Strategic vision, great expectations

After receiving feedback from grassroots Party congresses and contributions from experts and scholars both within and outside the province, the Dong Nai Provincial Party Executive Committee has revised, supplemented and released the 8th draft of the political report to be submitted to the upcoming 2025–2030 Provincial Party Congress in order to seek opinions of central authorities.

This latest draft introduces numerous updates and has received strong consensus from a wide range of officials, Party members, and residents across the province.

STRATEGIC THINKING

At the commune and ward Party congresses and the congresses of provincial-level subordinate Party organizations, discussions on the draft documents for the 2025–2030 Dong Nai Provincial Party Congress and the 14th National Party Congress have taken place in a lively, responsible, and dedicated spirit. Many participants affirmed that the draft reflects a strategic vision, comprehensively evaluating past achievements, clearly identifying shortcomings, and outlining feasible goals, tasks, and solutions for the new development phase.

Dong Nai holds a strategic position in the heart of the southern key economic region. In photo: Tam Hiep Ward seen from above. Photo: Phu Quy

Of particular note is the constructive approach taken by officials, Party members, and residents in looking into the draft. They not only expressed strong support for the overall direction but also boldly proposed additional ideas and specific solutions. Key topics such as unwavering commitment to the path of socialism, maintaining independence alongside international integration, developing the green and digital economies, building a socialist rule-of-law State, improving human resource quality, and ensuring the well-being of the people received thoughtful and practical input.

In parcicular, the 8th draft of the political report submitted to the 2025–2030 Dong Nai Provincial Party Congress has been streamlined, incorporating several significant and entirely new points. As a result, it is clear to all readers that the province’s governance efforts are aimed squarely at sustainable development, enhancing livelihoods, and improving the happiness of its people.

Notably, Section VI, titled “Breakthrough Tasks,” outlines the province’s priority tasks in the coming years. Task number two reads: “Mobilising and efficiently utilising all resources to focus on developing a diverse, modern, and well-connected transport infrastructure system (railways, roads, waterways, metro), ensuring intra-provincial, regional, and inter-regional connectivity; as well as logistics infrastructure, infrastructure for border economic zones, and green–ecological industrial zones, while pursuing carbon emission reductions.”

This marks the first time the development of a multi-modal, interconnected, and modern transport system - especially one that integrates logistics from Hoa Lu International Border Gate to Long Thanh International Airport and Phuoc An Seaport - has been formally identified in a Party Congress draft document. Dong Nai’s strategic position at the heart of the southern key economic zone and its vast area necessitate a comprehensive, diversified transport network. More importantly, this approach will optimise logistics operations such as planning, organising, executing, and managing tasks like cargo handling, warehousing, packaging, customs clearance, and vehicle access at ports and border gates. The goal is to ensure safe, efficient cargo movement for businesses. This reflects truly breakthrough thinking with strategic scope - conveying the province’s bold aspirations and high expectations.

BREAKTHROUGHS ROOTED IN REALITY

Following administrative mergers, Dong Nai’s total agricultural land area has reached 728,000 hectares. For many years, the province has developed large specialised farming zones for industrial crops, fruit trees, and livestock, becoming a national leader in these sectors. Specifically, Dong Nai has about 270,000 hectares of rubber trees, 176,000 hectares of cashew, 25,000 hectares of pepper, and 12,000 hectares of coffee, earning it the title “capital” of rubber and cashew production. The province currently has more than 320 concentrated agricultural production zones covering nearly 95,700 hectares. Of these, 203 planting zones spanning approximately 29,000 hectares have been issued identification codes for export purposes.

In husbandry, Dong Nai leads the nation in industrial-scale livestock production, with 65% of its pig and poultry herds raised using high-tech methods. With transparent mechanisms and supportive policies, the province is expected to continue attracting major domestic and foreign investors in modern, sustainable agriculture.

In recent years, the shift in foreign investment towards agriculture, combined with opportunities from free trade agreements, has enabled Dong Nai’s processing and manufacturing sector to develop in a multi-sectoral direction. However, its current strengths in processing lie primarily in wood and forestry products, animal feed, agricultural produce, and food.

Recognising this, Point 2.5 in Section VII of the draft political report, under “Key Solutions,” states:“Developing production based on large-scale specialised farming zones and raw material areas for agricultural and aquatic products, linked to geographical indications, origin traceability, and plantingor farming area codes. Promoting the application of high-tech, digital, and information technology across all stages of the value chain, ensuring synchronised integration with other sectors to form a smart agricultural production system. This vision is not only innovative but also firmly grounded in reality, aligned with the province’s strengths as a resource-rich area in the heart of Southeast Vietnam.

Land is a crucial resource for economic and social development of a locality or a country. It serves not only as an asset but also as capital, a means of production, and a foundation for sustainable growth. Compared to other localities, Dong Nai stands out as a “hub” for high-value industrial crops like rubber, cashew, coffee, and pepper, along with large-scale livestock farms. To develop agriculture that is fast, green, clean, and sustainable, there must be parallel development of supporting industries, high-tech manufacturing, and advanced processing. Only through this can agricultural products become true high-value commodities, and Dong Nai’s and Vietnam’s agricultural supply chains become fully integrated. Only then can Vietnam become an indispensable part of the global supply chain.

Thus, prioritising high-tech, clean, and organic agriculture, built on the province’s unique advantages, is not only a key solution but a breakthrough strategy. More importantly, it will be a decisive factor in ensuring Dong Nai’s long-term and sustainable development in the years to come.

Diep Vien

Translated: Thuc Oanh - Thu Ha