Promoting the role of Nghe An Farmers' Association in agricultural economic development

On December 30, Nghe An Provincial Farmers' Association held a conference to review the association's work and farmers' movement in 2024, and deploy key tasks in 2025. Attending and directing the conference were comrades: Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors. Comrade Nguyen Quang Tung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association chaired the conference.

Building 173 effective economic models owned by farmers

In 2024, the first year of implementing the resolution of the congresses of farmers' associations at all levels, term 2023-2028, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Farmers' Association directed all levels of associations to focus on building the association organization, taking care of innovating the content and order of branch activities, developing and improving the quality of members. Accordingly, 85% of branches organized regular activities, the rate of members attending regular activities reached over 77%; 100% of branches had association funds to operate with many creative and effective ways of building association funds; in the year, 11,509 new members were admitted (reaching 115%/plan); 16 professional farmer associations and 154 professional farmer association groups were established.

In 2024, 447 association bases in 21 districts, cities and towns organized a campaign for 268,666 member households to register for the title of Good Farmer and Business Household at all levels, of which 143,683 households achieved (reaching 117% of the plan). The work of mobilizing farmer members to help each other overcome difficulties, escape poverty and become rich has always been of interest to all levels of the association. Accordingly, visits were organized to encourage families of officials and members facing difficulties and 2,565 gifts and rice worth more than 1.5 billion VND were given; The "Bricks of Love" campaign supported the construction of 255 houses, with a total amount of 2.8 billion VND.

In particular, the Farmers' Union at all levels has mobilized farmers to actively implement the National Target Program on building new rural areas effectively and practically. During the year, farmers in the whole province contributed more than 439 billion VND, donated more than 67,536 m2 of land, and participated in nearly 360,979 working days to build rural infrastructure. Supported the construction of 495 waste treatment models; 15,673 models of making bio-fertilizers at households and produced 41,509 tons of bio-fertilizers to serve production. The whole province built 506 gardens in the direction of New Rural Standard Gardens, 190 Gardens meeting New Rural Standard Gardens;...

During the year, the Provincial Farmers' Association Standing Committee directed farmers' associations in districts, cities and towns to survey, select and announce 85 effective economic models for officials and farmer members to visit and learn from; directed associations at all levels to step up support and guidance for farmer members to build 173 economic models, apply new techniques and advanced production organization methods, contributing to improving production and business efficiency.

In addition, the association organizations have focused on guiding and supporting members and farmers to develop the collective economy; digital transformation; promoting service activities, consulting, and supporting farmers to develop production and business...

At the conference, delegates clarified existing limitations and problems and proposed solutions for 2025.

Synchronously implement solutions to promote movements and activities of the Association.

Speaking at the conference, comrade Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged and highly appreciated the results and achievements that the Provincial Farmers' Association at all levels achieved in 2024; actively contributing to the common achievements in the province's socio-economic development.

At the same time, he emphasized that 2025 is a year with many important events, especially the Party Congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term. Therefore, the movements and work of the Association, especially the key goals, must be implemented quickly, drastically, and achieve high results.

In particular, focusing on transforming agricultural production thinking into agricultural economics associated with digital transformation and digital economy; promoting the role of the subject in the movement of building new rural areas, ecological agriculture, civilized farmers, and modern rural areas; at the same time, it is necessary to build effective models, clearly defining the role of the Association in the fields of economic development, environmental protection, and development of OCOP products...

At the conference, the Provincial Farmers' Association Executive Committee identified a number of key tasks for the Association and the farmers' movement in 2025, including: Promoting the Association's propaganda work on transforming farmers' thinking from agricultural production to agricultural economy; production linked to the market, application of science and technology, association and cooperation.

Focus on building the Association's organization, pay attention to recruiting members; Promote the construction and development of professional farmers' branches and professional farmers' groups; Quickly stabilize the organization and movement in units implementing administrative unit mergers.

Promote the role of farmers and farmers' associations in participating in agricultural development, rural economy, and new rural construction; Strengthen consulting activities and support services for farmers.

At the conference, authorized by the Prime Minister, Comrade Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit to Comrade Nguyen Thi Hai - Vice Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association; awarded Certificates of Merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to 2 individuals and 1 collective. On this occasion, the Executive Committee of the Provincial Farmers' Association awarded Certificates of Merit to 74 collectives with outstanding achievements in the Association's work and the farmers' movement in 2024.