A series of proposals to address difficulties and shortcomings in commercial agricultural production.

On the morning of April 3rd, at the headquarters of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, under the chairmanship of Mr. Ly Binh Minh, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, the Provincial People's Council held a thematic supervision session on the implementation of Resolution 10-NQ/TU dated August 26, 2021, of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee on the Strategy for the Development of Commercial Agriculture in Lao Cai Province until 2030, with a vision to 2050 (Resolution No. 10).

During the monitoring session, a series of recommendations were raised regarding the resolution of existing problems, difficulties, and inadequacies in agricultural production in general, and commodity production in particular.

A view of the work program.

The conference was attended by leaders from the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development, Finance, and Planning and Investment; and units under the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A representative from the Department of Planning and Investment gave a speech.

According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development - the agency in charge of implementing Resolution No. 10, in 2023, the value of agricultural production in the province reached 9,098 billion VND; the income per hectare of cultivated land reached 95 million VND. Of this, the value of production of key commodities reached over 4,560 billion VND, an increase of 360 billion VND, equivalent to 91% of the target for 2025; key commodities include tea, medicinal herbs, bananas, pineapples, cinnamon, timber raw materials, and commercial pigs.

The head of the Department of Finance provided information on the budget allocated for the implementation of Resolution No. 10.

Several specific solutions in implementing Resolution No. 10 have been and are being proactively implemented by the agriculture and rural development sector and other sectors. These include managing land use planning and plans; applying science and technology to production; developing processing industries and supporting consumption services; building brands, regional codes, and quality standards; promoting trade and expanding markets; training and improving the quality of human resources; investing in infrastructure; and applying digital transformation to production...

Representatives from the provincial People's Council committees presented their opinions.

According to the report from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, some of the difficulties encountered recently include natural disasters; the province's commodity production areas are still small-scale and fragmented; the conversion of crop varieties and the application of advanced science in agricultural production are slow; the market for goods is not stable, and some products are mainly dependent on the Chinese market (bananas, cinnamon essential oil, processed forest products).

Delegates pointed out the limitations in agricultural production.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed that the province should soon issue a decree to replace, amend, and supplement the regulations detailing the implementation of several articles of the Forestry Law, including detailed regulations on payment for services related to forest carbon sequestration and storage, and the trading of carbon credits; and that the Government should soon issue a Protocol on quarantine for Vietnamese agricultural products and fruits exported to China to reduce customs clearance time and costs. The province also requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to strengthen market forecasting, organize guidance on regulations, standards, and norms applicable to certain export and import sectors and goods, and issues related to the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) that Vietnam is a party to.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development believes that the province needs a special mechanism for poor districts and highland communes at risk of desertification, specifically considering increasing the support for reforestation from 10 million VND to 30 million VND per hectare. They also suggest providing more support to localities in promoting investment and trade for key and potential products; accelerating administrative reforms; and addressing difficulties related to land and site clearance to implement agricultural production and processing projects.

Several suggested solutions have been put forward.

Participating in the discussion on the implementation of Resolution No. 10, leaders of functional departments and committees under the Provincial People's Council pointed out a number of limitations and shortcomings, and requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, related departments, and localities to focus on clarifying and finding solutions to overcome them.

Specifically, these include obstacles related to the dissolution of cooperatives, mainly operating in the agricultural production sector; resolving difficulties for investment projects in agriculture; revoking inefficient projects that fail to fulfill commitments and waste land resources; addressing unhealthy and non-transparent competition in the raw material production areas; resolving difficulties in using agricultural and forestry transport vehicles; and resolving outstanding issues related to rubber tree planting projects...

Representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development provided explanations and clarifications regarding some of the department's opinions and recommendations.

All the aforementioned issues were seriously discussed by the delegates attending the meeting, and the Provincial People's Council compiled them as a basis for proposing solutions and implementation in the future.

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