Conference of Prime Minister's dialogue with farmers will be held in Son La

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend and chair events on May 28 and 29; the focus of which is the Conference of the Prime Minister's Dialogue with Vietnamese Farmers, which will take place on the morning of May 29 in Son La province, with 62 connecting points across the country.

Northwest Square, Son La city will host many activities in the event series.

With the theme “Supporting and empowering farmers; realizing the vision of sustainable agricultural and rural development”, the Dialogue Conference will take place under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, with 500 delegates present in person at the Son La Provincial Conference Center, including 300 typical farmers representing 12 million farmer households nationwide. Along with that, the Conference will also have the participation of leaders of the Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee at 62 connecting points nationwide.

According to the Organizing Committee, as of May 23, more than 1,600 questions, proposals, and recommendations had been sent to the head of the Government. The questions were sent by farmers and readers nationwide through channels such as: Farmers' Associations of provinces and cities; direct questions from experts and scientists.

It is expected that at the conference, the Prime Minister will directly dialogue and exchange in an open and frank spirit with representatives of 300 typical Vietnamese farmers and with representatives of Farmers' Associations at all levels. In addition, the Prime Minister will also dialogue and exchange with cooperatives, enterprises operating in the fields of agriculture and rural areas; experts and scientists.

Attending the dialogue conference with the Prime Minister were also representatives of leaders of central ministries and branches; localities to discuss and answer questions and issues that many farmers are concerned about; at the same time, propose solutions and strategies for development in the coming time.

Leaders of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union informed about the series of events.

Fruit Festival - Vietnam OCOP products 2022co-organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union and Son La province. The opening ceremony is expected to take place on the evening of May 28 at Tay Bac Square, Son La city and will last for 5 days (May 28 to June 1). The scale of the Festival is about 500 booths divided into areas: "Vietnamese agricultural products and OCOP products - reaching out to the world"; Exhibition "Achievements in Vietnam's agricultural development"; Exhibition "Achievements in socio-economic development and development potential of Son La province" ...

Delegates visit product display booth.

The Festival also has events such as the Conference on connecting consumption and export of Son La mangoes and agricultural products in 2022; the exhibition "Agricultural products road"; the cultural space "Mountain cuisine"; Online exhibition fair; consumption of agricultural products and OCOP products on e-commerce platforms; the contest "Creating art from flowers and fruits; "Beautiful photos of fruits"...

Within the framework of the series of events, the following activities also took place: Scientific workshop "Building the Vietnam Farmers' Union and the Vietnamese peasant class in the period of promoting industrialization, modernization and international integration to 2030, with a vision to 2045" organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of Son La Provincial People's Committee informed about the province's preparations.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of Son La Provincial People's Committee, emphasized: When organizing the series of events of the Prime Minister's Dialogue with Farmers, Fruit Festival - Vietnam OCOP products in 2022, Son La hopes to promote the people and products of the province; connect Son La province with other provinces nationwide to support and consume agricultural products and fruits; support to attract investment and develop agriculture in the direction of high technology and sustainability; promote and introduce products to the world market.

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