Building Thanh Tien commune (Thanh Chuong) into a livable countryside

RURAL MODERNIZATION

Thanh Tien is a commune in the “top” of Thanh Chuong district. The results of the leadership and direction of the Party Committee of the commune in the 2015 - 2020 term continue to affirm that position; especially in economic development and infrastructure development.

On Thanh Tien land today, there have appeared a number of agricultural economic models applying science and technology, creating added value and increasing the competitiveness of products. A typical example is the model of vegetable, root and fruit production on an area of ​​nearly 3,000 m²The greenhouse is structured to grow melons using Israeli technology by Mr. Nguyen Xuan Khanh.

High-tech vegetable and fruit production model in Thanh Tien commune (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Mai Hoa

This method does not use soil at all for production, meaning it does not depend on good or bad soil and the entire system is done in a greenhouse with an automatic irrigation system, ensuring temperature and humidity, so it does not depend on and is not affected much by external weather conditions. Therefore, production is continuous throughout the year and currently the demand for melons in the consumer market is quite easy.

The upcoming orientation will be to diversify vegetables, tubers, fruits (tomatoes, cucumbers and leafy vegetables) using hydroponics on substrates of Israeli technology and VietGAP standards. This is the first model applying high technology, considered a breakthrough in agricultural production in the midland mountainous district of Thanh Chuong.

In addition to the above model, during the term, the Party Committee and the Thanh Tien Commune government also focused on leading and directing the conversion of nearly 20 hectares of ineffective crops to growing Dien grapefruit and green-skin grapefruit. Along with that, farmers were encouraged to build a comprehensive farm and family economic model, including concentrated livestock farming applying science and technology combined with fruit tree planting. Typical examples are the two farms of Mr. Nguyen Tien Hung's family raising 50 pigs, more than 2 hectares of grapefruit intercropped with guava, 300 - 400 chickens; or Mr. Vuong Viet Nham's family raising 120 pigs, 500 chickens, 300 wild ducks and a fruit garden of all kinds.

Thanh Tien Commune (Thanh Chuong) develops farm and ranch economy according to a comprehensive model of livestock and crop farming.

The locality also focused on directing and receiving the people's consensus to transform mixed gardens into valuable fruit and vegetable gardens; of which 13 model gardens were effective. Particularly for rice, 95% of the spring hybrid rice varieties and over 40% of the summer-autumn rice varieties were structured, associated with the introduction of mechanization into production on over 100% of the fields, from land preparation to sowing and harvesting, freeing farmers from the hardship. With the forestry land area, the Party Committee and the government also directed the people to expand the paper raw material trees. Up to this point, the area has been basically closed, with a total of 120 hectares; of which 50 hectares have been harvested, achieving an average of 70 million VND/ha.

Along with agriculture, according to comrade Nguyen Hoang Hung - Chairman of the Commune People's Committee, during the 2015 - 2020 term, the locality has also attracted and put into operation the ABC Nghe An Garment Factory to produce and do business effectively, creating jobs and increasing income for local workers. At the same time, the Party Committee and the government have also given priority to leading and directing the development and expansion of civil carpentry, unburnt brick production, mechanics, etc.; at the same time, developing commercial services on National Highway 46C.

The whole commune currently has 277 industrial and service establishments; more than 300 trading households; 18 multi-function plows, 55 milling and flour milling machines for business. Accordingly, the proportion of trade and services in the economic structure increased from 38.9% (in 2016) to 41.6% (in 2019) and is estimated to be 42.1% in 2020; industry and construction from 28.4% (in 2016) to 31.8% (in 2019) and is estimated to be 32.4% in 2020.

Thanh Tien Commune mobilized people to build internal roads. Photo: MH

Not only building effective agricultural production models and promoting the development of industries, trade and services, Thanh Tien Party Committee and government also focus on investing in perfecting infrastructure. Although at the beginning of the 2015 - 2020 term, Thanh Tien commune was recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as a commune meeting NTM standards (November 2015), but with a mindset of not being self-satisfied, the locality continues to set higher goals and requirements, which is to improve the quality of NTM criteria.

Accordingly, in parallel with attracting investment resources from the budget and calling on children far from home to support, Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front and organizations also participate in propaganda, mobilization, and good implementation of democratic regulations, creating high consensus and response from cadres, party members and people.

During the term, the locality mobilized a total of nearly 35 billion VND to invest in basic construction, including a new office building, a commune health station (this is a condition for the commune to be recognized as meeting national health standards in 2016); invested in upgrading schools to ensure the requirements for building schools that meet level II standards (primary schools were recognized as meeting level II standards in 2019).

The Thanh Tien Commune Party Committee has paid attention to and effectively led and directed the education career. Photo: Mai Hoa

The system of cultural houses and communal stadiums has been completed and upgraded with cultural houses in hamlets associated with synchronous cultural and sports institutions, making Thanh Tien a commune that meets provincial-level cultural institution standards in 2018. The rural traffic system with a total length of 17 km continues to be invested in and upgraded with the lighting system in each residential area, creating a more modern and civilized rural appearance...

TAKING CARE OF PARTY BUILDING WORK

To achieve the above results, comrade Nguyen Trong Bay - Secretary of Thanh Tien Commune Party Committee said that the Party building work has been taken care of in all aspects; in which, focusing on ideological work, raising awareness for cadres, party members, and people, especially awareness of commodity production, market economy, integration; awareness of common consciousness and responsibility in building a spacious, clean and beautiful homeland, overcoming conservative, stagnant, dependent, subjective, and complacent thoughts...

Along with that is the enhancement of the leadership capacity, fighting strength of the Party organization and the strength of the entire political system. This is demonstrated through the issuance of policies and resolutions that are close to the local situation and at the right time; at the same time, innovation in leadership and direction style, attaching specific responsibilities to each organization and individual, especially the head.

Thanh Tien Commune Party Committee holds a meeting with the mass mobilization bloc. Photo: Mai Hoa

During the leadership process, focus on inspection and supervision to urge and promptly overcome any problems, difficulties, and limitations that may arise; promote the pioneering and exemplary role of cadres, party members, and their families as the core in every movement, in every neighborhood and residential area. And each cadre, party member, and their family is a model of "skillful mass mobilization" for all classes of people to look at and follow.

During the term, the Party Committee has also built a high level of solidarity and unity within the Party on the basis of promoting the spirit of democracy within the Party; all policies have been discussed and reached high consensus within the Standing Committee, the Standing Committee, the Executive Committee and the entire Party Committee.

High solidarity and consensus among the people are also built through promoting grassroots democracy regulations, openness and transparency in implementing all policies and guidelines, and each citizen is equal in rights and obligations.

Thanh Tien Commune Party Committee reviews and synthesizes economic indicators for the 2015 - 2020 term. Photo: Mai Hoa

The results of solidarity, innovation and creativity in the 2015 - 2020 term have created confidence for the Thanh Tien Commune Party Committee to set higher development goals in the 2020 - 2025 term. Accordingly, the priorities are to rapidly develop service industries and professions; actively apply science and technology in agricultural production, develop clean agriculture and organic agriculture; continue to build a model new-style rural commune, becoming a livable countryside; improve the material and spiritual life of the people.