Promote propaganda to change awareness in safe agricultural production

On the afternoon of March 26, the Provincial People's Committee and the Farmers' Association of Nghe An province held a meeting to evaluate the results of the 2019 coordination program and deploy key coordination contents in 2020. Comrades: Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Quang Tung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association chaired the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

Actively applying innovation in agriculture

Implementing the 2019 program, the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Farmers' Association have coordinated to implement many quality and effective contents.

The two sides cooperated to promote the movement of farmers participating in the new rural construction program with many good and creative ways, such as implementing the construction of economic models, increasing income for farmers; building new rural model gardens; building "Farmers' trees thanking Uncle Ho"; building environmental sanitation models...

Comrade Nguyen Quang Tung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association reported on the results of the 2019 coordination program. Photo: Mai Hoa

During the year, Farmers' Associations at all levels in the province directed, guided and helped farmers build more than 500 economic models of all kinds towards enhancing the application of science and technology and effective production cooperation; built and maintained 87 cooperatives, helping 581 farmer households escape poverty.

The Farmers' Association has also built 370 new-style rural gardens; planted 290 "Farmer's Tree Rows of Uncle Ho" with a total length of 116 km, worth over 3.3 billion VND, mainly from socialized sources; and built 547 environmental sanitation models.

In particular, through the coordination program, departments and branches have had many programs and projects to develop the socio-economic development of agricultural, rural areas and farmers; especially vocational training, coaching, transfer of scientific and technical advances, consulting on building economic models applying science and technology, creating conditions for farmers to improve their lives.

Farmers' Association members across the province actively participate in building model new rural gardens, standard farmer gardens and applying science and technology to production. Photo: Document

The Provincial People's Committee has also directed departments, branches, sectors and authorities at all levels to create conditions and coordinate with the Farmers' Association to organize the implementation of Decision No. 673/QD-TTg, dated May 10, 2011 of the Prime Minister on all contents; create opportunities and conditions for farmers to access science and technology projects, vocational training and job creation, bring agricultural products to the market as well as ensure social security through activities of universal health insurance, voluntary social insurance, etc.

The two sides also coordinated and created conditions for the Farmers' Association to participate in monitoring and criticizing the province's mechanisms and policies related to agriculture, farmers, and rural areas.

Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van Lap said that farmers need to be aware of ensuring food safety and hygiene in agricultural production. Photo: Mai Hoa

Propaganda to change awareness of safe production

In addition to the comprehensive coordination, at the meeting, some delegates also pointed out some limitations in coordination. It emerged that some provincial departments and branches, and local authorities have not really paid attention to two-way information coordination as well as creating conditions for the Associations at all levels to participate in implementing socio-economic development programs and projects, and have not promptly resolved the legitimate recommendations of farmers through the Associations at all levels.

Coordination of propaganda to raise awareness and change farmers' behavior on food safety and hygiene issues, and building value chains in production is still limited...

Regarding the key coordination content in 2020, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu emphasized: Developing agriculture, rural areas, and farmers is a major policy of the Party, the State and the responsibility of the entire political system, in which the Farmers' Association plays a very important role, because the Farmers' Association is the organization closest to and understands farmers the most, and is also the organization that effectively implements contents related to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu emphasized the role of Farmers' Associations at all levels in propagating, mobilizing, and raising awareness of food safety production for farmers. Photo: Mai Hoa

Therefore, in the coming time, the Provincial People's Committee and the Farmers' Association will continue to strengthen the dissemination of the Party and State's policies and guidelines, creating conditions for farmers to access and voluntarily participate in the implementation of policies and guidelines related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers.

The two sides also coordinated to propagate and mobilize farmers to actively implement agricultural and rural development programs and projects of the province. In particular, propaganda to change farmers' awareness in safe agricultural production; build value chains, create sustainable development of economic models through joint ventures and partnerships with businesses.

The Provincial People's Committee will also continue to direct provincial departments, branches and authorities at all levels to coordinate and create conditions for Farmers' Associations at all levels to implement and participate in a number of socio-economic development programs and projects in accordance with the spirit of Decision No. 673/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister.