Tran Van Muoi, president of the Nam Sao Fertilizer Joint-Stock Corporation promised to produce fertilizers of better quality and sell them at reasonable prices.

Dung asked the province to speed up work on infrastructure projects funded by the 2009 and 2010 budgets. Work should also be expedited on official development assistance (ODA)-funded projects and care taken to prevent negative incidents.

The prime minister stressed the need for Long An to stabilize the lives of residents in locations where they can avoid flooding.

He asked provincial officials to cooperate with the Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (VINAFOOD II ) on the purchase of farm produce, ensuring that farmers can get a profit of at least 30 percent.

A network of warehouses should be built and a system of procurement established where a crisis similar to last year is avoided, he said. Many farmers and shopkeepers had stopped selling rice on fears of a worldwide shortage that proved to be unfounded.

Source: TN, VNA