Phu Tan strives to develop to its full potential.

Panorama of Tan Trung aquaculture area. Photo: MY HANH

Many advantages and potentials

Implementing the 2-level local government model, Phu Tan commune merged the entire area and population of 3 communes Tan Trung, Tan Hoa, Phu Hung and Phu My town in the "O-shaped area" of Phu Tan district (old). Chairman of Phu Tan commune People's Committee Nguyen Quoc Bao said that on the basis of 3 new rural communes and 1 urban area, the new Phu Tan commune has advantages in terms of common ground, space increased to more than 42km2; population increased, abundant labor resources. The new commune inherits resources invested for a long time by the province and the Central Government for the national target program on new rural construction, with electricity, roads, schools and stations basically invested to meet standards and synchronously.

Geographically, Phu Tan commune has the advantage of being adjacent to Tien River, Vam Nao River running parallel to the communes on the other bank of Dong Thap province, and adjacent to neighboring communes Phu An, Binh Thanh Dong, Cho Moi, Chau Phu... connecting the region inside and outside the province, convenient for trade. Besides, Phu Tan commune also has many other potentials, thanks to the old Phu My town center ensuring essential infrastructure, traffic, vibrant commercial and service activities... maintaining its position as the center of the region.

In the commune, there are industrial zones, clusters, small-scale industries Tan Trung, with a scale of 70 hectares; traditional craft villages with long-standing development such as: Phu My blacksmith village, rice paper village. The aquaculture system is systematically planned on an area of over 100 hectares according to VietGAP standards. In the Tan Trung aquaculture area, in the past 5 years, the aquatic product output has reached 92,000 - 100,000 tons of fish, with stable output.

In particular, the commune has formed a specialized high-tech vegetable growing area invested in the Long Ho project of 80 hectares, helping to improve productivity and product quality. Here, many models of farmers are bringing clear economic efficiency. Mr. Nguyen Van Bo's greenhouse for growing seedlings using a "6 in 1" vacuum seedling sowing machine is a typical example. With a greenhouse scale of 1,000m2, he can produce 2-3 crops per year, earning a profit of 40-50 million VND/crop.

Phu Tan Commune is the birthplace of Hoa Hao Buddhism, with over 90% of the population following the religion. The headquarters of the Central Executive Committee of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Sangha is located in the commune, next to An Hoa Pagoda, the Patriarch's Temple. Every year on religious holidays, the number of pilgrims coming to the locality is very large, which is a potential to exploit and develop eco-spiritual tourism , linked with commercial and service activities.

New mindset

Taking advantage of the above conditions, the Party Committee and the government of Phu Tan commune have researched and fully evaluated the potentials to include in the documents of the Commune Party Congress for the 2025 - 2030 term, with great support from the province. Mr. Nguyen Quoc Bao informed that the resolution of the Commune Party Congress sets out 3 strategic breakthroughs. First of all, promote the application of science, technology, innovation, digital transformation in management and production, and life in all fields. The locality prioritizes investment in synchronous upgrading of infrastructure, especially inter-commune and inter-regional traffic... At the same time, promote calling for investment in cooperative economy, private economy to exploit the advantages of waterways associated with inland port projects serving trade; cultural and spiritual tourism, trade and service development.

In addition, the locality focuses on shifting the economic structure towards gradually increasing the proportion of industry - construction, services, reducing the agricultural sector in line with the trend of the province. In the coming time, Phu Tan commune will focus on developing green economy, circular economy associated with high-tech agricultural economy, large scale according to the value chain of local key products. The commune strives to increase the value in production, becoming a region with a number of key industries of the province such as high-tech vegetable growing, aquaculture, tourism, etc.

Besides the advantages, the commune still has some difficulties that need to be addressed in the process of breakthrough development. That is, the transformation of the economic sector structure is still slow, the agricultural sector still accounts for a high proportion. Production models still depend on the market, small-scale production, need to have linkages and connections... are not only the problem of the local government but also require the efforts and companionship of the entire political system and the people.

Although the infrastructure is basically synchronized from the three new rural communes and the central urban area of the old district, it has degraded a lot compared to the current development orientation. The terrain of the island depends on ferries and boats crossing the river, hindering socio-economic development, which has been a concern of Phu Tan people for many years, and is in great need of support and public investment from the province. The locality also needs the province's support to remove difficulties in transferring management rights of industrial clusters, small-scale industries, calling for investors, planning work, etc. to facilitate development in the coming time.

MY HANH

Source: https://baoangiang.com.vn/phu-tan-no-luc-de-phat-trien-xung-tam-a463014.html