Nghe An Agricultural Extension Marks 2012

(Baonghean) -2012 marked many outstanding results of agricultural extension activities, especially in the fields of: building demonstration models, information and propaganda programs, vocational training programs for rural workers...

After the Decision No. 4713/QD.UBND of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee on approving the list of agricultural extension programs and projects for the period 2012-2015, agricultural extension activities have improved and achieved many results. 2012 was the first year of implementation, with a budget of 12,103 million VND from the local budget, creating momentum for agricultural extension work to develop.

In 2012, the Agricultural Extension Center organized the construction of 19 models, including 8 models in the field of crop cultivation, 4 models in the field of livestock breeding, 4 models in the field of forestry and 3 models in the field of aquaculture. Because the list of programs, models and projects for agricultural extension has been approved, from the proposal of contents and models for agricultural extension to the approval of estimates and funding allocation, the funding for the models was provided immediately as soon as they were implemented. Therefore, the models were implemented in the right season, and the progress and results of the models all met the requirements.

In addition, the Agricultural Extension Center was also assigned by the National Agricultural Extension Center to build 8 demonstration models under the National Agricultural Extension Program deployed in Nghe An with a supported budget of 1,327 million VND.



Head of the Quynh Luu District Agricultural Extension Station introduces techniques for growing and caring for dragon fruit trees. Photo: Minh Thong

Regarding propaganda information: The Agricultural Extension Center has coordinated with Nghe An Newspaper to produce 12 Agricultural Extension pages on Nghe An Newspaper, coordinated with Nghe An Radio and Television Station to produce 12 Agricultural Extension pages on television, 12 Agricultural Extension pages on Radio; edited, printed and published 12 issues of Agricultural Extension Information, 9,000 copies/12 months; provided 101 issues of Vietnam Agriculture Newspaper to Agricultural Extension communes in 6 mountainous districts; organized 40 propaganda classes on the policy of building new rural areas; produced a television report: Achievements and results of Nghe An agricultural extension work after 20 years of operation...

The training and capacity building for the agricultural extension team was carried out by the KN Center with 1,520 million VND, 84 classes were organized, reaching 100% of the plan with 3,809 participants (3 classes for provincial and district economic and technical officers with 90 people; 16 classes for commune-level agricultural extension workers with 469 people; 65 classes for village agricultural extension workers with 3,250 people). The coordinating units carried out 27 classes with 1,275 participants.

The technical training for agricultural workers was assigned to the KN Stations with a budget of 4,300 million VND, 1,000 classes were organized, reaching 100% of the plan, with 70,000 farmers participating. Of which, about 40,950 farmers were women, accounting for 58.5%, and 12,936 farmers were ethnic minorities, accounting for 18.48%.

In addition, Nghe An Agricultural Extension Center also received financial support from the National Agricultural Extension Program to conduct 2 training courses for technical and agricultural extension staff; coordinated with Nghe An University of Technical Education to open 1 training course and grant vocational training certificates to 50 lecturers participating in vocational training of the Agricultural Extension Center...

Vocational training program for rural workers according to Decision 1956 of the Prime Minister with the allocated budget of 2,958 million VND. The Agricultural Extension Center has carried out procedures according to current regulations and has opened 55 classes, 9 occupations, in 18 districts, cities and towns with 1,739 students participating.

Thus, after 2 years of participating in vocational training, Nghe An Agricultural Extension Center has opened 104 classes with 13 occupations, trained 3,154 rural workers, depending on the ability to mobilize capital for production of the workers after vocational training to develop production of different scales, but in general, most of the trained workers are working in the profession.

Consulting - Agricultural extension services is a task in the specialized field with a staffing arrangement to organize implementation according to Decision 5918 QD/UBND dated December 30, 2011 of the Provincial People's Committee. This is a new field of activity but has advised a number of units and farmers on project development, technical processes, methods of implementing model development... Coordinated model development: using Wehg biological fertilizer; testing Bio - Plant Flora nano fertilizer; using Lam Thao NPK fertilizer specialized for summer-autumn rice, raising sea bass, raising biologically safe meat ducks, growing green squash. The models were implemented well and were highly appreciated by partners. However, there are some models whose plans are not close to reality, so there are still some errors such as the sea bass model.

The Agricultural Extension Center has also performed well the State management function as assigned by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development: participating in inspection and direction (directing production, cold protection for spring rice, for cattle, assessing and overcoming damage caused by storms and floods...); participating in directing and guiding farmers to prevent black-striped dwarf disease in agricultural extension in new rural construction.

International cooperation in agricultural extension development: Implementing programs and projects to support production development in fields related to agricultural extension and rural development from foreign capital sources (KSH Program, smart agricultural production, Agricultural Science and Technology...).

With the results achieved in 2012, Nghe An Agricultural Extension was classified by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as a unit that excellently completed its tasks; the Standing Committee of Vinh City Party Committee classified the Party Cell as a Strong and Clean Party Cell that excellently completed its tasks. Thus, in 2012, Nghe An Agricultural Extension continued to maintain its 10-year record of being awarded the title of Strong and Clean Party Cell, Excellently completing its tasks.

Nguyen Van Thang (Director of the Provincial Agricultural Extension Center)