Gia Lai targets high-tech, green growth as it attracts $6.5bn in investment pledges

Vietnam will support cooperatives in accessing digital platforms and new technologies under its 2026 Cooperative Development Plan, aimed at accelerating digital transformation and improving competitiveness in the collective economic sector.

Authorities in Gia Lai province pledged to step up efforts to achieve double-digit GRDP growth by 2026, as the province reported mixed economic results across sectors in February.

Organic agriculture movement is gaining momentum as the Huỳnh Thành Ngọc-led “farmer warriors” project demonstrates that soil-first farming can improve yields, restore ecosystems and strengthen farmer livelihoods.

Communities in western Gia Lai are accelerating efforts to restore farming and rebuild homes after late-2025 storms and floods devastated thousands of hectares of crops, damaged livestock production, and repeatedly inundated residential areas.

Gia Lai province is tightening oversight of major urban area and residential housing projects as it pushes to meet its goal of double-digit GRDP growth from 2025 to 2030.

Gia Lai’s major rubber producers are racing to meet the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), overhauling land records, tightening supply-chain controls and deploying digital traceability systems to safeguard access to a high-value export market.

The once-barren commune of Pờ Tó is emerging as a new cocoa hub after successful trials by Trọng Đức Cocoa Co., Ltd., drawing interest from Japan’s Bourbon Corporation and promising higher incomes for local ethnic minority farmers.

Gia Lai is accelerating its transition towards a green economy, positioning itself as a strategic link in the Central Highlands’ sustainable value chain through large-scale agriculture, renewable energy expansion and upgraded connectivity infrastructure.

Businesses across Gia Lai province have sharply increased production following the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year holiday, with more than 90% of workers returning and many factories operating near full capacity.

Work continued throughout the Lunar New Year on two of the province’s most critical infrastructure projects, the Quy Nhơn - Pleiku Expressway and the second runway at Phù Cát Airport, as the contractors intensified efforts to avert schedule slippage from the first days of the year.

Gia Lai province has rolled out an ambitious plan to accelerate the transition of household businesses into enterprises, positioning the private sector as a core engine of economic growth.

Community leaders and respected village figures in western Gia Lai province are emerging as key drivers of local economic growth, using their own household successes to encourage ethnic minority communities to adopt more sustainable and productive farming models.

Gia Lai province is emerging as one of Vietnam’s most assertive adopters of digital transformation, rolling out AI tools, upgrading administrative systems, and investing heavily in digital infrastructure as part of the national strategy to modernize government and accelerate economic development.

Gia Lai province is accelerating a broad transition toward green and organic farming as climate pressures, rising input costs, and stricter market requirements push its agricultural sector to shift from output-driven production to sustainability-focused models.

Gia Lai is leveraging its rich natural resources and strong wind and solar potential to position itself as a renewable energy hub in the Central and Central Highlands regions.

A farmer in Pleiku, Nguyễn Trung Nguyên, has become the first local producer of civet coffee after spending 15 years expanding a small experiment into one of Tây Gia Lai’s largest civet farms.

Gia Lai attracted a record VND 159.874 trillion (about USD 6.2 billion) in registered investment capital in 2025, exceeding the targets and marking its highest annual inflow to date, as authorities intensify efforts to position the province as a competitive and sustainable investment destination.

Vietnamese consumers are increasingly turning to online platforms to prepare for the Lunar New Year, with e-commerce and social media reshaping traditional Tet shopping habits, from festive foods to ornamental flowers and household goods.

Gia Lai farmers in Vietnam are accelerating a shift from commercial coffee to specialty-grade Robusta as demand for premium beans grows domestically and abroad. The transition is reshaping harvesting and processing practices across the province as producers pursue stricter quality standards.

The National Assembly’s adoption of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 on December 11, 2025, outlining mechanisms and policies for national energy development for the 2026-2030 period, is being regarded as a timely and strategically important decision.

Residents in Đak Đoa commune have voluntarily cleared crops and dismantled structures to hand over land for the Quy Nhơn-Pleiku Expressway, significantly accelerating site-clearance progress for the national transport project.

Gia Lai province on January 30 announced the full commercial operation of the Ia Pech and Ia Pech 2 wind power projects, officially bringing all turbines online and supplying electricity to Vietnam’s national grid at maximum capacity.

Vietnam is intensifying market surveillance from key seaports to border areas in Gia Lai province as authorities move to curb smuggling, commercial fraud and counterfeit goods ahead of the Lunar New Year 2026, the National Steering Committee 389 said.

The Provincial People’s Committee on February 5 convened an in-person and online conference to assess January’s socio-economic results and outline key tasks for February 2026, chaired by Pham Anh Tuan, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee and member of the Party Central Committee.