Ho Chi Minh City will strive to become a high-tech agricultural center by 2030 under the plan for its urban agricultural development program, which has been approved by the municipal People’s Committee.

The city will also become an industrial and service center to cater to modern agriculture and link supply and demand in high-quality agricultural products.

Under the plan, GRDP growth in the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector is expected at 2 per cent a year.

The rate of high-tech agricultural production is to account for 75-85 per cent of the sector’s total production value.

Growth in agricultural workplace productivity is expected at 5.5-6.5 per cent annually.

The city targets having over 70 per cent of workers in agricultural and rural employment being trained by 2030.

Over 30 per cent of agricultural production cooperatives are to apply high technology.

Forest coverage is projected at 16.24 per cent.

Average incomes of people in rural areas is to increase by 2.5-3-fold compared to 2020.