Gia Lai focuses on socio-economic development in ethnic areas
The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, home to 34 ethnic minority groups, has implemented effectively numerous policies on socio-economic and cultural development in areas inhabited by ethnic minority groups.
Ro Cham Djuih in Blui village, IaKa commune, Chu Pah disitrict receives a breeding cow, fertilizer, a mower, and technical assistance to take care of his coffee garden. (Photo: VNA)
Gia Lai (VNA) – The Central Highlands provinceof Gia Lai, home to 34 ethnic minority groups, has implemented effectivelynumerous policies on socio-economic and cultural development in areas inhabitedby ethnic minority groups.
The provincial authorities have integrated resources ofdifferent socio-economic development schemes such as Programme 135 designed tohelp extremely disadvantaged communes; Programme 134 on providing housing and farmingland for ethnic people; and the new-style rural area building programme, whichprovided ethnic people with capital and seedlings for farming, as well assupport so that they can switch to advanced farming techniques. Over the past years, the cultivation of high-value crops,such as coffee, pepper, rubber, and fruit trees has been expanded across theprovince. In 2017, the province provided 25 tonnes of maize seeds, 26tonnes of rice, 1,500 tonnes of fertilizer, and 2,000 breeding cows for over200,000 local ethnic households. The family of Luih in Dor 2 village, Glar commune, Dak Doadistrict used to live under the poverty line. In 2009, he received a 50 millionVND (2,200 USD) preferential loan from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policy,which he spent on fertilizer and watering pipes to take care of his coffeegarden. As of the end of 2015, he was able to pay the debt after harvestinghis coffee crop, and used the remaining money to expand his garden. In 2016, heafforded to build a new house. “Many other households in the village did the same as me andescaped from poverty. This year, I paid the bank loan, bought some furniture,and enjoyed the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) in a more sufficient way,”Luih said. Meanwhile, Ro Cham Djuih in Blui village, IaKa commune, ChuPah disitrict, said he received a breeding cow, fertilizer, a mower, andtechnical assistance to take care of his coffee garden, which helped improvethe living condition of his family. Ro Cham Phen in Kenh Chop village, la Nhin commune, Chu Pahdistrict also received a breeding cow in 2015. His family escaped from the povertylist in 2017. According to Kpa Do, head of the provincialDepartment for Ethnic Affairs, Gia Lai has 64 communes and 600villages in especially difficult situation. In 2017, the province has 39,000ethnic households living under the poverty line and 24,000 others just abovethe line. The department will join hands with other relevant bodies topush forward efforts to reduce poverty among local ethnic minority communities,he said.-VNA
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Ro Cham Djuih in Blui village, IaKa commune, Chu Pah disitrict receives a breeding cow, fertilizer, a mower, and technical assistance to take care of his coffee garden. (Photo: VNA)
