Mobilizing farmers to shift from agricultural production to agricultural economy

The conference was chaired by members of the Provincial Party Committee: Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Nguyen Quang Tung - Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association. Also attending were representatives of relevant departments and branches. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Help farmers eliminate hunger and poverty, and get rich legitimately

Implementing the coordination regulations, last year,Farmers AssociationAll levels and relevant departments and branches have well implemented the signed contents.

Accordingly, the parties have coordinated to implement programs and plans for economic and social development, especially on agriculture, farmers and rural areas issued by the Provincial People's Committee and relevant departments and branches; mobilize members and farmers to actively apply scientific and technical advances in production and business, transform crop structure, plant varieties and livestock, cooperate and link, produce safe agricultural products and food.

Comrade Nguyen Quang Tung - Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association reported on the results of implementing the coordination regulations in 2022. Photo: Thanh Phuc

The parties also promoted exemplary propaganda.typical good farmer and business, good people, good deeds, typical economic models for farmers to learn and follow.

In particular, accompanying farmers in implementing digital transformation in agricultural production and consumption, Nghe An Provincial Farmers' Association has signed a cooperation agreement with the Provincial Post Office for the period 2022 - 2025, developed an implementation plan for 2022 and directed the Association at all levels to coordinate with the Post Office system for implementation.

New Rural Standard Garden Model in Quynh Vinh Commune (Hoang Mai Town). Photo: Thanh Phuc

In addition to continuing to promote propaganda and mobilize farmers to contribute their efforts and money to participate in the construction of new rural areas, farmers' associations at all levels have proactively implemented practical activities to participate in the construction of new rural areas such as: Building 460 new rural standard gardens and 670 model farmer gardens in the direction of new rural standard gardens; planting 267 new rows of trees named "Farmers' Tree Rows Thank Uncle Ho"; maintaining 454 models of collecting and treating household waste...

At the conference, the departments and branches also frankly pointed out the shortcomings and limitations between the parties in the coordination work; at the same time, discussed and proposed solutions to improve the effectiveness of the coordination program between the Provincial Farmers' Association and the departments and branches in the coming time.

Mobilizing farmers to develop agricultural economy

Comrade Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee gave a speech at the conference. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged and highly appreciated the results achieved by the parties in the coordination program. In 2023, the Provincial Farmers' Association and departments and branches need to continue to promote the dissemination of the Party and State's policies and guidelines on socio-economic development, agricultural and rural development, and new rural construction.

The parties need to focus on propaganda and mobilization to strongly shift farmers' thinking from agricultural production to agricultural economy associated with market demand; promote regional and local advantages to develop agricultural production and business according to value chains, apply high technology to production, ensure environmental sanitation associated with building new rural areas, advanced new rural areas, and model new rural areas.

Along with that is the innovation and improvement of the quality and effectiveness of information and propaganda work, contributing to raising awareness, capacity and educational level for farmers and rural residents to innovate, apply science and technology in production, preservation, processing, consumption of agricultural products, and get rich from agriculture and rural areas.

In particular, the key task in 2023 is to effectively implement Circular No. 05-TT/TU, dated September 28, 2022 of the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee on leading the Congresses of Farmers' Associations at all levels and the 10th Congress of Delegates of the Farmers' Association of Nghe An Province, term 2023 - 2028. People's Committees at all levels pay attention to and create all conditions for Farmers' Associations at the same level to successfully organize their congresses, ensuring quality, creating good impressions, and encouraging the development of the farmers' movement.

Mr. Hoang Nghia Nhac, Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology, proposed to strengthen coordination between the two sides in the issue of farmers starting innovative businesses. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Continue to direct the organization to implement widely and effectively.National target program on new rural constructionperiod 2021 - 2025; National target program on sustainable poverty reduction; National target program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas period 2021 - 2030. In which, focusing on promoting the role of farmers in building new rural areas, contributing to promoting the farmers' movement, building a strong association.

At the same time, coordinate to carefully prepare conditions to successfully organize the Conference of the Prime Minister's dialogue with farmers in Nghe An.

The issue of transforming farmers' thinking from agricultural production to agricultural economics, linking production with market demand and agricultural product consumption is extremely important. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Concluding the conference, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee agreed with the proposal of the Provincial Farmers' Association that the Provincial People's Committee issue a document directing the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to coordinate and create conditions for the Farmers' Associations of districts, cities and towns to direct and organize the implementation of building new rural standard gardens in the area.

The representative of the provincial People's Committee also agreed to provide funding for the Provincial Farmers' Association to coordinate with relevant agencies to organize training courses on first aid and accident prevention at sea, and to promote propaganda against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing for crew members of fishing vessels with a maximum length of 15m or more.