Nghe An Provincial People's Committee approved the Agricultural Extension Program for the period 2021 - 2025

Nghe An Province Agricultural Extension Program for the period 2021 - 2025 with the goal of contributing to improving the production and business efficiency of organizations and individuals operating in the agricultural sector. Changing the household economic model to a cooperative collective economic model. Building value chain linkage models for key products of Nghe An province.

Many agricultural extension models bring high economic efficiency. Photo: Xuan Hoang

In addition, it contributes to shifting the agricultural economic structure towards commodity production, improving productivity, quality, and food safety to meet domestic and export demands. Promoting the restructuring process of the agricultural sector towards increasing added value and sustainable development associated with new rural construction.

Mobilizing resources from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals to participate in technology transfer in agriculture.

Farmers in Nghi Lien commune produce safe vegetables in greenhouses. Photo: Quang An

The total budget for implementing the Agricultural Extension Program for the 2021-2025 period is 117 billion VND. Of which, the budget from the provincial budget is 99.1 billion VND, accounting for 84.7%; The budget from counterpart funds is 17.9 billion VND, accounting for 15.3%.

The above funding sources include: Funding for model building (both livestock and crop), training, information and propaganda... Focus on transferring and applying scientific and technological advances, good quality plants and breeds to improve productivity, quality and growth rate in agricultural production... Annually, 1,100 - 12,000 training courses are organized to improve capacity for 75,000 agricultural extension officers, grassroots agricultural officers, farmers...