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Farms and large-scale paddy fields increase strongly
Translated by Thu Minh 13:31, 2017/01/05
According to the preliminary statistics of the General Statistics Office, Vietnam is now has 9.32 million households participating in agriculture, forestry and fisheries production, especially the number of farms and large-scale paddy fields is on the upward trend.
The the General Statistics Office under the Ministry of Planning and Investment recently announced the preliminary outcomes of the latest rural, agricultural and fisheries survey.
According to the statistics, as of July 1, 2016, Vietnam had 8,978 communes and 79,899  hamlets, representing decreases of 93 and 1,005 respectively against in 2011. The reduction is attributable to rapid urbanization, according to the General Statistics Office.
The national electricity grid has been covered all communes nationwide, which is considered as a key achievement of the national programme to bring electricity to rural, mountainous, and island areas.

 
The number of farms and large-scale paddy fields is on the upward trend.
The number of farms and large-scale paddy fields is on the upward trend.
The rural transport system recorded a remarkable development in both quantity and quality. Currently, 8,927 communes (or 99.4 percent) has automobile-accessible roads.
Moreover, 99.6 percent of communes have kindergartens and 99.7 percent have primary schools. Besides, 58.6 percent of communes have cultural houses and 99.5 percent have medical stations.
A total of 2,069 communes fulfilled criteria for new rural areas.
The transport system in some remote, mountainous and island areas remain undeveloped, especially in the northern midland and mountainous parts of the country.
The statistics pointed out that 60.8 percent of communes across the country have markets (compared to 57.6 percent in 2011), of which the Red River Delta recorded the highest rate of 72.9 percent (compared to 64.8 percent in 2011), and the Central Highlands registered the lowest proportion of 37.7 percent.
In addition, 80.5 percent of communes have stores supplying agro-forestry-fishery varieties and material for farmers across the country.
Cooperatives have been set up in 2,479 communes to support production development, making up 27.6 percent of the total nationwide communes. The Mekong Delta led in the field with 84.3 percent of communes, followed by the south eastern region, 61.5 percent.
The country is now house to 9.32 million households joining agriculture, forestry and fisheries production. The number of farms and large-scale paddy fields is on the upward trend.
The official outcomes of the survey will be reveiled in the third quarter of 2017.
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