Application of science and technology to protect genetic resources of native plants and animals in Nghe An
Thanks to the application of science and technology, the genetic resources of many rare crops and livestock of Nghe An are preserved, exploited and developed.
On August 30, the Department of Science and Technology held a conference on science and technology activities at district and city levels in 2024. Attending the conference were representatives of the Department of Technology Application and Technical Advancement, Research Institutes and scientists; a number of provincial departments, branches and sectors, leaders of the Department of Science and Technology; representatives of People's Committees of districts, cities and towns, enterprises, scientific organizations, universities and colleges in the province.
According to the report at the conference, in 2024, district-level science and technology activities achieved outstanding results: Up to now, 159 traditional products and local specialties have been impacted by science and technology.
Among them, there are many products ranked as OCOP stars; The genetic resources of many rare plants and animals have been preserved, exploited and developed such as: yellow camellia, codonopsis, purple morinda, red polygonum, purple khôi, Japanese angelica... as a foundation for implementing the program of developing medicinal materials and pharmaceutical industry.
Information technology is widely applied in all levels, sectors, enterprises and the whole society, contributing significantly to the gradual change and creation of new working styles and methods, improving the effectiveness of leadership, management and operation of agencies and the production and business efficiency of enterprises. For example: VNPT-office electronic office, software for managing examination and treatment at hospitals, paperless education...
Inspection and examination work has many innovations, contributing to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management activities. The quality of goods has been gradually improved, some products have affirmed their brands, gradually dominating the market;
Many products of Nghe An meet Vietnamese standards, international standards, trademark protection, industrial designs, and are competitive in the market. Many products in the province have been applied with traceability stamps, especially those products that have achieved OCOP certification.
In addition, local authorities are well aware of the role of science and technology, and are responsible for establishing and supporting the operation of production and business organization models (cooperatives, associations, enterprises); paying attention to product quality management, building and developing brands; People are aware of participating in production and business organizations, building and protecting product quality and brands; coordinating and helping each other to produce and do business better and more effectively.
At the conference, delegates also clarified the limitations in science and technology activities at the district level: Activities are still being implemented slowly compared to the signed plan; Applications of science and technology advances in the district are still scattered, not following the product chain, so they have not created decisive breakthroughs...
At the conference, delegates also had many presentations, contributed opinions and shared experiences in implementing science and technology tasks in their localities. At the same time, they discussed, deliberated and proposed directions for science and technology activities in the area in the coming time.
In 2024, 24 new science and technology application models will be deployed with support from the Science career budget from 90-160 million VND/model. Up to now, 19/24 new models have been deployed, reaching 79.2% of the plan.
In addition, in the first 8 months of 2024, over 119 models have been built in districts, cities and towns, from various funding sources. Focusing mainly on the fields of agriculture, forestry and fishery and building product brands and intellectual property.
