Ethnic people in Nghe An with clean agricultural production model

(Baonghean.vn) - Afternoon 9/12The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development organized a summary and replication of the results of the project "Research, training, technology transfer and agricultural production in the districts of Ky Son, Tuong Duong, Que Phong and Quy Chau".

Mr. Nguyen Van Lap, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, spoke at the meeting.

The project "Research, training, and technology transfer into agricultural production in the districts of Ky Son, Tuong Duong, Que Phong, and Quy Chau" is sponsored by the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam.

After 1 year of implementation, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has organized 44 training courses with over 2,700 people including agricultural officers, commune agricultural extension officers and farmers participating in the model and outside the model, of which 97% of the trainees are ethnic minorities.

Ms. Cao Thi Chau, Na Cam village, Tam Thai, Tuong Duong, representing households implementing the chicken farming model using biosafety bedding, shared experiences at the summary meeting.

The training content focuses on: smart agricultural production adapting to climate change, food safety and hygiene, new techniques in agricultural production; techniques for producing crops and livestock associated with building demonstration models in each region such as techniques for raising biosafe broiler chickens, techniques for producing safe tea and vegetables according to VietGAP, and techniques for raising biosafe pigs.

Through training and technology transfer, people have been able to access and grasp new advances, thereby changing their way of thinking and working, effectively applying them to production, contributing to improving productivity and product quality.

Tuyet Shan tea nursery model in Ky Son. Photo: Thanh Quynh

In addition, the project has also built advanced production and breeding models for hundreds of participating households, such as models of Safe Vegetable Production following VietGAP (green squash) in 4 districts; growing Tuyet Shan tea following VietGAP in Huoi Tu village, Ky Son; Raising safe biological chickens in Huu Kiem (Ky Son), Xa Luong (Tuong Duong), Chau Kim (Que Phong) and Tan Lac (Quy Chau)... In general, the demonstration models have achieved higher efficiency than expected.

Through the actual implementation of the project, farmers, including many ethnic minority households, have grasped the production process and practices in the direction of good agricultural production (VietGAP), contributing to changing people's awareness in production to achieve productivity, efficiency, and increase income, especially in producing safe food.

Initially, in the project areas, cooperative groups have been formed to link production and find markets for products. Models applying scientific and technological advances in the direction of VietGAP have reduced environmental pollution and prevented soil erosion caused by traditional farming.

Phu Huong