Comrade Pham Minh Chinh - Member of the Political Bureau, Prime Minister - presided over and directed the Conference. Attending the Conference were Comrade Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Member of the Political Bureau, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, Chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Comrade Luong Quoc Doan - Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Association ; leaders of central ministries, departments and agencies; leaders of provinces and cities; farmers, representatives of exemplary cooperatives; businesses, experts, and scientists.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered a speech at the conference.
Reporting on the results of implementing the conclusions of the 2024 Dialogue Conference and summarizing the opinions and proposals of farmers at the 2025 Conference, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Association, Luong Quoc Doan, said that before the conference, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Association compiled more than 5,000 opinions, proposals, and recommendations from farmers, businesses, and cooperatives sent to the Government and the Prime Minister . These proposals and recommendations were compiled and focused on five main groups of issues that farmers want the Government to continue to address.
Specifically, farmers proposed mechanisms and policies to promote cooperation and the transfer of scientific and technological applications in the production, harvesting, preservation, and processing of agricultural products; solutions to support training and digital transformation for farmers; policies and solutions regarding credit, taxation, and capital support for farmers; solutions and measures for managing and controlling the quality of agricultural inputs and stabilizing the prices of agricultural inputs; investment in agricultural and rural infrastructure; planning specialized farming areas, developing brands, key product lines, and solutions to support farmers' participation.
In his opening remarks at the dialogue, expressing his pleasure at meeting the "soldiers on the agricultural front," Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, on behalf of General Secretary To Lam and other Party and State leaders, extended his best wishes and greetings to the delegates attending the conference.
The Prime Minister and representatives of the Party leadership and ministries held a dialogue with farmers.
According to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, implementing the direction of General Secretary To Lam on "3 near, 4 no, 5 must" (close to the people, close to the grassroots, close to the digital space; no formalities, no avoidance, no pushing, no wrong functions; must listen, must dialogue, must set an example, must take responsibility, must report results), the dialogue between the Prime Minister and farmers aims to review the results of the 4 dialogues conducted during this term, as well as practically concretize the implementation of Resolution 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation and Resolution 68-NQ/TW on private economic development in the new situation; especially assessing the situation of natural disasters and overcoming the consequences of recent natural disasters.
Looking back at 40 years of reform, the Prime Minister affirmed that agriculture, farmers, and rural areas play a particularly important role, serving as a pillar for the economy, contributing to political stability, social order and security, inflation control, helping Vietnam escape poverty from its impoverished and backward starting point, and establishing the brand of Vietnamese agriculture on the international stage.
At the conference, farmers and cooperatives raised questions, exchanged opinions, and made direct proposals to the Government, the Prime Minister, and leaders of ministries, sectors, and localities on issues of concern. Through this, the Prime Minister and leaders of ministries and sectors listened and discussed the difficulties and obstacles raised by the farmers, while also proposing appropriate mechanisms and policies to address them.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that, with the spirit of "unity for strength, cooperation for more resources, and dialogue to strengthen trust," this dialogue between the Prime Minister and farmers was a great success with three major themes: science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation; the development of the private economy in agriculture, farmers, and rural areas; and overcoming recent natural disasters.
Comrade Luong Quoc Doan - Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Association, delivered a speech at the Conference.
During the dialogue, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized nine important points; including reaffirming the role, position, and importance of agriculture, farmers, and rural areas in the country's development in any period. Continuing to make breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation in accordance with resolutions of the Politburo, the National Assembly, and the Government. Focusing on developing strategic infrastructure, especially transportation infrastructure. Along with domestic consumption, expanding export markets; diversifying markets, products, and supply chains, not only exporting agricultural products but also exporting the entire agricultural sector…
Agribank takes the lead in accompanying and providing timely support to customers to overcome difficulties after natural disasters.
At the conference, the Prime Minister acknowledged that the banking sector had proactively activated timely credit policies, sharing the difficulties with people and businesses to overcome the challenges caused by recent natural disasters and floods, such as restructuring loan repayment terms for customers, reducing interest rates, and providing loans for post-storm production and business recovery…
Overview of the 2025 Conference of the Prime Minister's Dialogue with Farmers.
In the banking sector, Agribank has pioneered in supporting customers to overcome difficulties after natural disasters through practical credit policies. Specifically, for customers affected by typhoons No. 12 and 13 and floods, Agribank has reduced lending interest rates by up to 2% per year, creating conditions for restoring their lives and business production.
Proactively and flexibly responding to the severe damage caused by storms and floods, Agribank directed its branches to implement solutions to support customers who suffered losses in terms of people, property, supplies, crops, livestock, and production facilities in the provinces directly affected, including: Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, and Lam Dong.
Agribank will also not charge late payment interest and will adjust the overdue interest rate to 100% of the in-term lending interest rate for a period of 3 months, from November 19, 2025 to February 18, 2026. For new loans disbursed from November 19 to December 31, 2025 (excluding loans covered by other preferential interest rate programs at Agribank), Agribank will reduce the lending interest rate by 0.5%/year compared to the interest rate at the time of disbursement, for a maximum period of 6 months from the date of disbursement.
Ms. Phung Thi Binh, Deputy General Director of Agribank, represented Agribank at the 2025 Prime Minister's Conference on Dialogue with Farmers.
Capital from Agribank has supported large-scale agricultural production models, high-tech agriculture, and agricultural product value chains, thereby increasing the added value and competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural products in the international market, contributing to the comprehensive development of rural Vietnam. Agribank is also a pioneer in implementing the Government's and the banking sector's Action Program in deploying the National Strategy on Green Growth, practicing ESG, and aiming for Net Zero by 2050.
Earlier in October, Agribank also reduced lending interest rates by up to 2% per year to support customers affected and damaged by typhoons No. 10 and 11. This policy helps customers have more motivation to restore production and business activities and stabilize their lives after the natural disaster. In addition, from the beginning of 2025 to the present, Agribank has allocated over 80 billion VND for disaster relief efforts, out of a total of over 500 billion VND for social welfare activities nationwide.
Circular agriculture is the "key" to combining digital transformation and green production to promote sustainable agricultural development.
At the Conference, emphasizing the goal of developing "ecological agriculture, modern rural areas, and civilized farmers," the Prime Minister requested that all levels, sectors, and localities continue to recognize that agriculture, farmers, and rural areas have a long-term strategic position and are an important foundation for ensuring macroeconomic stability and sustainable growth. Farmers are the center, the subject, the driving force, and the resource of the development process; identifying the development of science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation as key to removing bottlenecks and obstacles in agriculture and rural areas, and as a breakthrough driving force to increase added value and the quality of agricultural products...
Promoting the development of the agricultural economy through digital transformation and restructuring towards organic and circular agriculture models is an inevitable trend today. For many years, Agribank has played a pioneering role in the field of green credit within the banking system, especially in the agricultural and rural areas. In addition to preferential credit programs regulated by the Government, Agribank annually implements preferential credit programs to develop agricultural production models towards green, sustainable, digital transformation, and technology application. Currently, Agribank's green credit outstanding has reached nearly 29,000 billion VND. This credit focuses on areas such as clean agriculture, sustainable forestry, renewable energy, environmental treatment, and the circular economy. Many projects have yielded practical results, such as reducing emissions in livestock farming and crop cultivation, promoting organic production, expanding the use of renewable energy, and developing agricultural value chains that meet green, clean, and sustainable standards.
The message from the 2025 Prime Minister's Conference on Dialogue with Farmers once again affirms the important position of agriculture, farmers, and rural areas in the country's development journey, while also setting stronger demands for innovation in growth models, application of science and technology, digital transformation, and green development. As the leading bank investing in the "three rural sectors" (agriculture, farmers, and rural areas), Agribank has implemented many solutions to support farmers in developing production and business, promptly assisting them in overcoming natural disasters, flexibly implementing preferential credit policies, and pioneering the promotion of circular agriculture, high-tech agriculture, and environmentally friendly production models. Entering a new phase with many intertwined opportunities and challenges, Agribank continues to work alongside the Government, ministries, localities, and farmers nationwide, contributing to realizing the goal of sustainable agricultural development, improving farmers' lives, and building a more prosperous, modern, and civilized Vietnamese rural area.
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