Solemn 75th Anniversary Ceremony of Vietnam Forestry Industry

Attending the ceremony, on the Central side were comrades: Nong Duc Manh - former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Tran Quoc Vuong - Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat; Trinh Dinh Dung - Deputy Prime Minister; Nguyen Xuan Cuong - Party Central Committee member, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Nguyen Chi Dung - Party Central Committee member, Minister of Planning and Investment; Nguyen Dac Vinh - Party Central Committee member, Deputy Chief of the Party Central Committee Office; Nguyen The Ky - Party Central Committee member, General Director of the Voice of Vietnam; representatives of the leadership of the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, Vietnam Farmers' Association; Ministry of Public Security, Border Guard Command; former leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Also attending were representatives of leaders of the provinces: Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Nam Dinh, Quang Binh, Thua Thien Hue; Binh Dinh, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai; Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Lai, who was twice awarded the title of Labor Hero of the forestry sector.

Delegates attending the ceremony performed the flag-saluting ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Scene of the 75th Anniversary of the Establishment and Development of Vietnam's Forestry Industry. Photo: Thanh Cuong

75 YEARS OF KEEPING THE COUNTRY GREEN

At the Ceremony, on behalf of the Organizing Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan read the congratulatory letter of General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Vietnam Forestry Sector.

In the letter, the General Secretary and President cordially sent to all cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers of the entire industry through the periods his warmest feelings and best wishes, and at the same time acknowledged the important contributions to the socio-economic development of the country through previous historical periods, as well as in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland today of the industry.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development reads the congratulatory letter of General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The country is entering a new period of development, facing the requirements of socio-economic development associated with ecological environment protection, responding to climate change, the task of the industry is heavy but also very glorious. Therefore, the General Secretary and President hopes and believes that all cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers of the Vietnam Forestry industry will continue to promote the achievements they have made, unite, join hands, be unanimous, innovate and be creative, perform well their tasks and responsibilities, build the Vietnam Forestry industry to develop more and more; imbue and implement well the teachings of beloved Uncle Ho: "Forests are gold, if we know how to protect and build them, they are very precious".

In his opening speech at the ceremony, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said that 75 years ago, right after the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was born, on December 1, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh signed Decree No. 69, establishing the Ministry of Agriculture. Also on this day, the Ministry of Agriculture issued Decree No. 01 on the organization of the Ministry of Agriculture, which stipulates the main tasks of the Forestry Department:“Do administrative and professional work on forests and hunting”, the predecessor ofVietnam Revolutionary Forestry IndustryCurrently.

Overview of the great achievements of the Vietnamese Forestry industry in 75 years of formation and development,Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan CuongIt is believed that the above success comes from the correct guidelines and policies of the Party and State, and the drastic participation of all levels, sectors, and localities.

ComradeNguyen Xuan Cuong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development presented the opening speech at the Celebration Ceremony.Photo: Thanh Cuong

The above success also has the contribution of the entire people's efforts, hard work, creativity, and constant striving together with the acumen of the business community and professional associations. Forestry development is a concentrated expression of the achievements of national innovation, cooperation and support from the international community.

Realizing the common aspiration of Vietnam Forestry in the coming period is“Vietnam's forestry is modern and creative; developing harmoniously and sustainably.both abouteconomic, social, environmental; has an important position in the socio-economic development of the country"According to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, in the immediate future, the industry must focus on reviewing the National Forestry Development Plan and the Industry Development Strategy, along with effectively implementing basic solutions to maintain forest cover at 42%.

Focus on nurturing, restoring, and enrichingnatural forests, improve the productivity and quality of planted forests by 20% in 2025, 40% in 2030 compared to present; ensure the source of forest wood materials of about 40 million m³2025, 50 million m³By 2030, proactively develop the wood processing industry for export and domestic consumption.

Delegates attending the Celebration Ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong

At the same time, establish, manage, protect, develop and sustainably use land of 3 types of forests planned for forestry; mobilize maximum social resources, revenue from environmental services and forest products, medicinal herbs under the forest canopy will double by 2025, triple by 2030 compared to 2020; forestry production value growth rate from 5.0% to 5.5%/year stable until 2030; agricultural, forestry and fishery export turnover will reach 20 billion USD by 2025 and 25 billion USD by 2030.

Thereby, contributing increasingly to socio-economic development, environmental protection, water security, natural disaster mitigation, proactive and effective response to climate change; contributing to hunger eradication and poverty reduction, improving livelihoods for 20 million people in rural, mountainous and ethnic minority areas; contributing to maintaining national defense and security; having a timely project to implement the initiative to plant 1 billion more large and perennial trees due toPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuclaunched at the 13th Session of the 14th National Assembly.

BUILDING THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY INTO A SPECIAL ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL SECTOR

Speaking at the Ceremony, on behalf of the Government and Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung acknowledged, commended and congratulated the achievements of generations of cadres, workers and employees in the forestry sector over the past 75 years.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung speaks at the 75th Anniversary of Vietnam's Forestry Sector. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Entering a new development stage, opportunities and challenges are intertwined, posing a heavy burden for the forestry sector. The Deputy Prime Minister requested the forestry sector to continue promoting its traditions and achievements, unite, innovate, and strive to overcome difficulties to complete assigned tasks.

In particular, the Forestry sector needs to focus on restructuring in conjunction with climate change response and environmental protection, in conjunction with specific development conditions of each region and locality, and at the same time in conjunction with domestic and international market needs.

"Building the Vietnamese Forestry industry to truly become a unique, modern and creative economic and technical sector; developing according to the value chain, suitable for market mechanisms and deep international integration, with an important position in the country's socio-economic development"Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung emphasized

In addition, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung requested to focus on forest protection, especially natural forests; improve forest quality to protect the environment, mitigate natural disasters, proactively respond to climate change, provide diverse forest environmental services, contribute to hunger eradication and poverty reduction, improve livelihoods for people in rural, mountainous and ethnic minority areas and ensure national defense and security.

Manage, protect, develop and sustainably use land and forests planned for forestry; ensure broad and equal participation of economic sectors and social organizations in forestry activities, maximize social resources and increasingly contribute to the socio-economic development process.

Party committees and authorities at all levels strictly implement resolutions, directives, and directions of the Party and State, and laws on forest management and protection.

Performance at the Anniversary Ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong

“The Forestry sector must proactively advise and propose programs and action plans; coordinate with ministries, departments, branches and localities to successfully carry out the task of 'planting 1 billion trees in the next 5 years' launched by the Prime Minister,” Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung emphasized.

Next, delegates enjoyed the art program "Imprints of Green Journeys" with special content about Vietnam's Forestry industry.