By 2030, Son La province strives to become a province with fast, comprehensive, sustainable and equitable development.

The planning scope includes the entire territory of Son La province with 12 district-level administrative units: Son La city and 11 districts (Van Ho, Moc Chau, Yen Chau, Mai Son, Muong La, Thuan Chau, Quynh Nhai, Song Ma, Sop Cop, Phu Yen and Bac Yen).

The general goal is to strive for Son La province to become a province with rapid, comprehensive, sustainable and equitable development by 2030. Strive to make the province one of the fairly developed provinces in the Northern midland and mountainous region, the center of the Northwest sub-region; a key tourist destination of the Vietnam - Laos border region and the Northern midland and mountainous region; an agricultural product processing center of the Northern midland and mountainous region. Conveniently connect with major socio-economic centers of the region, the whole country, international regions in the Mekong sub-region, neighboring countries and ASEAN. Strengthen national defense, security and foreign affairs; protect independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity; maintain a peaceful and stable environment, contributing to the development of the region and the country.

Developing Son La to continue to become a multi-sector, multi-field province, including: Industry, services, agriculture, urban and rural areas. In which, high-tech agriculture; eco-tourism, culture, history; smart urban areas and new rural areas with rich identity are the focus; green industry and large-scale urban systems are the top concerns. Developing a synchronous infrastructure system; having a close development relationship with neighboring provinces in the region and the whole country; sustainable in terms of ecological environment, effectively responding to climate change.

The average growth rate of Son La province in the 2021-2030 period reached over 8%

Specific economic goals and targets, the average growth rate for the entire period of 2021-2030 will reach over 8%; GRDP per capita by 2025 will reach over 60 million VND/person, by 2030 will reach about 100-120 million VND/person; state budget revenue in the area by 2025 will reach over 6,250 billion VND and by 2030 will reach over 8,000 billion VND; total social investment capital in the period of 2021-2025 will reach over 120,000 billion VND and in the period of 2026-2030 will reach over 150,000 billion VND; digital economy by 2025 will reach about 10-15% of GRDP and by 2030 will reach 20-30% of GRDP; The urbanization rate in the whole province by 2025 will reach about 20.6% and by 2030 will reach about 25.8%.

Regarding culture and society: Human Development Index (HDI) reaches 0.7; average life expectancy of people reaches over 75 years old, of which healthy life span reaches over 68 years; multidimensional poverty rate decreases by an average of 2-3%/year; the rate of trained workers reaches over 60% by 2025, and over 70% by 2030; the rate of workers with degrees and certificates reaches about 30% by 2025, and over 40% by 2030; the rate of rural population using clean water meeting standards reaches about 50% by 2025, and about 60% by 2030.

Regarding the environment: Forest cover rate will reach 48.5% by 2025 and stabilize at 50% by 2030; the rate of industrial parks and industrial clusters ensuring environmental protection regulations will reach 100%.

By 2050, Son La will be an important development pole of the Northwest region; with a synchronous and modern infrastructure system; an economic foundation that is competitive enough with other provinces in the region and the whole country. The urban system will develop with a focus on forming large urban areas associated with urban green belts, acting as a driving force for socio-economic development, balancing the territory on the basis of exploiting the advantages of highland areas, Da River reservoir area and Moc Chau plateau for the purpose of developing agriculture and tourism. The economy will develop stably, sustainably and fairly; grow at a gradually increasing pace; meet increasingly better social targets; effectively use natural resources and growth resources; have green production and social living space, adapting to climate change; have a dynamic investment environment; political security, national defense and social order and safety are ensured.

Developing high-tech agriculture and forestry

The development orientation of the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector, the Plan clearly states, is to build the sector towards an agricultural economy producing high-value, modern and sustainable goods; focusing on developing key products, typical products with potential, advantages, and large output; linking with other sectors to create mutual support in the supply and consumption of products, machinery, materials, etc.; linking with rural development to improve income, quality of life, role and position of farmers, create more jobs, and sustainably reduce poverty. Strive for sector growth in the period 2021 - 2025 to reach about 5.5 - 6.5%; in the period 2026 - 2030 to reach about 3.5 - 4.5%.

Developing high-tech agriculture and forestry; developing key agricultural products, participating in the national agricultural value chain such as: Coffee, tea, sugar cane, macadamia, fruit trees, vegetables, medicinal herbs; developing product groups participating in the agricultural value chain serving the local area such as: Food plants (vegetables, tubers, fruits, flowers, mushrooms...), food crops (rice, corn, potatoes, cassava...), other fruit trees serving local consumption or as feed for poultry, livestock, large livestock, aquaculture...; developing organic farming; developing circular agriculture.

Focus on developing production forests; improving the livelihoods of ethnic minority communities and other beneficiaries through forest environmental service fees; continuing to effectively implement investment policies on forest protection and development, forest environmental service payment policies and sustainable forestry development programs; developing 3 types of forests comprehensively in terms of economy, society and environment.

Regarding industry, focus on attracting investment in developing infrastructure for industrial parks, clusters, craft villages and attracting industrial production projects with advantages of each locality, focusing on developing renewable energy industry, agricultural, forestry, food, medicinal products processing industry, construction materials production, mineral exploitation and processing, labor-intensive industry, and small-scale industry. Promote the application of science and technology, innovation, digital transformation in industrial production; reduce the proportion of raw products, increase the proportion of deep processing, modern technology, environmentally friendly, production according to circular, green, clean, sustainable technology. Strive for an average growth rate of 11%/year or more in the 2021-2030 period.

Complete 05 types of tourism products

Regarding tourism, develop tourism in a sustainable direction and diversify products, striving to become a key economic sector by 2030, contributing 10% -13% of the province's GRDP; welcoming about 12,200 thousand visitors (including about 365 thousand international visitors and 11,835 thousand domestic visitors); becoming a safe and attractive destination for the midlands and mountainous areas of the North, the whole country and internationally. Complete 05 types of tourism products (eco-tourism, agricultural tourism; cultural and historical tourism; community tourism; resort, entertainment and health tourism; thematic tourism with synchronous and modern infrastructure). Continue to inherit and develop 03 key tourism areas: Son La City and vicinity; Moc Chau National Tourist Area associated with Moc Chau tourist area and vicinity; Da River Reservoir National Tourist Area. Develop intra-provincial, inter-provincial and international tourism routes.

Developing four economic zones

The plan clearly states that Son La's socio-economic activities will be organized according to the development space organization model of "four economic regions, two growth poles, and six development corridors".

Of which, the four economic zones include: (i) the urban area and National Highway 6 including Son La city, Mai Son district and Thuan Chau district, which is the main driving force of the province with Son La city being the central pole of the province; (ii) the Moc Chau plateau and its vicinity including Moc Chau, Van Ho and Yen Chau districts, which is the main driving force of the province and is identified as the counterweight to the central pole of Son La city; (iii) the Da River reservoir and basin area including Quynh Nhai, Muong La, Bac Yen and Phu Yen districts, which is the secondary driving force of the province; the towns of It Ong, Quynh Nhai, Phu Yen, Bac Yen and the Da River reservoir tourist area are identified as the satellite poles of the province; (iv) the border highlands including Song Ma and Sop Cop districts, which is the secondary driving force of the province; the growth poles of the region are Song Ma town, Sop Cop town and Chieng Khuong border gate which are the satellite poles of the province...

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Source: Government Electronic Information Portal.