Agriculture is always an economic sector that plays important roles in food security and providing raw materials for processing industries in the province.

      In the coming years, agricultural development orientation will concentrate on internal structure shift. That is to put more weight to cash crops so as develop processing industry and to plan for meadow establishment in order to put more weight to husbandry. Specifically:

     - Cotton: the province will reach 3,000-4,000ha with the yeild of 4,500-5,000 tons and 8,000-10,000ha with 10,000-15,000 tons in 2005 and 2010 respectively. The cotton growing areas are mainly in communes in the boudaries of irrigation areas of Song Trau and Tan Giang lakes. This will make sure to provide raw materials for the planed cotton laminating plant to be invested for construction.

     - Sugarcane: the province has 2,000-3,000ha and will expand to 5,000-6,000ha. Sugarcane plant is mainly grown in Ninh Son and bac Ai districts in the boundaries of irrigation areas of Song Sat lake and Krongpha irrigation system.

     - Tobacco: about 2,000ha with the yeild of 4.5 thousand tons, which are mainly grown in the north of Ninh Phuoc district and several communes in Ninh Son district.

    - Grape: about 2,000ha, mainly new seeds, with the yeild of some 30 thousand tons. Mainly grown in Ninh Phuoc district and Phan Rang-Thap Cham.

   - Cashew: the province will strive for achieving cows, goats and sheep in the direction of farm economy linked with hosehold economy. Develp plan and grow meadows in connection with the improvement of cattle. It will strive for having 100,000 cows, and 200,000 goats and sheep in 2010.

    As for forestry: total land stock is about 200,000ha, of which 150 thousand ha of forests for protection and special purpose. It is expected to of forest 1,500-2,000ha of concentrated forests and 500 thousand trees in order to increase forest coverage from 46.8% in 2000 to 50% in 2005 and 55% in 2010. It will also exploit about 2,000m3 of timber each year to meet with the timber processing requirement of plants in the province./.