Actively adapt to weather and soil characteristics

In 2025, Military Region 4 was affected by 5 major storms, of which storms No. 5 and No. 10 caused heavy damage, affecting the TGSX activities of the units. The outbreak of African swine fever in a number of provinces, along with the high prices of seeds, materials, fertilizers, and animal feed, has posed many challenges to the production work. However, thanks to proactive preparation and operation, the units have implemented many flexible measures, suitable to the weather and soil conditions of each area. We were present at the production garden of Battalion 2, Regiment 1, Division 324 just 2 weeks after storm No. 10. There were still traces of the devastation caused by the storm, but the unit's concentrated production area was covered with green again; the unit's TGSX models were gradually being restored. Major Nguyen Anh Hai, Battalion Commander of Battalion 2, said: “From the beginning of the year, with the support of superiors, the Battalion focused on renovating the growing garden. Previously, just a small rain would cause flooding, and during the rainy season, the water would be more than 1 meter deep and last for many days. We have invested more than 500m³ of land, built internal roads and planned a scientific growing area.”

Working hours at Regiment 764, Nghe An Provincial Military Command

Currently, the unit's vegetable garden area reaches 11,750m², an average of 28m²/person, reaching 140% of the planned target; ensuring 100% self-sufficiency in green vegetables. The barn system is built reasonably, ensuring physiological requirements of livestock, convenient care and disease prevention. Livestock breeds are carefully selected, ensuring quality and clear origin. Products put into meals are clean food, ensuring hygiene, food safety, prices 12-25% lower than the market, thanks to which the soldiers' meals are always maintained stably, gradually improving quality.

The 283rd Air Defense Brigade stationed in the area faces many difficulties in TGSX due to low-lying terrain, poor soil, scarce water resources, and proximity to residential areas, so livestock farming is limited due to the risk of environmental pollution... With those conditions, in order to perform well the regular TGSX task as well as participate in the Competition for Excellent TGSX Units at the battalion level and equivalent in 2025, right from the beginning of the year, the Brigade issued resolutions, directives, plans, instructions... At the same time, the Party Committee and the Brigade commander assigned tasks to the battalions to do a good job of preparing to participate in the competition. To date, the unit has invested more than 290 million VND from the unit fund, mobilized 3,440 working days of soldiers to renovate and build TGSX infrastructure. The Brigade's production system has been planned basically and systematically, associated with building a green, clean and beautiful environment.

Visiting the concentrated livestock and farming area of ​​Regiment 764 (Nghe An Provincial Military Command), we noticed that the system of barns, vegetable gardens, and fish ponds were systematically built, scientifically planned, and brought high economic efficiency. Battalion 41 alone invested more than 448 million VND to expand 800m² of garden, renew and consolidate 500m² of roof garden, 500m² of trellis, expand 140m² of barns, 400m² of fruit garden. The unit also concretized 2,000m² of area and plot banks; renewed 100m of internal road, 10m² of cages and rafts and built a number of technical innovation models with high economic efficiency.

Lieutenant Colonel Dang Trong Tam, Head of the Quartermaster Department, Logistics and Engineering Department, Nghe An Provincial Military Command, shared: “To improve the quality of TGSX work, the agency has proactively proposed to the Party Committee and the Provincial Military Command many policies and solutions to promote TGSX work in the entire force, associated with the tasks of training, combat readiness and regularization. For the 2025 "Excellent Production Unit" contest, the Provincial Military Command assigned Regiment 764, specifically Battalion 41, to be the participating force. Up to now, the unit has completed the VAC model, ready to compete with high determination, striving to achieve good results, creating a spreading influence throughout the provincial military. At the same time, it creates an abundant amount of food to serve the daily life of soldiers and creates reserves to welcome the Lunar New Year 2026 and welcome and train new soldiers in 2026".

From model to soldier life

To promote the strong development of the TGSX movement, Military Region 4 has effectively implemented many practical measures. Specifically, the competition for excellent TGSX units at the battalion level and equivalent in 2025. The competition is determined not only as a competitive playground but also as an opportunity to replicate good and creative practices. These models not only help soldiers have a source of fresh, good quality food but also increase income from TGSX activities, contributing to improving meals and improving life. At the same time, the process of building and operating the models has improved the organizational capacity and management methods of logistics officers and proactively directed production.

In the first 8 months of 2025, TGSX activities at the units were deployed synchronously and effectively. The output of food serving soldiers' meals reached a fairly good level compared to the annual plan: Vegetables, tubers, and fruits reached 40,727 kg (average 109 kg/person), pork 13,048 kg (34.8 kg/person), poultry 10,548 kg (28.1 kg/person), fresh fish 4,318 kg (11.5 kg/person). Some units that organized centralized kitchens well had results exceeding the target such as: Vegetables reached 124%, chicken reached 102.2%, fresh fish and eggs both reached more than 120% of the target.

Not only ensuring enough clean and safe food for the unit, the cost of TGSX products is 5-25% lower than the market, helping to save budget and improve spending efficiency. All profits are managed and used in accordance with regulations, publicly and transparently, serving production expansion, improving life and preventing risks.

Colonel Dinh Viet Lieu, Head of the Quartermaster Department, Logistics and Engineering Department of Military Region 4, said: “Building on the achieved results, in the coming time, units in Military Region 4 will continue to promote TGSX in a concentrated, basic, effective and sustainable direction. The focus is on replicating suitable models, applying technical advances, adjusting the structure of crops and livestock to suit local conditions; ensuring clean, safe food sources, reasonable prices, meeting the requirements of training tasks, combat readiness, especially during peak occasions such as military training, Lunar New Year, and receiving new soldiers”.

The results of the 2025 TGSX show that Military Region 4 has "reaped" difficulties, transforming challenges into motivation. Aiming for larger goals such as "focus, fundamental, effective, sustainable", units will continue to invest in planning, replicate effective models, apply science and technology and take TGSX efficiency as a criterion for evaluating task completion. That is the solid foundation for soldiers to feel secure in their work "eating well, dressing warmly, with a strong spirit, ready to fight".

Article and photos: LE ANH TAN

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