Decision No. 1819/QD-TTg approving the Agriculture Restructuring Plan for the 2017-2020 period. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Fisheries Keyword Public health Public participation Rural employment Food sovereignty Food waste Poverty Research Agricultural development Smallholders/peasants Ecological production/organic production Disasters Early warning system/emergency intervention system Aquaculture Mariculture Biotechnology Biodiversity Aquatic animals Aquatic plants Biosafety Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Animal health Animal production Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes 2017-2020 Abstract The General objectives of this Plan aim to achieve the following goals: sustainable agricultural and rural development, raising added value, efficiency and competitiveness; improve farmers' life, contribute to poverty reduction, protect the environment and ecology and contribute to ensuring national security and defense. The Specific objectives till 2020 Agricultural aim to reach the following: GDP growth rate about 3%/year; the average growth rate of labour productivity 3.5%/year; the proportion of agricultural labour less than 40%; trained agricultural labour about 22%. Income of rural residents increased at least 1.8 times compared to 2015; 50% of communes will reach the new rural standard; 15,000 agricultural cooperatives and unions operate effectively; Most rural population has access to hygienic water. In addition, the Plan aims at effectively responding to climate change, protecting the ecological environment and reducing emissions in agricultural production at forest cover rates reaching 42%. Full text Vietnamese Website thuvienphapluat.vn; http