Lam Ha - Land of potential opportunities for breaking development in the future

Lam Ha is a land of great potential

Lam Ha is a compound name from 2 places Lam Dong and Ha Noi, which the people of Ha Noi who have just come to explore this new land give a very profound name to connect their two new and old homelands.

Due to its special location, it is located on the transitional shelf of the plateau and plain with an altitude of 800 to 1000m above sea level and the rolling hilly terrain. Therefore, the climate in Lam Ha is characterized by a very cool and sub-tropical climate. The average annual temperature is about 21oC - 22oC, so it has good aquatic fertility, abundant surface water is very convenient for agricultural development, so Lam Ha is one of the localities that are less vulnerable to climate change;

The total area is about 93,000 ha in which the agricultural land area is about 58,500 ha; the area of forestry land is 23,000 ha, the rest is non-agricultural land, rural land, urban residential land and unused land,... Especially with fertile alluvial and basalt soils occupying a large area of the whole district. Thanks to its mild climate and fertile soil, most of it is basaltic red soil. Therefore, Lam Ha is a locality in the group of diverse agricultural production districts; very suitable for growing a variety of crops, especially long-term industrial crops: 39,740 ha of coffee, 330 ha of tea, 3,469 ha of mulberry, 2,660 ha of macadamia, about 2,500 ha of fruit trees: durian, avocado, banana; 5,540 ha of high-tech application area. The livestock industry continues to develop, with 410 buffaloes, 7,642 cows, 1.38 million poultry;

Besides, with the majestic natural landscape, many scenic spots at national and provincial levels, with a system of rivers and streams passing through, there are many multi-functional lakes; have diverse cultural features of ethnic groups; Therefore, Lam Ha has a lot of potential for tourism development. This place still retains the inherent wild beauty with many beautiful check-in points, visitors can immerse in the majesty of nature and feel the breath of the mountains...

The system of inter-district and inter-commune roads basically meets the local socio-economic development requirements, is an important basis for connecting with the expressway system and large-scale traffic projects, creating favorable conditions for inter-district and inter-commune roads region in the future. Convenient to invest in economic development, tourism in the immediate and long term. To get to Lam Ha, visitors can choose to take a plane or a bus to Da Lat, Duc Trong and then move to Lam Ha.

In the near future, when projects to develop regional transport links such as Lien Khuong - Buon Ma Thuot highway, National Highway 27, Truong Son Dong road, Provincial roads: DT.724, DT.725, DT .726 complete, from the center of Lam Ha district, it is possible to connect to Lien Khuong international airport in only about 20 minutes and to connect Dau Giay - Lien Khuong highway through the intersection of Highway 27 in Binh Thanh commune, Duc Trong district for about 15 minutes.

Lam Ha is a locality with multicultural nature of ethnic groups, ethnic minorities from the Central Highlands and the Northwest, multiculturalism of people from all parts of the country converging here; especially the culture of the original population of Hanoi with thousands of years of civilization, this is a very unique culture of Lam Ha district compared to other districts not only in Lam Dong but also nationwide.

Lam Ha has a beautiful landscape thanks to a forest ecosystem, a system of rivers and streams interspersed with industrial orchards and fruit trees creating a vast green area. The open space landscape routes along Cam Ly stream, Dong Nai river, Da K'Nang stream and irrigation lakes with many beautiful landscapes such as Phuc Tho lake, Dong Thanh lake can be exploited for tourism all year round.

Harnessing the potential to create breakthroughs in the future

Firstly, Resource management, exploiting the potential of climate, land, forest resources, mineral resources. Effectively implement environmental protection solutions as prescribed; encourage the use of clean, energy-saving fuels. Regular embellishment of routes; organize the collection and treatment of wastewater and solid waste according to regulations.

Effectively implement plans on planning, afforestation, care and protection of forests. Increase planting of trees to create landscape and ecological environment for urban areas and rural residential areas; Due to the unique cultural characteristics of each commune, should each commune or town choose to plant a typical landscape tree to both identify the culture of that commune and make an impression on local people and tourists when coming to Lam Ha.

Second, train and develop human resources, especially high-quality human resources. As analyzed above, the population of Lam Ha in 2021 is 145,552 people; population forecast by 2025 is about 160,000 people; by 2035: about 192,000 people and by 2050: about 240,000. This is an abundant human resource, so the District needs to conduct many solutions to train and develop high-quality human resources. First of all, the District focuses on taking care of education and training; promote well study and talent promotion to train human resources from all levels of general education; and at the same time attract human resources with deep professional knowledge and good management qualifications in other localities who are enthusiastic about the development process of Lam Ha district in the future.

Third, strongly develop science and technology. Reviewing all industries and fields from which to clearly determine which stages need scientific and technological impact, focusing on synchronous investment of resources (financial, human, material ...), identifying science and technology to create breakthroughs in socio-economic development; vigorously apply the 4.0 technology revolution; maximum implementation of digital transformation in all industries and fields; enhance innovation in all socio-economic activities.

Fourth, agricultural development adapts to climate change and international integration. There are synchronous solutions to optimally exploit the potential of climate and land for comprehensive, modern and sustainable agricultural development; focusing on developing high-tech applied agriculture, smart agriculture, organic agriculture and circular agriculture.

Fifth, green tourism development. There is a synchronous solution; diversifying types of tourism has advantages, especially tourism to discover nature, cultural tourism, educational tourism, convalescence tourism, agricultural tourism and tourism under the forest canopy... tourism, landscape at: Elephant waterfall, Seven floors waterfall, Lieng Ser Nha waterfall, Sar Deung waterfall; Linh An Pagoda, Buu Lien Pagoda, R'Lom Church, Dong Thanh Lake, along Dong Nai River and Dong Nai 2 and 3 hydroelectric reservoirs; exploit the Ta Nung-Nam Ban adventure sport tourism route. Developing tourism of brocade weaving villages in Da Don commune, mulberry silk craft villages in Nam Ban town and traditional handicrafts in Me Linh commune. Visiting and experiencing the model of silkworm rearing, silk nursery, and silk weaving in Nam Ban town; model of cultivation, production, harvesting and processing of tea and coffee.

Sixth, developing smart eco-city in line with the development trend of the times. Focus on developing strengths in geographical location, natural resources and cultural identity to develop ecotourism, mixed tourism and trade and service; To comprehensively develop the fields of culture, society, civilized urban areas and model new rural areas, improve the quality of human resources and people's lives; Based on the document No: 5598/UBND –QH dated August 9, 2021, 2022 of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee on approving the policy of joint venture T&T group and Futa group to research, survey, sponsor for general planning functional area and project investment registration in Lam Ha district, according to which the research scale is about 15,400 ha, including communes: Me Linh, Dong Thanh, Nam Ha, Gia Lam and Phi To, on that basis the district needs actively coordinate with implementing sectors when the competent authority approves the project according to regulations, contributing to changing the new face in the future.

Seventh, attract investment. In the coming time, Lam Ha district will have a more drastic and synchronous solution to promote the image of the homeland and people of Lam Ha in order to selectively attract strategic investors focusing on the following areas: development of hi-tech agriculture, organic agriculture, circular agriculture; agricultural product processing industry; high-quality tourism, agricultural tourism, urban development, residential development, culture and education...

The analysis above shows that Lam Ha is a land of great potential, in recent years the district has had many creative solutions in the process of socio-economic development to achieve certain results, but has not yet fully exploited. Therefore, in order to meet the requirements of sustainable development in line with the trend of the times, it is imperative that Lam Ha district have synchronous and drastic solutions that are close to reality in order to exploit the potential advantages to create breakthroughs Lam Ha in the future.

Pham S - Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee

Lam Ha - Land of potential opportunities for breaking development in the futureLam Ha is a land of great potential

Lam Ha  is a compound name from 2 places  Lam Dong  and  Ha Noi, which the people of Ha Noi who have just come to explore this new land give a very profound name to connect their two new and old homelands.

Due to its special location, it is located on the transitional shelf of the plateau and plain with an altitude of 800 to 1000m above sea level and the rolling hilly terrain. Therefore, the climate in Lam Ha is characterized by a very cool and sub-tropical climate. The average annual temperature is about 21oC - 22oC, so it has good aquatic fertility, abundant surface water is very convenient for agricultural development, so Lam Ha is one of the localities that are less vulnerable to climate change;

The total area is about 93,000 ha in which the agricultural land area is about 58,500 ha; the area of forestry land is 23,000 ha, the rest is non-agricultural land, rural land, urban residential land and unused land,... Especially with fertile alluvial and basalt soils occupying a large area of the whole district. Thanks to its mild climate and fertile soil, most of it is basaltic red soil. Therefore, Lam Ha is a locality in the group of diverse agricultural production districts; very suitable for growing a variety of crops, especially long-term industrial crops: 39,740 ha of coffee, 330 ha of tea, 3,469 ha of mulberry, 2,660 ha of macadamia, about 2,500 ha of fruit trees: durian, avocado, banana; 5,540 ha of high-tech application area. The livestock industry continues to develop, with 410 buffaloes, 7,642 cows, 1.38 million poultry;

Besides, with the majestic natural landscape, many scenic spots at national and provincial levels, with a system of rivers and streams passing through, there are many multi-functional lakes; have diverse cultural features of ethnic groups; Therefore, Lam Ha has a lot of potential for tourism development. This place still retains the inherent wild beauty with many beautiful check-in points, visitors can immerse in the majesty of nature and feel the breath of the mountains...

The system of inter-district and inter-commune roads basically meets the local socio-economic development requirements, is an important basis for connecting with the expressway system and large-scale traffic projects, creating favorable conditions for inter-district and inter-commune roads region in the future. Convenient to invest in economic development, tourism in the immediate and long term. To get to Lam Ha, visitors can choose to take a plane or a bus to Da Lat, Duc Trong and then move to Lam Ha.

In the near future, when projects to develop regional transport links such as Lien Khuong - Buon Ma Thuot highway, National Highway 27, Truong Son Dong road, Provincial roads: DT.724, DT.725, DT .726 complete, from the center of Lam Ha district, it is possible to connect to Lien Khuong international airport in only about 20 minutes and to connect Dau Giay - Lien Khuong highway through the intersection of Highway 27 in Binh Thanh commune, Duc Trong district for about 15 minutes.

Lam Ha is a locality with multicultural nature of ethnic groups, ethnic minorities from the Central Highlands and the Northwest, multiculturalism of people from all parts of the country converging here; especially the culture of the original population of Hanoi with thousands of years of civilization, this is a very unique culture of Lam Ha district compared to other districts not only in Lam Dong but also nationwide.

Lam Ha has a beautiful landscape thanks to a forest ecosystem, a system of rivers and streams interspersed with industrial orchards and fruit trees creating a vast green area. The open space landscape routes along Cam Ly stream, Dong Nai river, Da K'Nang stream and irrigation lakes with many beautiful landscapes such as Phuc Tho lake, Dong Thanh lake can be exploited for tourism all year round.

Harnessing the potential to create breakthroughs in the future

Firstly, Resource management, exploiting the potential of climate, land, forest resources, mineral resources. Effectively implement environmental protection solutions as prescribed; encourage the use of clean, energy-saving fuels. Regular embellishment of routes; organize the collection and treatment of wastewater and solid waste according to regulations.

Effectively implement plans on planning, afforestation, care and protection of forests. Increase planting of trees to create landscape and ecological environment for urban areas and rural residential areas; Due to the unique cultural characteristics of each commune, should each commune or town choose to plant a typical landscape tree to both identify the culture of that commune and make an impression on local people and tourists when coming to Lam Ha.

Second, train and develop human resources, especially high-quality human resources. As analyzed above, the population of Lam Ha in 2021 is 145,552 people; population forecast by 2025 is about 160,000 people; by 2035: about 192,000 people and by 2050: about 240,000. This is an abundant human resource, so the District needs to conduct many solutions to train and develop high-quality human resources. First of all, the District focuses on taking care of education and training; promote well study and talent promotion to train human resources from all levels of general education; and at the same time attract human resources with deep professional knowledge and good management qualifications in other localities who are enthusiastic about the development process of Lam Ha district in the future.

Third, strongly develop science and technology. Reviewing all industries and fields from which to clearly determine which stages need scientific and technological impact, focusing on synchronous investment of resources (financial, human, material ...), identifying science and technology to create breakthroughs in socio-economic development; vigorously apply the 4.0 technology revolution; maximum implementation of digital transformation in all industries and fields; enhance innovation in all socio-economic activities.

Fourth, agricultural development adapts to climate change and international integration. There are synchronous solutions to optimally exploit the potential of climate and land for comprehensive, modern and sustainable agricultural development; focusing on developing high-tech applied agriculture, smart agriculture, organic agriculture and circular agriculture.

Fifth, green tourism development. There is a synchronous solution; diversifying types of tourism has advantages, especially tourism to discover nature, cultural tourism, educational tourism, convalescence tourism, agricultural tourism and tourism under the forest canopy... tourism, landscape at: Elephant waterfall, Seven floors waterfall, Lieng Ser Nha waterfall, Sar Deung waterfall; Linh An Pagoda, Buu Lien Pagoda, R'Lom Church, Dong Thanh Lake, along Dong Nai River and Dong Nai 2 and 3 hydroelectric reservoirs; exploit the Ta Nung-Nam Ban adventure sport tourism route. Developing tourism of brocade weaving villages in Da Don commune, mulberry silk craft villages in Nam Ban town and traditional handicrafts in Me Linh commune. Visiting and experiencing the model of silkworm rearing, silk nursery, and silk weaving in Nam Ban town; model of cultivation, production, harvesting and processing of tea and coffee.

Sixth, developing smart eco-city in line with the development trend of the times. Focus on developing strengths in geographical location, natural resources and cultural identity to develop ecotourism, mixed tourism and trade and service; To comprehensively develop the fields of culture, society, civilized urban areas and model new rural areas, improve the quality of human resources and people's lives; Based on the document No: 5598/UBND –QH dated August 9, 2021, 2022   of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee on approving the policy of joint venture T&T group and Futa group to research, survey, sponsor for general planning functional area and project investment registration in Lam Ha district, according to which the research scale is about 15,400 ha, including communes: Me Linh, Dong Thanh, Nam Ha, Gia Lam and Phi To, on that basis the district needs actively coordinate with implementing sectors when the competent authority approves the project according to regulations, contributing to changing the new face in the future.

Seventh, attract investment. In the coming time, Lam Ha district will have a more drastic and synchronous solution to promote the image of the homeland and people of Lam Ha in order to selectively attract strategic investors focusing on the following areas: development of hi-tech agriculture, organic agriculture, circular agriculture; agricultural product processing industry; high-quality tourism, agricultural tourism, urban development, residential development, culture and education...

The analysis above shows that Lam Ha is a land of great potential, in recent years the district has had many creative solutions in the process of socio-economic development to achieve certain results, but has not yet fully exploited. Therefore, in order to meet the requirements of sustainable development in line with the trend of the times, it is imperative that Lam Ha district have synchronous and drastic solutions that are close to reality in order to exploit the potential advantages to create breakthroughs Lam Ha in the future.

Pham S - Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee
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