Localities urgently complete policy documents to support people affected by natural disasters.

Local authorities urgently complete the dossier

On September 5, 2025, the People's Council of Nghe An province issued Resolution No. 16/2025/NQ-HDND, specifying the level of support for agricultural production to restore production in areas damaged by natural disasters and pests in the province. The Resolution was issued on the basis of implementing Decree No. 09/2025/ND-CP of the Government, aiming to ensure that people, cooperatives, small businesses in the fields of cultivation, livestock, aquaculture, forestry, etc. have the opportunity to receive support appropriate to the actual level of damage.

Specifically, for crops, the level of support for damaged crops is specifically regulated according to each type and growth stage. For rice, damage of over 70% is supported from 6-10 million VND/ha depending on the planting time; damage of 30-70% is supported from 3-5 million VND/ha. Other annual crops such as vegetables, short-term industrial crops, medicinal plants... are supported from 3-15 million VND/ha depending on the stage (seedlings, development, near harvest) and the level of damage. Perennial crops in the basic construction stage are supported 6-12 million VND/ha; in the business stage with reduced productivity are supported 10-20 million VND/ha...

For forestry, newly planted forests and non-timber forest products up to half of the cycle are supported with 4-8 million VND/ha; over half of the cycle or large timber forests over 3 years old are supported with 7-15 million VND/ha. Seedling gardens and damaged seedling forests are supported with 10-20 million VND/ha...

In the aquaculture sector, damaged areas of intensive and semi-intensive shrimp and specialty fish farming, traditional fish farming, and fish farming are supported with 60 million VND/ha; areas of farming in cages and rafts are supported with 30 million VND/100 m³ of volume...

For dead livestock and poultry, support is 30,000-45,000 VND/head; quail 5,000-10,000 VND/head; pigs from 600,000 to 3 million VND/head depending on age and type; dairy cows support 4-12 million VND/head; buffaloes, beef cattle, horses support 3-7 million VND/head...

Mr. Nguyen Van Hoi - Head of the Department of Technical Management and Science and Technology, Department of Agriculture and Environment, said: "Immediately after Resolution 16 was issued, the Department issued a document requesting communes and wards to urgently set up an inspection team, count the damage, and assess the level of impact according to the prescribed form. After being compiled and appraised at the commune level, the dossier will be sent to the Department to submit to the Provincial People's Committee for approval of support. Currently, some localities have reported damage to the Department, but the number is still not much, which affects the overall progress."

Also according to the Department's instructions, the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee is responsible for establishing an Inspection Team, making statistics, assessing the damage; preparing a report and synthesizing the documents to send to the provincial level for appraisal. After the Provincial People's Committee issues a decision on allocating funds, the localities are responsible for publicizing the list and organizing direct payments to the people. The entire process of completing the documents must be completed within 60 days from the time the disaster occurs to ensure that people promptly restore production.

Through discussion, Ms. Vo Thi Nhung - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment said that this year Nghe An is one of the localities most heavily affected by natural disasters, especially three consecutive storms No. 3, No. 5 and No. 10 causing heavy rain, flash floods and widespread inundation. Many agricultural production areas were severely damaged, many livestock and poultry died, were swept away...

Immediately after the disaster, Nghe An province promptly mobilized resources from the local budget, organizations, businesses and philanthropists to provide urgent support to the people. These sources of support helped people overcome the initial difficult period, stabilize their housing and restore their lives.

Regarding support for agricultural production recovery, the Provincial People's Council issued Resolution No. 16 dated September 5, 2025, specifying the level of support for each type of crop, livestock, aquaculture and salt production damaged by natural disasters. On that basis, the Department of Agriculture and Environment is directing localities to urgently review, compile statistics, and make a specific list of each household, area and level of damage. The implementation of support will be carried out according to the principles of right subjects, publicity, transparency and timeliness, to help people quickly restore production, stabilize their lives, contribute to ensuring food security and developing the rural economy after natural disasters.

People hope for support soon

In late October, An Chau commune, Nghe An province still bore the marks of storm No. 10. Shrimp fields were devastated, ponds were eroded, and dikes were destroyed, and have yet to be restored.

Mr. Nguyen Cuong's family, hamlet 2, An Chau commune is a large-scale shrimp farming household in the commune with 5.7 hectares, divided into more than 30 ponds. However, the recent storm No. 10 has caused 2/3 of the shrimp in the pond to be washed away, and the dikes to be damaged. Up to now, nearly a month has passed but Mr. Cuong is still struggling to find a way to recover.

“The storm swept away all the shrimp, destroyed the pond system, and caused an estimated loss of over 3 billion VND. This is the batch of shrimp I planned to sell during Tet to pay off the bank loan and cover living expenses for the whole year. Now I have no capital left, and can only rely on the State’s support policy to recover,” Mr. Cuong shared.

Not only Mr. Cuong's family, Mr. Nguyen Huu Sy's family in Hamlet 4, An Chau Commune also fell into poverty. The flood after Storm No. 10 killed nearly 10,000 chickens weighing 500g and 6,500 chickens weighing 1.5 - 3kg about to be sold, tons of feed were damaged, total damage was more than 1 billion VND. While busy cleaning the barn, Mr. Sy said: "The most important thing now is to disinfect and clean the environment to avoid disease, but to re-herd, we need capital."

According to Mr. Dau Ngoc Long - Chairman of An Chau Commune People's Committee, storm No. 10 has caused serious damage to the local agricultural sector with more than 50 hectares of aquaculture area flooded, of which 35 hectares of shrimp, 15 hectares of freshwater fish and rice fish; more than 109,000 poultry died due to flooding. From a locality considered the capital of shrimp and poultry in the old Dien Chau district, now all farming households are in a difficult situation.

Mr. Long said: “Immediately after the storm, the commune coordinated with unions and volunteer organizations to provide necessities and help people temporarily stabilize their lives. However, the damage to agricultural production is a long-term concern. The commune has prepared a dossier and sent it to the Department of Agriculture and Environment to request support under Resolution 16, so that people can soon rebuild production.”

Not only in the plains but also in the highlands, people are waiting for timely support to restore their livelihoods. Mr. Kha Tien Le, Tam Lien village, Tam Quang commune, shared: "After the flood, my family's entire rice field was flooded, lost, and crops were also buried. I see that the commune has come to assess the damage, now I just hope that the policy can provide some support."

Ms. Kha Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of Tam Quang Commune People's Committee said that after the storm, the locality had reviewed, counted and made a request for funding support according to Resolution 16 of the Provincial People's Council. While storm No. 3 greatly affected houses and constructions, storm No. 10 caused heavy damage to crops and livestock. The locality hopes that departments, branches and sectors will soon allocate support resources to help people restore production.