Seminar on improving the effectiveness of grassroots agricultural extension activities in the new situation

Scene of the Discussion.

Attending and chairing the discussion were comrade Tran Thanh Nam, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment , along with representatives of departments, branches and agricultural extension forces of Tuyen Quang province; delegates from neighboring provinces such as Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen, Lao Cai, Lai Chau.

The program focused on thoroughly grasping major orientations on the organization of the apparatus and agricultural extension activities according to Decision No. 4296/QD-BNNMT on the Agricultural Extension Development Strategy to 2030, vision 2050; Circular No. 60/2025/TT-BNNMT regulating the functions and tasks of public agricultural extension units at the provincial and commune levels. Reporters from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the National Agricultural Extension Center, the National University and the School of Agricultural and Environmental Management presented in-depth discussions on new requirements for grassroots agricultural extension, functions and tasks of agricultural extension officers at all levels, plans to implement agricultural extension strategies, and community agricultural extension team models. At the same time, solutions for organizing grassroots agricultural extension networks in the context of perfecting administrative units; strengthening the team of agricultural extension workers and collaborators at the commune level; Applying modern agricultural extension methods such as digital transformation, online training, agricultural extension according to value chains...

Delegates visited the H'Mong cow farming model at Cat Ly Cooperative, Thuan Hoa commune.

Speaking at the seminar, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Thanh Nam highly appreciated the role of the agricultural extension system in agricultural development, improving farmers' lives and building new rural areas. He suggested continuing to improve the agricultural extension system according to the 2-level local government model, ensuring streamlining, effectiveness and efficiency; strengthening socialization and public-private partnership; improving the capacity of agricultural extension staff and community agricultural extension teams. In addition, it is necessary to promote research and training cooperation with businesses to support farmers in accessing technology, markets and sustainable production methods.

At the conference, agricultural extension officers shared difficulties and obstacles in performing their tasks at the grassroots level, especially new requirements when switching to a two-level government model, and from there proposed solutions to improve operational efficiency in the coming time.

News and photos: Khanh Huyen

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/kinh-te/202512/toa-dam-nang-cao-hieu-qua-hoat-dong-khuyen-nong-co-so-trong-tinh-hinh-moi-2ba6680/