To "solve" the "hot" problem for farm owners...

(Baonghean) - Land, capital, inadequate planning, environmental pollution, difficult product consumption... are "hot" issues that farm owners discussed and proposed frankly in the meeting and dialogue with provincial leaders held on December 29. Answering and directing the removal of difficulties and obstacles right at the conference, provincial leaders and related departments and branches created peace of mind for farm owners.

"Hot" land use rights

Nghe An is one of the localities with a rapidly developing farm economic model (currently there are over 2,760 farms) and is using 17,900 hectares of land, but the alarming reality is that the granting of land use right certificates for farms is facing many difficulties and shortcomings. Mr. Hoang Xuan Tin, the owner of a shrimp farming model in Quynh Bang commune (Quynh Luu) was upset: “My family received more than 10 hectares of shrimp farming and 1 shrimp breeding farm, invested effectively, but this is rented land with a contract signed annually, so this shrimp farming profession has been maintained and developed by my family for 25 years and has had to sign land lease contracts up to... 25 times. The land lease period is too short, greatly affecting the family's investment in production and business”. In similar conditions, many farm owners are always "oppressed" in land lease. Mr. Nguyen Trong Huong in Nghia Hoan commune (Tan Ky) has a 29.4 ha farm (of which he reclaimed 4 ha himself), but because he rented the land from Song Con One Member Co., Ltd., when exploiting rubber latex, he had to sell it at a lower price than the market price. At the same time, he has used the land for a long time but has not been granted a Land Use Rights Certificate.

Mr. Nguyen Kim Chien's livestock farm in Nam Anh commune, Nam Dan district.

Receiving land, investing a lot of capital in developing farm economy, but many famous orange and tangerine farm owners in Quy Hop are not proactive in the production process, from planting trees and varieties, they must also have the consent of the landowner, even boldly investing in high technology in planting such as drip irrigation, renting mechanized machinery is also difficult. Mr. Cao Ngoc Danh, owner of an orange farm in Minh Hop commune (Quy Hop) said: "Because I received land from a business for a short period of time, I am not really confident in investing in orange growing, because it depends on many factors from the land leasing unit"... Renting land on a yearly basis, or receiving land for a short period of time and still having to depend on many other binding conditions... that is a very inconvenient reality for economic models of farms in the area of ​​renting or receiving land from businesses and forestry farms. However, this problem has existed for quite a long time and there is still no timely solution, causing frustration among the people.

A “hot” issue related to land settlement that has attracted the attention and recommendations of farm owners is that the local government has not been objective and accurate in including reclaimed and restored land in the 5% of public land area. Mr. Hoang Nam Cung - a typical farm owner in Hung Tay commune (Hung Nguyen) reflected: “My family has invested a lot of money and effort for many years to reclaim 4,724m2 into a very effective fish pond area, but the local government included this land in the 5% of the commune's land and only leased it to the family for a period of 5 years, after which another contract must be signed”. Mr. Ngo Tri Ha in Nam Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) has spent billions of dong to invest in a duck farm on an area of ​​nearly 21,000m2 of land and up to now, after 10 years of leasing the land, he wishes to continue investing but the commune is making it difficult, although the district has sent an official dispatch requesting the commune to consider and resolve this issue before November 30, 2014, but the commune has not yet responded. Or many farm owners in Do Luong, Tan Ky, Nghia Dan, Quy Hop... also expressed their frustration because the commune planned and leased 5% of public land unreasonably, because most of the farm land area is reclaimed and restored. Many wastelands, far from residential areas, are not productive, farm owners have boldly invested effort and money to improve the land, when it is effective, the locality has put it into public land area... Referring to this issue, Mr. Nguyen Van Binh - Chairman of Nghe An Farm Association said: "Many farms reclaim and restore land and swamps to do farm economics, but the commune government has classified it as 5% public land, so they only give lease contracts for 3-5 years, then renew the contract. This is one of the reasons why farms have not been granted Land Use Rights Certificates or long-term land leases, or have not been granted Farm Economic Certificates, so many farms are not confident in investing and developing".

Being able to rent land stably and long-term and being granted a Land Use Rights Certificate... is a completely legitimate need of farm owners and if this work is done well, it will be an important driving force to encourage farm owners to confidently invest in economic development. This issue was stated by Mr. Nguyen Van Ngoc - Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment: "In the past, despite the efforts of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and related levels and sectors in accelerating the issuance of Land Use Right Certificates for farms, this issue still faces difficulties and obstacles that have not been resolved promptly, such as land allocation for household management, land allocation according to Decree 64 and Decree 163... There are many spontaneously developed farms lacking procedures, documents, and records that are not synchronized, without land acquisition, or land belonging to 5% of the commune's public interests. Therefore, currently only about 35% of farms have been granted Land Use Right Certificates. To accelerate this work, the province has issued Decision 79/2014/QD-UB regulating land recovery, land allocation, land lease... which clearly mentions the types of land, conditions for land allocation, land acquisition, and issuance of Land Use Right Certificates. In the coming time, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment will coordinate Coordinate with relevant levels and sectors to review and classify each type of farm land and, based on reality, guide the procedures for stable and long-term land lease and grant Land Use Rights Certificates to farms according to the 2013 Land Law.

The bank has not “opened the safe” yet…

Mr. Hoang Xuan Tin's shrimp farming model in Quynh Bang commune (Quynh Luu), as mentioned above, is very effective. He has invested more than 10 billion VND to build technical infrastructure, such as shrimp farming systems, power stations, modern machinery and equipment, and build a 5,000m long saltwater pipeline system from the sea to the shrimp farming area. With such a large investment, the bank does not allow mortgage of assets when borrowing capital, but always requires a red book to lend. Because the land is rented for a short term and there is no red book, it is difficult to access loans from the banking sector. Or the owner of an orange farm in Minh Hop (Quy Hop) - Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh, also said that accessing bank loans is difficult, the loan term is short, not suitable for investing in orange growing. Ms. Hanh said: "Growing oranges requires a large investment capital, the cycle of orange trees is long (from 4-5 years to the business cycle), but the bank lends 1 billion VND for a period of 3 years, which is very difficult for orange growers, because during the basic construction phase there is no harvest, so they have to flexibly find other sources of capital to repay the debt each year...".

According to the new criteria for farms, currently in our province there are 500 farms that meet Circular 27 - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (farms with a value of goods output reaching from 500 million to 1 billion VND or more and an area of ​​at least 2.1 hectares), and according to financial regulations for lending to serve agriculture and rural areas according to Decree 41, farm owners are allowed to borrow 500 million VND and are considered for loans without collateral, but in reality, many farm owners cannot access this preferential capital source. Mr. Tran Van Duc - Deputy Director of the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development - Nghe An Branch said: "Agribank always prioritizes investment capital for farm economy and has provided loans of nearly 31 billion VND to 383 farms (meeting the new criteria according to Circular 27) to invest in livestock, crop cultivation, forestry, aquaculture, and mixed economy. In reality, most customers borrowing to invest in farm economic development do not meet the criteria of Circular 27, so they should be called "family farms" and Agribank Nghe An Branch lends to the field of household economic development, with loan amounts ranging from 50 - 200 million VND to a large number of customers in rural areas". Recently, the Bank for Social Policies has also participated in supporting capital for farm economic models, but still at a modest level. The leader of the provincial Social Policy Bank said that through the job creation program, it has supported 7 projects in the district, with a capital of 860 million VND.

Along with land and capital, there are issues of planning, environmental protection, product investment...

was also mentioned by some farm owners. Representatives of farms in Do Luong, Thanh Chuong, Hung Nguyen, Nghia Dan reflected that the planning of farm economic development has not received due attention, leading to the situation of large-scale livestock farms located close together, without water treatment systems, waste causing environmental pollution, and the output of goods is floating...

To create new momentum for the development of Nghe An farm economy, on behalf of the provincial People's Committee, at the dialogue, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong assigned relevant levels and sectors to complete the inspection, review, and clarification of farm land types in the first quarter of 2015 and complete land allocation, land lease, and issuance of stable land use right certificates to farm owners in 2015. Regarding capital, planning, environmental protection, application of scientific and technological advances, etc., attention was also paid to promptly finding solutions and solutions. Through the dialogue, farm owners were very excited, because this was the first time farm owners had the opportunity to meet and exchange frankly and openly with provincial leaders and relevant levels and sectors, and grasp the solutions to pressing issues and problems in the coming time.

Hoang Vinh