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More than VND30 billion out of the VND56.5 billion committed by Denmark for the Central Highland province of Dak Lak has been disbursed so far this year.
Provincial leaders reported the figure at a working session with the Deputy Ambassador Lis Rosenholm in Dak Lak on August 22.
Dak Lak is one of the five provinces which benefit from the agricultural and rural development programme funded by the Danish Government.
This year, VND56.5 billion has been assigned to the province to develop rural areas, improve living standards for the poor, build irrigation works, increase competitiveness, expand markets and protect natural resources and the environment.
Nguyen Huu Chung, Vice-Director of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the province has established steering boards to manage the funding, which will deliver numerous socio-economic benefits to local people.
At the working session, the provincial leaders also proposed that Demark provide additional aid of VND55 billion for the province to implement the support programme in 2013.
Ms Lis agreed with the proposal and said the aid will be announced in September./.
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