DECISIONDECISIONDECISIONDECISIONOn approving the Scheme on development of agricultural plant and forest tree varieties, livestock breeds and aquatic strains up to 2020THE PRIME MINISTERPursuantto the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government; At the proposal of the Minister ofAgricultureand Rural Development,DECIDES:DECIDES:DECIDES:DECIDES:Article1.Toapprove the Schemeon development of agricultural and forest plant varieties, livestock breeds and aquatic strains up to 2020 with thefollowing principal contents:I. I. I. I. GeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral objectivesobjectivesobjectivesobjectivesToraise the capacity of the system of research, selection, creation, transfer, production and supply of cultivation plant varieties, livestock breeds, forest tree varieties and aquatic strains in the direction of industrialization and modernization, in order to rapidly and sustainably raise the yield, quality, competitiveness and effectiveness of agricultural production, forestry and fisheries, and incomes of farmers.II.II.II.II. SpecificSpecificSpecificSpecific objectivesobjectivesobjectivesobjectives1.Toquickly raise the rate of use of varieties and breeds turned out from technical advances in mass production suitable to conditions of each region, aiming to create a breakthrough in yield and productquality, contributing to maintaining thesectors growth rate.a/ Cultivation:Toraise the rate of use of certified rice varieties or equivalents in production to 70-85% and put an end to the use of food paddy grains for seedling by farmer households. The rate of use of certified or equivalent varieties of other plants will reach over 70%. Theyield of all plant varieties will increaseover 15%.b/ Husbandry:Therate of useof breeds turned out from technical advances in production will rise over 70%, 90%, 100% anTHETHETHETHE PRIMEPRIMEPRIMEPRIME MINISTERMINISTERMINISTERMINISTERNo.SOCIALISTSOCIALISTSOCIALISTSOCIALISTREPUBLICREPUBLICREPUBLICREPUBLICOFOFOFOFVIETVIETVIETVIETNAMNAMNAMNAM IndependenceIndependenceIndependenceIndependence- - - - FreedomFreedomFreedomFreedom- - - - HappinessHappinessHappinessHappiness - Hanoi, April 11,2011d 50% for beef cow and goat; pig and poultry; milch cow; and crossbred cow, respectively. The average weight of live pigs sold to slaughterhouses will rise by 20% and the milk output per cow per cycle will reach 4,500 kg.c/ Forestry:Toensure the supply of 80% of accredited varieties, of which 50% will come from vegetative propagation, for forestation. The growing biomass will reach 20-25 m3/ha/year.d/ Fisheries:Toensure 75% of strains for aquaculture are domestically produced disease-free and high-quality. The yield of cultured aquatic products will increase over 50%.2.Toraise the scientific and technological level, apply breeding technologies and effectively apply bio- technology to the selection and creation of new high-yield and quality varieties and breeds with good properties for mass production; to vitalize local specialty varieties and breeds and build their brands and geographical indications.3.Toencourage all economic sectors at home and abroad to invest in researching, selecting, creating and producing varieties and breeds, forming a modernized breeding industry.4.Toprotect and develop naturally bred sources, ensuring the sustainable development of wild fauna and flora and aquatic resources.III.III.III.III. TasksTasksTasksTasks1.Tofurther increase the scientific and technological potential for breeding, covering preservation and exploitation of genetic sources; research, selection and creation of strains, accelerated biotechnology application and genetic modification; to elaborate the processes of propagation, processing and preservation of varieties and breeds; to raise the quality of selected and created varieties and breeds.2.Tofurther upgrade, improve and modernize breeding establishments at central level (research institutes, national and regional strain centers) and local levels (provincial- and district-level strain centers) in a coordinated manner.3.Tofurther construct complete infrastructure (road and irrigation works, preservation and processing establishments) for a number of key production areas.4.Toproduce original, super-prototype and prototype strains, leading plant varieties, great grandparental and grandparental strains, nucleus stocks or herds, breeding nurseries and forests, and aquatic strains.5.Tointroduce into the country genetic sources and new strains and obtain copyright thereof necessary for quick absorption of new scientific and technological advances of the world.6.Tofurther improve the legal framework on varieties and breeds to meet the requirements of international integration.7.Toraise the capacity of the system of management and control of variety and breed quality and diseases at all stages of production, circulation and inspection of variety and breed quality, and establish standards of original, super-prototype