Avoid 'breakdown' in implementing agricultural support policies

(Baonghean.vn) - That is the issue that delegates are interested in discussing at the review of a number of reports and draft resolutions in the economic - budget field to be presented to the 5th session of the 17th Provincial People's Council by the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council on the morning of December 1.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Party Inspection Committee chaired the inspection. Attending were Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Hoang Viet Duong and Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee Le Xuan Dai and Dinh Viet Hong. Photo: Minh Chi.

The Draft Resolution on amending and supplementing a number of policies to support agricultural and rural development in the province (replacing Resolution No. 125/2014/NQ-HDND and Resolution No. 200/2015/NQ-HDND) drafted by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed 28 policies. Of which, 13 policies were kept intact, 10 policies were proposed to be amended and supplemented, and 5 new policies.

At the review, members of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council acknowledged the spirit of innovation in building agricultural policies aiming towards large-scale production, applying high technology to agricultural production, improving productivity and production value of plant and animal products in the province and basically agreed with the policies proposed by the drafting agency.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Xuan Dai requested the Department of Finance to consider regulations on business trip allowances and conference participation regimes for those who do not receive salaries according to the budget. Photo: Minh Chi

However, going into each specific policy, Chief of the Provincial People's Council Office Pham Van Hoa said that when the beneficiaries of the policy are still mainly farmers, it is still difficult to overcome fragmented and small-scale production. Mr. Hoa gave an example of the policy to support raising foreign pigs with a scale of 30 pigs or more, which is still small-scale production, so this policy should be abolished.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Hoang Viet Duong said it is necessary to supplement policies to encourage and support the establishment of cooperatives and solve the output of agricultural products.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council also pointed out the inadequacies of the proposal on support for the construction of greenhouses for safe vegetable production, which sets a minimum scale of 1,000 m2, so people cannot access the policy, only businesses can do it. Therefore, it is recommended that the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development clearly define the support objects, on that basis, adjust the index accordingly.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Hoang Viet Duong requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to consider issuing a policy to support the settlement of agricultural product output. Photo: Minh Chi

Regarding the problem of fragmentation and small-scale agricultural production, many opinions assert that it is necessary to change and focus on policy support objects, including enterprises, cooperatives, and farms. Mr. Hoang Van Phi - Secretary of Hung Nguyen District Party Committee suggested that it is necessary to change the mindset in policy making towards supporting models, from good models, farmers will follow.

Concluding this content, Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council, Le Hong Vinh, affirmed: The draft resolution is a system of policies that support agricultural and rural development, so it is recommended that the policy drafting agency fully absorb the opinions of the delegates to make appropriate adjustments before submitting it to the Provincial People's Council.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed that the Provincial People's Council have a policy to subsidize new, high-yield, good-quality pure rice varieties. Photo: Minh Chi

Pointing out the reality of some agricultural support policies that have not been implemented in the past due to lack of resources, comrade Le Hong Vinh requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to pay attention to ensuring resources, avoiding "breaking down" in resources when implementing; at the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the conditions that come with the policies such as environmental protection, ensuring food hygiene and safety; on the other hand, it is necessary to pay attention to avoiding duplication of policies...

Also this morning, the Economic - Budget Committee reviewed the report on the implementation results of the National Target Program on New Rural Construction in 2017 and the tasks for 2018.

The Economic - Budget Committee also reviewed a number of draft resolutions regulating the content and expenditure levels of statistical surveys; draft resolutions regulating the working fee regime, conference fee regime; draft resolutions regulating fees for selection and recognition of mother trees, parent trees, forestry seed gardens, seed forests... in Nghe An province.

Minh Chi