Rural development in Nghe An has increasingly aimed to improve both infrastructure and local livelihoods. During the 2021–2025 period, the province mobilised more than VND 66 trillion for new-style rural development, (18) ________________. From 2021 to the end of May 2025, it also built and upgraded 2,659 kilometres of rural roads. These improvements have strengthened links between production areas, markets, and public services. Better transport can reduce travel time, lower costs for farmers, and make schools, clinics, and administrative centres easier-to-reach, (19) ______________________. Yet visible infrastructure alone cannot guarantee lasting progress. Local authorities also need to maintain public participation, strengthen cooperatives, and support producers more effectively. Recent programmes have therefore focused on OCOP goods, traceability systems, and digital promotion, (20) ________________. In this context, digitalisation is not simply a technical change. It can help standardise information and expand market access, but some producers remain cautious about relying heavily on online channels for sales and promotion. (21) ________. There is evidence that this hesitation may be linked partly to limited technical skills and partly to concerns about inaccurate or incomplete online information. Even so, digital tools are likely to remain important, (22) ________. This is especially true in communes seeking to raise incomes steadily through distinctive local products.
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