General Secretary To Lam: Joining hands to make each village truly a "livable place"

On the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Farmers' Union (October 14, 1930 - October 14, 2025), on the afternoon of October 14, at the Party Central Committee headquarters, General Secretary To Lam met with 95 outstanding Vietnamese farmers and scientists of farmers in 2025.

Also attending were comrades: Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission; Mai Van Chinh, Deputy Prime Minister; Pham Gia Tuc, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office; Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission; Tran Duc Thang, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment .

Reporting at the meeting, Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Union Luong Quoc Doan said that in recent years, under the leadership of the Party, the Vietnam Farmers' Union has constantly innovated its content and methods of operation, making the association's work and farmers' movement more and more substantial, shifting from a formal movement to concrete effectiveness associated with the practical interests of members and farmers.

General Secretary To Lam with delegates. Photo: VNA

The Association has actively innovated methods of gathering and uniting farmers through developing models of professional Farmers' Association branches, professional Farmers' Association groups, and farmer club models (Club of good farmers in production and business, Club of farmers with the law, Club of farmers participating in environmental protection).

The movement "Officials, members, and farmers actively participate in developing collective economy in agriculture" launched in early 2024 has created social effects and brought about clear results. After 1 year of implementation, the association at all levels has established 679 new cooperatives and 3,772 cooperative groups in agriculture, attracting over 745,000 farmer households to participate in cooperative groups and cooperatives.

The 2025 "Pride of Vietnamese Farmers" program took place on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Farmers' Union. The program honored 95 outstanding Vietnamese farmers and farmers' scientists with many innovations in production labor. Among them were 63 outstanding farmers from 34 provinces and cities (the oldest delegate was 77 years old, the youngest delegate was 25 years old) and 32 farmers' scientists (the youngest farmer's scientist was 35 years old, the oldest scientist was 87 years old).

Speaking at the meeting, General Secretary To Lam emphasized that throughout the nation's historical journey, farmers have always been a strategic force: producing food; creating, preserving and developing culture; and being the foundation of the great national unity bloc.

Resolution No. 19-NQ/TW (dated June 16, 2022) of the Party Central Committee on agriculture, farmers, and rural areas to 2030, with a vision to 2045, states: "Agriculture is a national advantage and a pillar of the economy." In recent years, no matter how difficult the situation is, agriculture has always achieved positive results and is a solid foundation for the country's breakthrough developments.

General Secretary To Lam gives instructions. Photo: VNA

General Secretary To Lam said that the country is entering a new stage of development, with the historic mission of realizing the nation's two 100-year goals. The goal of continuous double-digit growth poses many challenges. To achieve strategic goals, not only requires extraordinary efforts, but also does not allow for delays, laxity, inaccuracy, lack of synchronization, and lack of rhythm in every step. Regarding the agricultural sector, the Politburo is directing a preliminary review of the implementation of Resolution 19-NQ/TW to have policies to continue developing agriculture, farmers and rural areas in the coming time.

In order for agriculture to make a breakthrough, for the countryside to be rich and beautiful, and for farmers to be happy, General Secretary To Lam said that it is necessary to put farmers at the center. Each farmer is a pioneer on the food security front; an entrepreneur of the land; an "ecological engineer" protecting land, water, forests, and seas; a cultural subject maintaining family traditions, village conventions, festivals, traditional crafts, and nurturing Vietnamese cultural identity in the flow of integration.

The General Secretary wishes to build a civilized, secure, and affectionate countryside; let's join hands to make each village truly a "livable place": with sustainable jobs, culture, a clean, secure, and safe environment.

General Secretary To Lam emphasized that science and technology must be put right at the heart of production. Scientists should go to the fields, to the farms, to the processing factories. Enterprises and cooperatives must accompany farmers to standardize processes, standardize quality, improve traceability and food safety, meet the standards of demanding markets; constantly innovate to develop agriculture. Diversify agricultural products, build brands and expand the market for Vietnamese agricultural products. Bioeconomy and circular economy of agriculture must become the main direction of the new advanced rural areas.

General Secretary To Lam affirmed that the honored excellent farmers and farmers' scientists must be the torches spreading the spirit of innovation and creativity, the desire to enrich the community legitimately, helping other farming households to rise up; be the nucleus to build and replicate cooperative economic models, link production according to value chains, and apply advanced science and technology in production.

TRAN BINH

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-cung-nhau-chung-suc-de-moi-lang-que-thuc-su-la-mien-dang-song-post818053.html