The project calls for sustainable economic development, including massive investment in infrastructure and improving people’s living conditions, both materially and culturally.

The scheme’s budget is estimated at almost VND32 trillion (roughly US$1.7 billion).

The funding is for rural facilities such as transport networks, irrigation projects, electricity supplies, schools, medical centres, traditional markets and housing.

The city also plans to review previous policies regarding agriculture, farmers and rural areas and revise them appropriately.

It is hoped that the new plan will encourage skilled people to live and work in the countryside. It will also offer credit to farmers to either start up or develop household economies, as well as measures to train high-quality human resources to meet the demands for rural development in the new era.

VNA