Yen Tri Agricultural Cooperative (Yen Thuy district) ensures food safety from the stages of harvesting, classifying, cleaning to processing and preserving products.
Changing mindset - innovative ways of doing things
One of the most obvious changes that Project No. 01-DA/TU brings is the change in farmers' production thinking. From individual, fragmented production, many farmers have now approached the commodity production model, with market calculations, traceability and brand building.
By mid-2024, the province will have 677 effective agricultural production models. These include 79 cooperatives, 202 cooperative groups and hundreds of professional associations and branches - 2 to 4 times higher than the initial target of the project. Many models have formed stable chains of links with businesses, supermarkets and e-commerce platforms. The province currently has 158 OCOP products, most of which have QR codes for traceability, gradually expanding domestic and foreign markets.
In Tan Lac district, the model of linking consumption of Tan Lac red grapefruit between cooperatives, cooperative groups and enterprises is considered typical. Thanks to the application of safe production processes, full diary recording, registration of growing area codes and support for trade promotion, Tan Lac red grapefruit products have entered the supermarket system in Hanoi and some southern provinces, and have even been exported.
Mr. Duong Duc Tinh, a member of the Tan Lac Red Grapefruit Production, Processing and Consumption Cooperative, said: Up to now, the Cooperative has a total grapefruit growing area of 50 hectares. All crops are cared for according to VietGAP and organic standards. In the process of building and preserving the brand of this specialty fruit, the Cooperative has always received attention, companionship and support from all levels, sectors and localities, including the HND levels. In addition to the opportunity to access preferential capital and be supplied with agricultural materials, the HND can also advise and provide market information and consumption trends, helping the Cooperative adjust production according to market demand, avoiding the risk of product backlog.
Practical support, promoting the role of Farmers' Association
To create momentum for the above changes, from 2021 to present, Hoa Binh province has mobilized large resources with a total capital of more than 8,700 billion VND. Of which, the central budget support from the National Target Program, the Farmers Support Fund, and the source from the coordination programs is 921,559 billion VND (reaching 562% of the Project target); the local budget is 134,642 billion VND (reaching 105% of the Project target); over 6,700 billion VND is preferential credit capital. The Farmers Support Fund has nearly doubled, reaching over 45 billion VND, supporting thousands of farmer members to expand their production models.
Farmers' Associations at all levels play a key role in implementing Project No. 01-DA/TU. Over the past 3 years, the Association has organized more than 1,000 technical training courses, transferred science and technology, organized 77 trade promotion events, dozens of fairs and agricultural markets. From passively waiting for the market, farmers now have the opportunity to directly promote their products and expand their consumption network. In particular, the Associations at all levels have supported the construction of 15 safe agricultural and food stores in districts and cities. These stores have become points of promotion and consumption of OCOP products, safe agricultural products produced according to VietGAP and organic standards for farmers in and outside the province.
In parallel, the models of "farmer tree rows", "farmer flower streets", "model gardens", "model residential areas" have also been replicated in many localities, contributing to improving the environment, rural landscape and raising the criteria of NTM. Up to now, the Farmers' Association at all levels has maintained and built 730 new models of rural environmental protection; built over 330 "farmer tree rows" with the Association's signboard.
Comrade Bui Duc Bien, Vice Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association emphasized: "We determined that if we want to go the long way, we must change our thinking. When farmers consider production as an economic activity and consider products as assets, they will be more proactive in linking, ensuring quality and traceability. The Association is only a companion, creating an environment and providing timely support. Farmers have better promoted their role as subjects, participating in cooperation, linking, transforming production structures, developing the economy, restoring and developing rural industries, preserving national cultural identity, maintaining political security, social order and safety, building new rural areas, improving income and material and spiritual life of rural residents".
To let Project No. 01-DA/TU continue to be the foundation
Project No. 01-DA/TU was issued in a timely manner, concretizing a number of contents in the Resolutions of the Party Congresses at all levels and the Resolution of the 17th Hoa Binh Provincial Party Congress, which is important and close to the actual situation in the locality. It highlights the role and responsibility of each agency, unit, and locality in participating, coordinating, and implementing programs and projects to mobilize resources for local socio-economic development, in conjunction with the National Target Programs. Thereby supporting farmers to develop production, invest in expanding production scale according to the linkage chain, form production areas, and gradually build product brands.
Farmers' Associations at all levels in the province are united and develop strongly in all aspects; farmers' production and business thinking is constantly innovated, improving quality and added value, promoting regional and local advantages, adapting to climate change. The system of production and business organization in agriculture is increasingly improved; the proportion of processed agricultural products is gradually increasing, the consumption market is expanding, exports are increasing rapidly in terms of output, value and proportion of high-quality products; agriculture continues to develop in both scale and production level, maintaining growth at a fairly good level, affirming its position as a pillar of the economy, firmly ensuring food security of the province.
Despite achieving many positive results, Project No. 01-DA/TU faces a number of challenges such as: Small-scale production is still common; the management capacity of many cooperatives is limited; digital transformation is only at a basic level, mainly using paper diaries, and the management software system has not been synchronized. Many older farmers are still afraid of digital technology and are not familiar with e-commerce. In addition, the need to train Association officials, especially at the commune level, in market connection skills, consumer demand analysis, brand building and value chain management needs to be paid attention to...
According to the assessment of Comrade Bui Duc Hinh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee: Project No. 01-DA/TU has laid a very fundamental foundation for the shift from production to agricultural economy. After more than 3 years of implementation, the Project has not only created changes in the fields and gardens, but more importantly, it has aroused the proactive spirit, economic thinking and aspirations of farmers. This is the foundation for Hoa Binh to continue developing modern agriculture, building advanced rural areas, model rural areas and improving farmers' lives in the following years.
In the coming period, the Party Committee, the government, departments, branches and organizations at all levels in the province need to strengthen the leadership of the Party Committee, the unified coordination and direction of the government, departments, branches and organizations at all levels in supporting farmers, listening to opinions, recommendations, thoughts and aspirations and encouraging farmers to enthusiastically compete in production. Continue to do a good job of disseminating the content and significance of Project No. 01-DA/TU in conjunction with patriotic emulation movements launched by the Central and the province. Continue to effectively implement Resolution No. 46-NQ/TW, dated December 20, 2023 of the Politburo on innovation and improving the quality of activities of the Vietnam Farmers' Association to meet the requirements of revolutionary tasks in the new period. The province continues to prioritize improving the capacity of cooperatives, promoting digitalization and supporting farmers to access the market in a more substantial way. Hoa Binh province also determined to continue perfecting the production - processing - consumption chain of agricultural products, expanding raw material areas associated with typical products, strengthening public-private linkages and developing sustainable new rural areas...
Thu Hang
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Focus on agricultural product quality linked to the value chain
Nguyen Phung Chinh
Chairman of Luong Son District Farmers' Association
Project No. 01-DA/TU of the Provincial Party Standing Committee is truly a guideline, adding strength to Farmers' Associations at all levels in their journey to accompany the people, bringing about clear changes in the capacity of the Association and effective support for farmers to develop production and consume products, contributing to the construction of new rural areas.
In order for the Project to continue to be more effective in the coming time, we have determined that it is necessary to focus on improving the quality of agricultural products associated with the value chain and sustainable consumption markets. This requires promoting the transfer of science and technology, especially safe and sustainable production processes to each household and each cooperative. Maximizing the effectiveness of the Farmers' Support Fund and policy capital sources, along with proper instructions on capital use, will help farmers have enough strength to invest and develop larger-scale, more modern production.
Improve management skills and market understanding for farmers
Vu Thi Le Thuy
Director of 3T Agricultural Cooperative Cao Phong, Cao Phong town (Cao Phong)
The biggest difficulty of many cooperatives and cooperative groups today is the lack of people with management skills and understanding of the market. Cooperative staff are mostly part-time, few are properly trained. In addition, digital transformation has only stopped at keeping electronic diaries, while farmers are still quite confused about selling or connecting on e-commerce platforms. Therefore, one of the biggest wishes of many cooperatives and production groups is to be accompanied, connected by Farmers' Associations at all levels, creating conditions for them to receive more in-depth training in commercial skills and have specialized staff to support cooperatives in practice. Thereby contributing to the continued development of Hoa Binh province's agriculture in both scale and production level.
Teachers' gestures give children more strength before exams
Bui Thi Lien
Vu Ban Town, Lac Son District
The high school graduation exam is an important milestone not only for 12th graders, but also a concern for every family. As a parent with a 12th grader, I was very touched to learn that teachers in the school voluntarily organize free review classes for students in the evenings and on weekends. Regardless of hardship or asking for remuneration, the teachers persistently accompany their students from each difficult math problem, each argumentative paragraph, each type of exam close to the structure of the Ministry of Education and Training. This is not only academic support, but also a great source of spiritual encouragement for the students.
For us, as parents, this action is extremely meaningful and practical. In these difficult economic times, the fact that our children can study systematically and scientifically, completely free of charge, is precious, reducing the financial burden for many families. But more than that, we feel the heart, dedication and passion that teachers devote to their beloved students.
Source: https://baohoabinh.com.vn/12/201941/De-De-an-so-01-DATU-tro-thanh-cu-hich-doi-thay-nong-nghiep,-nong-dan,-nong-thon.htm
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