Through the provincial Women’s Union, 181 women have borrowed more than 2.9 billion VND from National Funds for Job Creation to develop the local traditional products. Under the plan, a total loan of 500 million VND has been allocated to 32 households in Phu Lam ward (Tuy Hoa city) for growing vegetables and flowers of all kinds; 500 million VND for 31 households in Hoa An ward (Phu Hoa) to make rice paper; 840 million VND for 42 households in An Ninh Tay (Tuy An district) for fishing net weaving and rice paper making; 30 households in An Cu commune (Tuy An) have borrowed 300 million VND for planting sedge and making sedge mat; 26 households in Xuan Binh (Song Cau) borrowed 300 million VND to produce salt; 25 households in Xuan Tho 2 (Song Cau ) borrowed 500 million VND to develop fish sauce processing.
On average, each household has borrowed 10-20 million VND depending on the production scale. Loans was disbursed at the end of July.
