Chairman of the Central Farmers' Association: Nghe An needs to build a new generation of farmer members

On the afternoon of November 22, the Central Steering Committee for Project 61, headed by comrade Thao Xuan Sung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Delegation, Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Central Steering Committee for Project 61, worked with the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, listening to the results of 1 year of implementing Conclusion 61 and Decision 673 in Nghe An.

Working with the delegation, there were comrades Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Steering Committee for the implementation of Project 61 in the province; Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and leaders of relevant departments, branches and sectors..

Overview of the working session. Photo: Xuan Hoang

More than 40 billion VND to support farmers

At the working session, the delegation listened to the report of the Steering Committee of Project 61 of the province on the results of implementing Conclusion No. 61-KL/TW of the Central Party Secretariat and Decision No. 673/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister in 2018.

After 8 years of implementing Project 61 and Decision 673 of the Government, up to now, the capital source of the Provincial Farmers' Support Fund directly managed by the Provincial Farmers' Association Standing Committee has a balance of 40.65 billion VND. Of which: The Central Farmers' Association entrusted 16.7 billion VND, the Provincial People's Committee provided an additional budget of 23 billion VND; the Provincial Farmers' Association's source from other activities added 950 million VND to the Farmers' Support Fund.

The Farmers' Support Fund directly managed by the Standing Committee of the Farmers' Association of districts, cities and towns has a balance of 12,432 billion VND, with 3,124 billion VND mobilized from farmers.

Comrade Thao Xuan Sung - Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union said that Nghe An continues to manage the Farmers' Support Fund well according to Project 61 and Decision 673 of the Government. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The above capital sources have focused on investing in building 274 production and business models in association with more than 5,000 farmer households borrowing capital.

Projects implemented from the investment of the Farmers Support Fund have created conditions for households to borrow to develop production, business, and legitimately enrich themselves, and these farmers themselves have become enthusiastic pioneers in movements organized by the Farmers' Association.

In addition, the Provincial Farmers' Association also coordinates with departments, branches and the Provincial People's Committee at the same level in implementing the role of the Farmers' Association in agricultural development, new rural construction and building the Vietnamese peasant class.

Speaking at the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee said that the essence of Project 61 is to promote the role and position of the Farmers' Association in farmers' movements. The Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee has recently highly appreciated the performance of farmers' associations at all levels in implementing Project 61. In the coming time, farmers' associations at all levels in the province will continue to promote their roles and positions in developing agriculture, farmers and rural areas.

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee gave a speech. Photo: Xuan Hoang

With the characteristics of Nghe An, the life of people in the highlands is still difficult, lacking capital for investment in production, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee proposed that the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union pay attention to allocating funds to build the Center for Farmers' Support and Vocational Education - Provincial Farmers' Union; pay attention to increasing investment sources from the Farmers' Support Fund for Nghe An to borrow to develop production.

Interested in recruiting members in businesses and universities

After listening to the report of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee on the results achieved in using the fund to support farmers according to Project 61 and Decision 673 of the Government, summarizing the achievements of Nghe An in implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction, restructuring the agricultural sector... Comrade Thao Xuan Sung - Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union said that the leadership and direction of the implementation of Project 61 and Decision 673 of the Government for Nghe An in recent years has been quite effective, demonstrated in a number of areas: The organization and direction of the development of specific projects in the process of coordination between the Farmers' Union and the government in training, vocational training... has achieved high efficiency.

The lives of people in Nghe An are generally difficult, lacking capital for investment in production. Therefore, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee proposed to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union to increase capital for the Farmers' Support Fund, creating conditions for farmers to develop the economy. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Organize good coordination in agricultural and rural economic development. Propaganda and mobilization work for farmers to promote good production movements at all levels, effectively reduce the poverty rate in the province. Build economic models and production organization models.

In order for Nghe An to develop agriculture effectively, comrade Thao Xuan Sung - Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union suggested that Nghe An needs to pay attention to the following key issues: It is necessary to continue reviewing and clearly defining the structure of the agricultural sector of each sub-region.

Focus on building a new generation of farmer members, in the context of applying high technology to agriculture. Mobilize members in enterprises and universities to act as a bridge to provide vocational training for farmers; focus on developing high-tech agriculture,...

Develop policies for farmers to contribute shares in the form of land use value to accumulate land and produce goods.

Regarding the recommendations of the Provincial Standing Committee and related sectors, Comrade Thao Xuan Sung - Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Farmers' Association agreed and continued to study and resolve them. For necessary recommendations, the Central Executive Committee of the Farmers' Association will report to the Central Secretariat./.