Nghe An continues to build advanced new rural areas, model new rural areas

PV:Dear Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, building new rural areas (NTM) is a key program that the province pays special attention to. Nghe An has achieved outstanding results in building NTM over the past 5 years, which have been highly appreciated by the Central Government. Could you tell us more about this?

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu:Identifybuilding new rural areasAs a key program to develop agriculture, farmers, and rural areas, Nghe An province has been proactive, acted decisively, mobilized the entire political system to participate, promoted the spirit of emulation, patriotism, and promoted the role of the people to build the new rural area. Up to now, Nghe An's new rural area construction program has achieved quite comprehensive results, increasingly going into depth with many clear marks.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the delegation visited typical rural products. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The rural appearance in Yen Thanh is increasingly improving. Photo: Thai Duong

After nearly 5 years of implementation, the NTM program in Nghe An continues to create strong changes, changing the face of rural areas, improving the quality of life for rural people; the results achieved are quite comprehensive, increasingly going into depth with many clear marks. Photo courtesy of PV-CTV

Regarding agriculture, the whole province focuses on restructuring the agricultural sector with a focus on increasing value per unit area, investing in science and technology, high-tech agriculture, focusing on key farming objects, and new models.

In the period of 2016 - 2020, the NTM program has supported the construction of nearly 1,500 models, of which nearly 1/3 of the models are highly effective and replicable. Typical production models with technology application in Nam Dan district include: Vegetable model in Nam Anh and Nam Xuan communes; fruit tree growing model using drip irrigation technology in Nam Loc and Nam Thanh communes; goat breeding model in Nam Hung, Nam Thai, Nam Nghia, Nam Thuong, Nam Loc and Nam Thanh communes; joint-breeding model of black-bone chicken farming in Nam Nghia commune;...

In particular, a number of high-tech agricultural models have been built to produce vegetables, tubers and fruits in greenhouses in the communes of Nam Anh, Nam Phuc, Kim Lien, Hung Tien, Nam Cat (Nam Dan), Nghi Lien (Vinh city)...; a chain model linking livestock farming and consumption of chicken products in Thanh Chuong district, safe vegetable production in greenhouses in Do Luong district, Hoang Mai town, Vinh city; production of vegetables, tubers and fruits according to VietGAP standards in Nghi Loc district; black pig farming in Que Phong district; breeding cows in Con Cuong district; VietGAP chicken farming in Yen Thanh district; waste treatment in Hanh Lam commune (Thanh Chuong), Tan Huong commune (Tan Ky); construction of standard gardens in Kim Lien commune (Nam Dan), Trung Son commune (Do Luong)...

High-tech agricultural model in Nam Anh (Nam Dan). Photo: Thanh Phuc

Nghe An has also selected 3 communes to pilot the construction of model new rural communes, namely Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district (meeting 18/19 criteria); Son Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district (meeting 18/19 criteria); Quynh Doi commune, Quynh Luu district (meeting 19/19 criteria).
At the grassroots level, the role of Party organizations, authorities, and socio-political organizations in building new rural areas is promoted, discussed democratically, and people really know, discuss, and do. The green and beautiful landscape environment is increasingly protected and embellished. The unique cultural values ​​of ethnic groups, regions, and areas are preserved and promoted.

It can be said that after nearly 5 years of implementation, the NTM program in Nghe An continues to create strong changes, changing the face of rural areas, improving the quality of life for rural people, and the people's hearts and the Party's will are determined and unanimous.

A corner of Tan Ky town. Photo: Sach Nguyen

PV:From now until the end of 2020, what important tasks will Nghe An have to complete, comrade?
Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu:In 2020, the province strives to have 36 more communes meeting the NTM standards, bringing the total number of communes meeting the NTM standards in the province to 282 communes, equivalent to 68.6% of the total number of communes in the province. Communes recognized as meeting the NTM standards continue to strive to meet the advanced NTM standards, model NTM standards; improve the quality of life of rural residents; create many production models associated with stable jobs for people, the average income per capita in rural areas strives to reach 32 million VND/year or more by the end of 2020. Maintain, strive to maintain and improve the quality of indicators in terms of the number of criteria, the average of the whole province reaching 16.5 criteria/commune or more.

Community tourism in the Western region of Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Cuong

It is known that at the commune level, there will be communes that meet NTM standards, communes that meet advanced NTM standards, and communes that meet model NTM standards.

Similarly, at the district level, there are districts that meet the NTM standards, districts that meet the advanced NTM standards, and districts that meet the model NTM standards. Nghe An will base on the Central's instructions to have closer and more accurate plans for the next period on the basis of excellently completing the 2020 goals and issuing mechanisms and policies for the 2020 - 2025 period.

Many OCOP products of Nghe An have achieved 3 stars or more. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The province will continue to consolidate and constantly improve the quality of NTM criteria, strengthen the direction of building NTM communes, advanced NTM communes, model NTM communes; NTM districts, advanced NTM districts, model new NTM districts; villages and hamlets meeting NTM standards; model residential areas; NTM standard gardens. Maintain and promote the emulation movement "Nghe An joins hands to build new rural areas", at the same time supplement a number of support and incentive policies to create conditions and encourage localities to continue to promote the implementation of the movement.
Focus on developing production, increasing people's income, building sustainable production models to respond to climate change. Accelerate restructuring of the agricultural sector, focus on applying high technology to production; build production linkage chains and replicate effective economic models in localities. Promote the implementation of the Program "One commune one product” (OCOP).
Localities and units must enhance the role and responsibility of Party committees and authorities at all levels, especially the role of leaders in building new rural areas. The content of building new rural areas must become a political task of localities and relevant agencies.

PV:What should be done to narrow the gap between regions in building new rural areas?
Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu:Up to now, the whole province has 246/411 communes meeting the NTM standards, however, only 73/246 communes meeting the standards are in mountainous districts. In order to shorten the gap between regions, in the coming time, the province will focus on implementing the following solutions:
The first:It is necessary to continue to do a good job of extensive propaganda to raise awareness within the Party, the political system and the community about the purpose, requirements, content, methods and organization of the implementation of the NTM program, especially for people in especially difficult mountainous communes.
Monday:Determining that implementing a production development model to increase people's income is the premise and core, all levels and sectors need to have proactive, creative, and appropriate ways of working, taking advantage of local resources, especially human resources.

Customers visit the Quy Chau brocade booth in Vinh city at the Patriotic Emulation Conference. Photo: Quang An