An Giang Province strengthens agricultural tourism

Information from Vietnam’s Farmer Association, An Giang authority is planning to continue the second section of an agricultural tourism projects in this province from 2011 to 2014. The project is conducted by provincial government, with support from Agriterra, an agricultural organization from Netherlands.

This project is realized to not only develop agricultural tourism in Mekong Delta region, but also to increase the income of local farmers via services for this new kind of tourism.

VND 20 billion (US$ 1 million) is planned to invest in agricultural tourism, including capital to upgrade the infrastructure of selected farms and to train local residents (especially farmers) to adopt professional skills on tourism services. 47% of that investment is provided by Agriterra (US$ 961,000), and the rest is funded by Vietnam Farmer Association and An Giang authority.

This agricultural project was implemented in Vietnam in 2007 with participants of three provinces including Lao Cai in the North, Tien Giang and An Giang in the South. After first section from 2007 to 2010, An Giang is the only province that was chosen to continue the second section of the projects.

An Giang is a crucial agricultural province in the Cuu Long River Delta, contributing significantly in agricultural production of the area, as well as the whole Vietnam. Moreover, this is also a destination with high potential to develop tourism industry, especially eco-tourism, ecotourism and agricultural tourism.