The Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union visited economic development models in Nghe An.

Also attending was comrade Nguyen Quang Tung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Nghe An province. Photo: Thanh Le

The delegates respectfully offered flowers and incense in memory and expressed their infinite gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh - National Liberation Hero, Outstanding Cultural Celebrity, who sacrificed his whole life for the revolutionary cause, for national independence, for a prosperous and happy life for the people.

Comrade Bui Thi Thom offered incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Le

During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh always valued farmers and agricultural development, considering it an objective necessity as a basis for developing other industries. He once said: "If our farmers are rich, our country will be strong; if our agriculture is prosperous, our country will be prosperous", and affirmed the comprehensive development of agriculture.

The working delegation commemorated President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Le

President Ho Chi Minh has passed away, but his instructions are always the compass for our Party to build a strategic path to rebuild a new society, including the issue of farmers linked to agricultural development and new rural construction; applying his thoughts, guidelines and policies into practice.

Studying and following Uncle Ho, in recent years, under the leadership of the Farmers' Association at all levels, Vietnamese farmers in general and Nghe An farmers in particular have united, joined hands and unanimously carried out effectively patriotic emulation movements; built a modern, sustainable agriculture, large-scale commodity production with high productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness.

The delegation listened to a presentation about the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Le

Offering flowers to his soul, the delegation promised to Uncle Ho that they would continue to strive to excellently complete all assigned tasks, unite as one, build the Farmers' Association stronger and stronger, and contribute to the development of the homeland and country.

Next, the Delegation visited Sen Que Bac Cooperative. Currently, the Cooperative has 9/12 products achieving OCOP, of which 4 products achieved 4 stars, 5 products achieved 3 stars; striving to have 2 products achieving 5 stars in 2022.

The working delegation visited and experienced eco-tourism in the rose garden of Nam Anh commune (Nam Dan). Photo: Thanh Le

Currently, products from Uncle Ho's lotus are available in many big cities: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Da Nang... and exported to a number of countries. The average annual revenue for the Cooperative is about 15 billion VND.

In Nam Dan district, the delegation visited and experienced eco-tourism in the rose garden in Nam Anh commune, which is considered the "rose capital" of the province.

Nam Anh commune has about 100 hectares of roses, of which 85 hectares have been harvested. In recent years, roses are not only for sale but also for tourism. Currently, in Nam Anh, there are many rose gardens chosen as eco-tourism destinations. Entrance fees for taking photos and sightseeing are about 30,000 VND/time, bringing good income to households with rose gardens.

The delegation visited the Livestock farm of Mr. Le Quoc Tan - Head of the Association of Farmers in Pig and Aquaculture in Hung Nghia commune (Hung Nguyen). Photo: Thanh Le

The delegation visited the livestock farm model of Mr. Le Quoc Tan - Head of the Association of Farmers in Pig and Aquaculture in Hung Nghia Commune (Hung Nguyen) who is a typical example of a good farmer in production and business at the Central level. Currently, the Association of Farmers in Pig and Aquaculture in Hung Nghia Commune (Hung Nguyen) has 40 members.

Comrade Bui Thi Thom - Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union discussed with Mr. Le Quoc Tan - Head of the Association of Farmers in Pig and Aquaculture in Hung Nghia Commune (Hung Nguyen) about the development orientation of the Association. Photo: Thanh Le

At the places visited, comrade Bui Thi Thom and the delegation shared and exchanged experiences with farmer members; at the same time, they discussed orientations for Farmers' Associations at all levels to accompany farmer members to expand and develop commodity-oriented production models, improving economic efficiency for members.