Improving propaganda skills for Farmers' Association officials

Speaking at the opening of the conference, comrade Nguyen Quang Tung - Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association emphasized: Resolution No. 46-NQ/TW dated December 20, 2023 of the Politburo on innovation and improving the quality of activities of the Vietnam Farmers' Association to meet the requirements of revolutionary tasks in the new period proposed solutions: Innovation in propaganda, mobilization, gathering, and solidarity of farmers, improving the effectiveness of the farmers' movement.

In particular, the Resolution emphasizes strengthening the propaganda and advocacy work on the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, especially those related to agriculture, farmers and rural areas for farmers.

Focus on political and ideological education, raise awareness, arouse patriotism, national pride, self-reliance, hard work, creativity, study and follow Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style; promote the values ​​and good qualities of farmers, actively build modern countryside, civilized farmers, participate in socio-economic development, ensure national defense, security and international integration.

Resolution of the 10th Congress of Nghe An Provincial Farmers' Association for the 2023-2028 term determined that one of the solutions to build a strong Association is to continue to innovate content and methods, and improve the effectiveness of propaganda and political and ideological education.

Focus on disseminating to a large number of cadres, members and farmers the Party's policies and resolutions, the State's policies and laws, focusing on policies and guidelines on agriculture, farmers, rural areas, on developing and improving the efficiency of the collective economy; widely disseminate and thoroughly grasp the Resolution of the 8th Congress of the Vietnam Farmers' Union, thematic resolutions of the Executive Committee and the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Union, term VIII.

At the same time, promote policy communication activities, create the best conditions for farmers to access early and effectively implement the Party and State's policies on agricultural and rural development.

Activities contribute to building farmers who are comprehensively developed, civilized, loyal, innovative, have a high level of education, advanced production organization capacity, and have a high sense of law and community responsibility.

"That shows that in order to innovate its activities, the Farmers' Association must start with innovating its propaganda. In order for the Resolutions at all levels to come into life as well as spread typical models of farmers, propaganda work must come first. In addition to the accompaniment of the press and media agencies, it is necessary to promote the role of farmer members" - the Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association emphasized.

On that basis, the Association strengthens the equipping of propaganda skills for association officials and members to help farmer members have vivid and convincing frames and images, contributing to spreading the activities, movements, models, and typical examples of members and Association organizations at all levels. At the same time, through propaganda work, connecting the Association organization and farmer members.

During the course of one day, nearly 100 trainees, who are reporters and propagandists of Farmers' Associations at all levels; and officials of departments of the Provincial Farmers' Association, were given skills in filming, taking photos, and editing video clips using smartphones to promote on media and social networks by journalists and lecturers of the Vietnam Journalists' Association.