Agriculture+and+economy

= =  **Agricultur ****e **

- The Vietnamese government is making out a major program to increase food production. Mostly for exports and to the meet to growing needs of humans population and industry livestock. - Rice is the most important food crop including corn, cassava and sweet potato It was estimated that Vietnam will be about 80 million by the year 2000. Juts to feed this population they will need 5 - 26 million mt of rice, 3 million mt of maize, and 1 - 2 million mt of other food crops. - Technical improvements have already increased yields to the level where Vietnam has become one of the world's largest rice exporters. - The most common domesticated animals in Vietnam are water buffalo, cattle, dogs, cats, pigs, goats, ducks, and chickens. Wild game in the central highlands includes elephants and tapirs; rhinoceroses once roamed there, but none have been seen since the early 1940s. Also found in the forests are large cats, including tigers, leopards
 * High-yielding pilot plots have been established with the help of skilled farmers and experienced cooperatives, and field tours and field days have been organized.
 * Training courses for farmers have been held.
 * Leaflets about new technology have been printed for distribution to farmers.
 * Mass media

- Other common wild animals are wild boars, porcupines, jackals, otters, mongooses, hares, skunks, and squirrels, including flying squirrels. Vietnam domesticated animals.

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