The 12th Congress of Delegates of the Farmers' Association of Dien Chau District

Delegates attending the Congress. Photo: Thanh Phuc

On the morning of April 21, the Farmers' Association of Dien Chau district held its 12th Congress for the 2023-2028 term. This is the provincial unit that directs the district-level congress. Attending the directionwith comrade Nguyen Quang Tung - Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union, Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Union.

During the past term, the Farmers' Association at all levels in Dien Chau district has united and strived to complete the tasks and targets set by the 11th Congress. In particular, the movement of farmers competing in production, good business, solidarity to help each other get rich and sustainably reduce poverty has created a widespread effect, attracting a large number of farmers to participate. Many members apply high technology to production with large business scale, earning billions of VND/year, creating jobs for dozens of local workers.

From there, specialized production areas, large-scale fields, farms, and ranches were formed; the strengths of each region were promoted, and a distinctive brand of agricultural products was gradually built. On average, each year nearly 18,000 households achieved the title of "Good Farmer and Business Household".

The congress was attended by 168 official delegates. Photo: Thanh Phuc

With a core role in the farmers' movement and new rural construction, in recent times, Farmers' Associations at all levels in Dien Chau have proactively implemented specific, creative contents and actions, bringing about practical results in new rural construction in localities.

Accordingly, farmers' association members in the district donated 160,215 m²land, contributed 43,212 working days and over 37.4 billion VND to build rural infrastructure; Built 37/37 models to collect pesticide waste in the fields.

Delegates vote to elect the 12th Executive Committee of the Farmers' Association of Dien Chau district. Photo: Thanh Phuc

In order to improve the economic life of its members, the District Farmers' Association has expanded and increased the quality of service activities, vocational training consultancy, supported farmers in developing production; participated in mobilizing and guiding farmers in developing collective economic forms in agriculture and rural areas.

During its term, the Association signed a joint agreement with banks and established a Farmers Support Fund, acting as a bridge to help farmers access capital with appropriate interest rates to invest in production and business. Accordingly, the outstanding loan balance entrusted to banks is 400 billion VND; the Farmers Support Fund has been mobilized to be established with over 6.6 billion VND.

Voting to elect delegates to attend the Provincial Farmers' Association Congress at the end of 2023. Photo: Thanh Phuc

In addition to the achievements, the activities of the association at all levels still have shortcomings and limitations. Specifically, the work of propaganda, political and ideological education for members and farmers in some places is still limited; The qualifications and capacity of the staff at some bases do not meet the requirements and tasks; In some places, the activities of the branches and groups of the association are not regular, the content of the activities is not rich and not attractive; The rate of members participating in activities is still low.

Speaking at the congress, comrade Nguyen Quang Tung - Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association highly appreciated the achievements of the Dien Chau Farmers' Association in the past term. At the same time, he suggested some orientations for the activities of the Dien Chau District Farmers' Association in the coming time.

Booth displaying typical products of farmers' association members of Dien Chau district. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Accordingly, farmer members need to strongly shift their thinking from agricultural production to agricultural economics, taking economic efficiency as a measure of the production investment process; Promote the application of science and technology, linkage and cooperation in production and business; Associations at all levels need to focus on promoting the movement of farmers competing in production and good business, uniting to help each other get rich and sustainably reduce poverty;

The Association needs to continue to innovate the content and forms of propaganda, political and ideological education, and mobilize cadres, members, and farmers to implement the Party's guidelines and policies, and the State's policies and laws, and regularly take care of planning, training, and fostering the staff, especially key cadres at all levels of the Association.

Authorized, comrade Nguyen Quang Tung awarded the Emulation Flag of the excellent unit for the 2018-2023 term of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union to the Farmers' Union of Dien Chau district. Photo: Thanh Phuc

In recognition of the achievements of the Association and the farmers' movement in Dien Chau district during the past term, the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union awarded the Emulation Flag for the excellent unit for the 2018-2023 term to the Farmers' Association of Dien Chau district.

Based on the unity and consensus of the Farmers' Association at all levels in the district, the Congress voted to approve the direction, goals and tasks of the next term; elected 28 comrades to the Executive Committee of the Farmers' Association of Dien Chau district, term XII, 2023-2028. Mr. Ngo Dinh Tuu was re-elected as Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Dien Chau district, term XII./.