THE
PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
224/1999/QD-TTg
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Hanoi,
December 8, 1999
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DECISION
APPROVING THE
AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE 1999-2010 PERIOD
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the
Government of September 30, 1992;
At the proposal of the Minister of Aquatic Resources
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To approve the aquaculture
development program for the 1999-2010 period with the following contents:
I. Objectives
To develop aquaculture in order to ensure food
security and create a major source of raw materials for export. To strive to
achieve by the year 2010 a total aquaculture output of over 2,000,000 tons, the
export value of over 2,500,000,000 USD, to create jobs and generate income for
about two million people, thus actively contributing to the national
socio-economic development and enhancement of coastal security.
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1. To develop aquaculture along the direction of
sustainable development closely associated with the protection of the
ecological environment; to ensure production and stabilize the people’s
life.
2. Aquaculture must be step by step modernized
and developed mainly with the industrial rearing method in combination with
other rearing methods suited to the conditions of each region.
3. To strongly concentrate on developing
brackish water and sea water aquaculture, and at the same time to develop fresh
water aquaculture.
4. To create a drastic change in the rearing of
prawn for export, and at the same time to place emphasis on rearing other
aquatic resources for domestic consumption and export.
III. Specific objectives
To strive to achieve the following targets by
the year 2010:
1. To rear tiger prawn in 260,000 hectares (of
which 60,000 hectares under industrial rearing, 100,000 hectares under
semi-intensive rearing, 100,000 hectares under the rearing model of ecological
equilibrium, rotary rearing and inter-rearing) for the output of 360,000 tons.
To achieve the value of exported prawn of 1,400 million USD.
2. To rear marine fish in 40,000 hectares and
40,000 cages with the output of 200,000 tons. They mainly include: Grouper,
snapper, law-jaw anchovy, perch, pickerel...
3. To rear mollusk in 20,000 hectares for the
output of 38,000 tons. They mainly include: Meretrix, clam, blood ark shell,
winkle, pearl oyster, scallop, abalone, marquis...
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5. To rear blue-legged prawn in 32,000 hectares
for the output of 60,000 tons.
6. To rear aquatic resources in 100,000 hectares
of small lakes and ponds for the output of 480,000 hectares. They mainly
include: crossbred carp, tilapia, Asian catfish, grass carp, cirrhina
molitorella, goby, angelfish, Vinh pollack-lench (tolstolobyk), snake-head,
gourami, pollack-lench, trionychid turtle, eel, frog...
7. To rear aquatic resources in 220,000 hectares
of low-lying rice fields for the output of 170,000 tons. They mainly include:
carp, tilapia, catfish, gourami, spotted snake-head...
8. To rear aquatic resources in 300, 000
hectares of reservoir, in rivers with 30,000 cages, for the output of 228,000
tons. These aquatic resources mainly include: Pangasius pangasius hamiton
(basa), Asian catfish, goby, tilapia, carp, cirrhina molitorella, grass carp,
rohu, mrigan...
IV. A number of major solutions:
1. Regarding planning
To review and adjust the aquaculture development
planning in combination with elaborating concrete investment projects, which
are closely associated with the local irrigation and sea dyke development plan,
so as to raise the investment efficiency and effectively use land and water
surface for aquaculture.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development shall assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the
Ministry of Aquatic Resources in making a master plan on the sea dyke system
and approving dyke construction investment projects related to aquaculture.
The Ministry of Aquatic resources shall plan and
determine the number of breeding stations in each region and each locality,
particularly prawn and fish breeding farms to meet the demand of large-scale
production to provide raw materials for export.
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To develop the domestic market to meet the people’s
increasing demand for aquatic products; at the same time to strongly expand the
export outlets by maintaining and expanding the existing markets while actively
seeking for new markets. The market development must be closely associated with
the scientific and technological renewal, the quality improvement, cost
reduction and aquatic product diversification as well as raising sustained
competitiveness of Vietnamese aquatic goods during the process of international
integration.
3. Regarding the capital
The capital invested in the aquaculture program shall
be mobilized from the following sources:
- The State budget capital (including loans and
official development assistance capital of foreign Governments and financial
support of international organizations);
- Medium-term and long-term credit capital;
- Short-term credit capital;
- Capital mobilized from organizations,
individuals and population communities;
- Foreign direct investment capital.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall
assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance,
the State Bank and related ministries and branches in working out solutions to
balance the capital sources and incorporate them into yearly plans, submit
these plans to the Government for decision on investment in projects to
implement the program.
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To re-organize and enhance the research and
production capability of the breed system at all levels; the capability to
protect the natural breed and reproduction grounds of prawns and fish and
preserve pools of precious and rare genes; to ensure the timely and sufficient
supply of good breeds at reasonable prices for aquaculture, including importing
necessary breeds and breeding technologies.
5. Regarding industrial feed and supplies for
aquaculture
To invest in upgrading and building new
enterprises to produce industrial feeds and fish powder; to import necessary
raw materials and technologies for domestic production of good-quality
industrial feed at reasonable prices in order to meet 60% of the aquaculture
demand in the 2000 - 2005 period and 80% in the 2006 - 2010 period.
To fully and synchronously supply materials and
equipment to meet the aquaculture demand.
6. Regarding science and technology
To promote scientific research and import of
technologies, first of all concentrate on the breed production to achieve the
artificial reproduction of major breeds and strive for the artificial
reproduction of some specialty breeds; to study and perfect technologies to
rear major aquatic resources in fresh water, brackish water and sea water; to
adopt measures to prevent and control diseases and epidemics; to study and
develop feed production technologies and post-harvest as well as processing
technologies.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment shall allocate investment
capital for scientific research on the basis of the annual proposals and
concrete projects of the Ministry of Aquatic Resources.
7. Regarding the training and fostering of
technical employees and laborers
To strengthen the capabilities and material and
technical bases of research institutes and colleges of the water resources
branch, to coordinate with research institutes and colleges of other branches
in training the contingent of researchers, managers and technicians in
technologies of rearing, breed production, environmental treatment, disease and
epidemic diagnosis and prevention, feed production, post-harvest preservation;
at the same time to provide training in various forms in rearing techniques as
well as disease and epidemic prevention for farmers and fishermen.
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On the basis of the planning of each region, to
regard the household economy and farm economy as the key models of production
organization, which are closely linked to the development of appropriate
economic cooperation forms, in order to tap all resources among the population,
to encourage mutual assistance in production and effective prevention and
control of natural calamities, contributing to the protection of ecological
environment and restrict the adverse effects of the market mechanism.
State enterprises shall play the leading role in
providing production and product consumption services, with importance being
attached to such services as breeding, rearing techniques services, provision
of industrial feed, prevention and control of diseases and epidemics.
9. Regarding the fishery promotion work
To improve and renew the activities of the
fishery promotion system from the central to grassroots level, to raise the
effectiveness of fishery promotion activities, to develop models for the
transfer of technologies concerning advanced rearing methods to help the people
to develop aquaculture.
10. Regarding international cooperation
- To encourage joint ventures with foreign
investors to invest in aquaculture, industrial production of feed, aquatic
breeds, renewal of rearing technologies and technologies to process aquatic
products for export.
- To promote cooperation in scientific research
and technology transfer in the following fields: Artificial reproduction,
inheritance, breed selection and sex transformation of a number of breeds of
precious species, prevention and control of diseases and epidemics and
environmental treatment.
- The Ministry of Aquatic Resources shall
coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and concerned
ministries and branches in calling for financial support from foreign countries
and international organizations so as to have more direct investment sources
and train personnel.
V. Regarding policies
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- To assign or lease land, water surface,
straits, bays, swamps and lagoons and large water reservoirs already incorporated
in the planning to different economic sectors for stable and long-term
aquaculture under the Government’s Decree No. 85/1999/ND-CP of August 28,
1999.
- Saline fields, low-lying fields, land for
salt-making and water-logged land with unstable and ineffective rice production
may be shifted for aquaculture.
2. Investment policy
2.1. All economic sectors are encouraged by the
State to invest in aquaculture development under the Domestic Investment
Promotion Law (amended) and current regulations.
- The State shall adopt policies to lend capital
to poor farmers and fishermen, who have labor and land for aquaculture, without
having to mortgage their properties.
- Farmers and fishermen in remote, deep-lying
and island areas who borrow capital for aquaculture development shall be
entitled to preferential regimes as prescribed.
2.2. The State budget capital shall be invested
in:
- Planning and building the technical
infrastructure in service of concentrated aquaculture areas, which includes:
surrounding dykes, water supply and drainage canals of grade I, large sluices
and pump stations, fish harbors, fish markets and the technical infrastructure
in national fish wharves and markets in key fishing areas.
- Building and perfecting the national breeding
centers, renovating and upgrading the breeding farms of grade I.
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- Constructing observation, environmental
forecast and quarantine stations.
- Building national areas for nature preserves.
- Developing human resources.
- Fishery promotion activities.
- Managing and administering program activities.
2.3. Medium-term and long-term credit capital
shall be invested in renovating, upgrading and building new feed and fish
powder production establishments, breeding establishments of grades I and II
and renovating ponds and swamps of various economic sectors.
2.4 Short-term credit capital shall be invested
in the production of and trading in breeds, feeds, curative drugs for prawns,
fish and supplies used exclusively for aquaculture.
2.5. Foreign investment capital through projects
shall be invested in technical support, consultancy, training, import of new
technologies, technology transfer and fishery promotion.
3. Regarding taxes:
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- Aquaculture on agricultural land and water
surface shall be subject to the tax policies prescribed in the Law on
Agricultural Land Use Tax currently in force.
- Transportation of aquatic breeds to remote,
deep-lying areas and islands shall be exempt from tax.
VI. Organization of implementation
1. The Ministry of Aquatic Resources shall
direct and organize the implementation of the program nationwide and have the
following tasks:
- To guide the localities to formulate their
respective programs, investment plans and concrete projects for the
implementation of the program; synthesize and submit them for approval and
evaluation as prescribed.
It shall assume the prime responsibility and
coordinate with the Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, and
Science, Technology and Environment as well as other concerned ministries and
branches in experimentally developing three models of rearing prawn by the
industrial method (in the northern, central and southern regions) so as to
determine the investment amount, investment efficiency and set the orientation
for the coming years.
- To supplement and concretize the program
implementation measures; hold annual preliminary and sum-up reviews to
determine good models for a large-scale application, to propose timely and
appropriate policies to promote the drive.
- To work out the State’s and the branch’s criteria for the rearing and breeding
process, the protection of the ecological environment, the prevention and
control of diseases and epidemic, etc., then submit them to the Prime Minister
for promulgation or promulgate them according to its competence.
- To consolidate and strengthen the operational
capability of the research institutions and the fishery promotion
organizations.
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3. The People’s Committees of the provinces and
centrally-run cities shall have to formulate their respective aquaculture
development programs in conformity with the national program; to balance the
local budgets and earmark a reasonable portion of capital together with the
capital source of the central Government for the implementation of their
programs; to direct the formulation of concrete projects and submit them for
approval as prescribed; at the same time to organize and direct the program
implementation in their respective localities; to hold preliminary and sum-up
reviews and report on the implementation results.
Article 2.- This Decision takes effect 15
days after its signing.
The Ministry of Aquatic Resources shall assume
the prime responsibility and coordinate with the concerned ministries and
branches in guiding and directing the implementation of this program.
Article 3.- The ministers, the heads of
ministerial-level agencies, the heads of agencies attached to the Government
and the presidents of the People’s Committees of the provinces and
centrally-run cities shall have to implement this Decision.
FOR THE PRIME MINISTER
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Nguyen Cong Tan