He hailed Ha Nam for registering a GDP growth rate of 13.54 percent and a 23.7 percent rise in industrial production value in 2009 despite enormous difficulties caused by the global economic crisis.

However, the PM pointed out that a small economic scale and a low per capita income are challenging Ha Nam on the path to fast development.

To overcome these challenges, the province should review its agriculture development plan to orient the sector to an efficient commodity-production model, PM Dung said.

He also suggested that the province should concentrate on promoting the development of hi-tech industries, cement industry and eco-tourism, improving the quality of human resources, and speeding up administrative reform. This year, Ha Nam should work to post a GDP growth rate of over 14 percent, PM Dung said. 

VNA