MARD: Vietnam Pumps VND330 Bln into Agriculture Sector in Jan-Feb

4:25:35 PM | 3/4/2009

Around VND330 billion of state budget has been disbursed for agriculture in the first two months of this year, fulfilling 11.29 per cent of the year’s target, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said.
 
Of the sum, VND234.5 billion was disbursed for irrigation projects, VND60 billion for agriculture and VND11.5 billion for science and technology.
 
The national projects also received VND3 billion, reaching 7.58 per cent of yearly plan.
 
The ministry has urged investors to speed up disbursing for the projects funded by government bonds and official development assistance capital. (New Ha Noi)