Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dunghas approved a plan on developing the salt industry for 2021 – 2030.
Accordingly, by 2025, the total salt production area will bemaintained at 14,500 hectares for turning out 1.5 million tonnes of salt peryear.
In the period, investment is earmarked for building infrastructureand purchasing manufacturing – processing machines following market demand.Priority will be given to making quality salt products serving domestic demand.
Capital will be poured into the development of industrialproduction infrastructure for making table salt in the central provinces ofKhanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan. Meanwhile, traditional salt productionwill see infrastructure and irrigation systems at salt fields upgraded.
By 2030, the total salt production area will be 14,244hectares with annual yield reaching 2 million tonnes, meeting domestic demand.
The plan highlights research and assistance related to thebuilding of pilot models combining salt production and tourism activities insalt fields such as Thuy Hai in Thai Binh province and Bach Long in Nam Dinh provincein the north, as well as Ho Do and Ky Ha – Ky Anh in Ha Tinh and Sa Huynh inQuang Ngai in the central region.
Trade promotion and brand building for salt exports are alsopart of the plan./.
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