Encourage farmers to promote the application of science and technology in production

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of July 3, the Central Party Secretariat held a conference to review 5 years of implementing Conclusion No. 61-KL/TW of the Central Party Secretariat (10th tenure) on the Project "Enhancing the role and responsibility of the Vietnam Farmers' Union in agricultural development, new rural construction and building the Vietnamese peasant class in the period 2010-2020.

Attending the conference on the Central side were comrades: Ha Thi Khiet - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Committee for Mass Mobilization, Head of the Steering Committee for Project 61; Vu Van Ninh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; Nguyen Quoc Cuong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Union and representatives of a number of ministries and branches.

At the Nghe An bridge point, there were comrades: Le Quang Huy - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Ho Phuc Hop - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission; Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Huu Nhi - Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association and representatives of a number of departments and branches.

Central leaders chaired the Conference

After 5 years of implementing Conclusion 61, the total Support Fund for Farmers at all levels of Farmers' Associations reached nearly 2,000 billion VND, thereby helping over 380,000 farmer households participate in household groups in production and business models with a total revolving capital of over 5,200 billion VND; at the same time, more than 2,800 economic models of cooperation, production, business and product consumption were built.

The Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union and all levels of the Union have also signed and coordinated with a number of central ministries, branches, local departments, branches, and banks to provide capital services and supply agricultural equipment and materials; support farmers in accessing science and technology; information support services and product branding.

Comrade Le Quang Huy - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired at Nghe An bridge point

Implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction, farmers nationwide have donated nearly 24 million m²land, contributing over 2,000 billion VND, over 29 million working days to renovate and repair over 1 million km of rural roads and 1.4 million km of intra-field canals, thousands of cultural houses in villages, hamlets and villages.

Delegates at Nghe An bridge point follow the Conference

In Nghe An province, the Farmers Support Fund at all levels has so far reached over 28.5 billion VND; thereby building 98 models at 98 Association bases and lending to 1,254 farmer households. The province has also directly provided over 2.5 billion VND to the Provincial Farmers' Association to organize vocational training for 1,800 students. The Vocational Training and Farmers' Support Center and the Provincial Farmers' Association have coordinated to open 268 vocational training classes for over 8,800 people.

Comrade Tran Dinh Gia - Chairman of Ha Tinh Farmers' Association delivered a speech

After listening to 9 comments from representatives of several localities in the country, relevant ministries and branches, Comrade Vu Van Ninh - Deputy Prime Minister assessed: Conclusion 61 of the Secretariat has been put into comprehensive practice from the Central to local levels, contributing practically to the development of agriculture, farmers and rural areas.

Regarding tasks in the coming time, the Deputy Prime Minister requested: it is necessary to step up propaganda to enhance the role and position of agriculture, farmers and rural areas in an increasingly competitive environment; strengthen inspection and examination work; ministries, branches and relevant agencies actively implement and coordinate with the Vietnam Farmers' Union.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh spoke at the Conference, highly appreciating the results of 5 years of implementing Conclusion No. 61.

In particular, Comrade Vu Van Ninh emphasized: it is necessary to train and educate to build a new type of farmer with large-scale, modern production; mobilize farmers to proactively restructure agricultural production, link production, processing, and consumption according to the chain to increase production value; encourage farmers to promote the application of science and technology in production, and build new rural areas. On behalf of the Government, the Deputy Prime Minister acknowledged the opinions to direct the sectors to complete and arrange them in specific target programs.

Comrade Ha Thi Khiet concluded the Conference.

In her concluding remarks at the Conference, Comrade Ha Thi Khiet requested: Steering Committees at all levels need to continue promoting the achieved results, overcoming limitations to better implement Conclusion 61; Farmers' Associations at all levels need to proactively advise local Party committees and authorities; Local leaders also need to pay more attention to agriculture, farmers and rural areas to bring Conclusion 61 into life more effectively.

Thanh Duy