumulation of land to serve commercial agricultural production on a large scale, with high competitiveness and effectiveness, especially high-tech agriculture and organic agriculture.

3. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall:

- Preside and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to balance and arrange the investment capital for development according to the medium-term and annual plans to implement the Program and report to the Prime Minister.

- Preside and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to develop and adjust policies to attract business investment in agriculture.

- Integrate plan for the rural agricultural sector and other plans related to the planning of the climate-resilient Mekong Delta to 2030, with a vision to 2045.

4. The Ministry of Finance shall:

- Preside and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to allocate public capital to implement the Program.

- Preside and coordinate with the State Bank of Vietnam and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to develop and adjust policies on tax, credit and insurance in the agricultural sector to effectively implement the set goals of the Program.

5. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall:

- Coordinate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to develop and implement the Program to promote research, training, transfer and application of high and green technology to adapt to climate change for the Mekong Delta, then focus on highly applicable research.

- Coordinate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and other agencies to build information systems and databases of the Mekong Delta.

6. The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall preside and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Vietnamese Farmers' Association to develop and implement the Professional Farmer Training Program and the Agricultural Labor Conversion Program.

7. The Ministry of Education and Training shall guide and create conditions for localities in the Mekong Delta to train high-quality human resources in agriculture and rural development in the context of climate change impacts.

8. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall:

- Coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and localities in the region to develop plans for strategic product clusters; boost energy for production.

- Coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to implement programs and policies to encourage businesses to invest in agriculture and rural areas.

- Coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to control the input material market; monitor and provide market information, especially potential markets; Support businesses in market access and development as well as trade promotion.

9. The Ministry of Construction shall: Preside and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to plan and rearrange rural population, especially areas at risk of landslides; Develop plans to prevent urban flooding; Deploy research on solutions to use construction materials to replace river sand mining for the Mekong Delta. Coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to implement the National Target Program on forming new rural areas.

10. The Ministry of Transport shall: preside over the construction of a traffic infrastructure system managed by the Central Government, research plans to mobilize resources to build deep-water seaports in the Mekong Delta region, coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade in organizing and implementing the plan approved by the Prime Minister to develop a system of logistics centers nationwide until 2020, with a vision to 2030 thereby forming large-scale logistics centers for the southern region.

11. People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities in the Mekong Delta shall

- Organize the implementation of the Master Program and coordinate with other localities in the region to effectively implement the Program.

- Develop and carry out projects to implement the Master Program.

- Develop local mid-term and annual planning goals and tasks sent to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance according to the provisions of law on public investment, state budget and other relevant legal regulations.

- Manage, evaluate and summarize the implementation of projects under the Master Program managed by the locality; Periodically report on the progress of implementing the Master Program at the local level; Periodically review and summarize the Master Program in the locality according to regulations.

Article 2. This Decision takes effect from the date of signing.

Article 3. Ministers of: Agriculture and Rural Development, Natural Resources and Environment, Planning and Investment, Finance, Construction,
Transport, Industry and Trade, Science and Technology, Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Culture, Sports and Tourism, Education and Training; Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, Chairpersons of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities in the Mekong Delta region and Heads of relevant agencies and units shall implement this Decision./.

Appendix

LIST OF PRIORITY PROGRAMS, SCHEMES AND PROJECTS IN THE 2020-2030 PERIOD

(Attached to the Prime Minister’s Decision 324/QD-TTg dated March 02, 2020)

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