Gia Lai, France’s Normandy region seek investment and trade cooperation

Vietnam’s Gia Lai province is expanding high-tech farming, certified production and processing to raise the value of key agricultural products and meet stricter domestic and export market requirements.

Gia Lai aims to generate more than $17 billion in export turnover between 2026 and 2030, as the province seeks to help businesses and cooperatives expand internationally, strengthen brands and secure positions in global supply chains.

Young people returning to Gia Lai are finding new ways to increase the value of local agricultural products, combining technology, processing skills, market experience and storytelling to bring products closer to consumers.

A Facebook-based digital marketplace launched in Đak Pơ is helping local farmers and small traders reach customers beyond the commune, with young people providing hands-on support to promote agricultural products and local specialties online.

Banks in Gia Lai are rolling out large-scale credit packages and cutting lending rates by up to 2 percentage points a year as they seek to improve access to capital for businesses and households.

Gia Lai is stepping up enforcement against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, tightening vessel controls, electronic monitoring and seafood traceability as authorities seek to have the “yellow card” warning lifted in 2026, towards a more transparent and sustainable fisheries sector.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company broke ground on the VND 400 billion (about $15.3 million) Mang Yang No. 2 Industrial Cluster in Hra commune on August 12, a 74.5-hectare project expected to create stable jobs for more than 4,500 workers.

Gia Lai is planning a major expansion and upgrade of irrigation infrastructure in its western region, where only 8.94% of agricultural land currently has access to proactive irrigation and the annual water shortfall exceeds 1.234 billion cubic metres.

Gia Lai province is stepping up efforts to accelerate public investment disbursement after spending more than VND 9.322 trillion by the end of July 2026, as authorities seek to address delays affecting major projects and hold agencies accountable for meeting spending targets.

Gia Lai province is restructuring its agricultural sector by replacing fragmented local branding with regional-scale agricultural brands linked to specialized production areas and integrated value chains, aiming to improve competitiveness, attract investment and expand export opportunities.

Agricultural producers in Gia Lai are strengthening quality, traceability and supply chain management as they seek greater access to Vietnam’s modern retail networks, where requirements on consistency  and long-term supply remain major barriers despite the province’s strong agricultural base.

After leaving his position as director of an agricultural enterprise in Ho Chi Minh City, Nguyễn Chất Sâm returned to Ia Ly commune to pursue organic farming, transforming degraded former rubber plantations into a 15-hectare durian farm that now generates about US$267,000 in annual profit.

Gia Lai is reshaping its foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy by prioritising high-tech, environmentally friendly projects with strong spillover effects over investment volume, as the province seeks to improve growth quality and strengthen its role in global supply chains.

Gia Lai authorities have ordered faster construction and site clearance across several major transport projects, setting firm deadlines for an expressway, a new airport runway and a coastal road as the province seeks to strengthen regional connectivity and support economic development.

Gia Lai is stepping up the use of artificial intelligence and digital technologies to promote destinations, preserve cultural heritage and improve visitor experiences, as authorities seek to strengthen the competitiveness of the local tourism industry.

Authorities in Gia Lai province are intensifying oversight of durian production as the region enters its peak harvest season, aiming to ensure products meet increasingly stringent export requirements on traceability, food safety and quality.

Gia Lai province's economy expanded 8.21% in the first six months of 2026 from a year earlier, with industry, construction and services driving growth despite ongoing economic challenges, provincial officials said on Tuesday.

Gia Lai has reported strong progress in implementing its private economic development strategy, with a sharp increase in new business registrations and investment projects during the first half of 2026.

Gia Lai province has expanded low-emission rice cultivation to nearly 1,700 hectares, exceeding its 2026 target and strengthening its preparations to participate in domestic and international carbon credit markets through reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Lê Tấn Hòa, a lecturer at the Faculty of Electronics and Informatics of Quy Nhon College of Technology and Engineering, has spent nearly 17 years developing practical training models and educational equipment designed to better prepare vocational students for real-world industrial environments.

Rooftop solar power is gaining momentum across wards of Quy Nhơn, East Quy Nhơn, North Quy Nhơn, South Quy Nhơn  and West Quy Nhơn in Gia Lai, as more households and businesses invest in self-produced electricity to reduce energy costs and improve power reliability.

Gia Lai has introduced a new policy framework aimed at accelerating science, technology and innovation by addressing practical obstacles faced by businesses, particularly cooperatives and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), under Resolution No. 10/2026/NQ-HĐND.

Authorities and Youth Union organizations in Gia Lai are stepping up efforts to support ethnic minority in starting businesses and developing sustainable livelihoods, helping young people access trainin and preferential loans to improve incomes and contribute to local economic growth.

Decree No. 180/2026/NĐ-CP on forest carbon sequestration and storage services is being viewed as a major milestone for the development of Vietnam’s forest carbon market.