Yen Bai unleashes its internal strengths to build sustainable new rural areas.
Yen Bai continues to be a shining example in building new rural areas.
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The "Nationwide Movement to Build New Rural Areas" has been implemented concretely down to the remote villages and hamlets, creating a great ripple effect in the community. In this journey, the fundamental element is the change in awareness and action of each individual citizen.
Spreading the spirit of building new rural areas.
From 2011 to the present, people throughout the province have contributed over 4,500 billion VND in cash, materials, labor, and machinery; donated over 4.5 million square meters of residential land, rice paddies, gardens, and forests, and millions of man-days of labor to build rural roads, schools, cultural centers, clean water facilities, power grids, and concentrated production models…
The dry statistics have been telling beautiful stories about the spirit of solidarity, sacrifice for the community, and the aspiration for progress of the people in the highlands of Yen Bai. A prime example is Nam Khat commune in Mu Cang Chai district, a highland area where, more than 10 years ago, when the New Rural Development program began, the poverty rate was very high, exceeding 81%; and the transportation system consisted mainly of dirt roads.
With the motto "The people know, the people discuss, the people do, the people inspect, the people supervise, and the people benefit," Nam Khat commune has maximized its potential and advantages, employing many innovative and effective approaches in local socio -economic development in general and in building new rural areas in particular. As a result, in 2024, Nam Khat commune completed all 19 criteria for building new rural areas, becoming the first commune in Mu Cang Chai district to achieve the new rural area standard, removing Mu Cang Chai district from the list of districts nationwide without new rural communes.
Now, Nam Khat has not only undergone a transformation in infrastructure but also a strong shift in development thinking, creating momentum for rural economic breakthroughs with the implementation of several production development projects linked in value chains, connecting with the consumption of high-value economic products, small-scale industries, trade, and services suitable to the local conditions. This has contributed to reducing the multidimensional poverty rate in the entire commune to 6.49% by the end of 2024; and achieving an average per capita income of over 46 million VND.
Flexibility and efficient use of resources.
One of Yen Bai's key successes in building new rural areas is the flexible mobilization and effective use of resources. The province has proactively developed policies and mechanisms to encourage and support production development; at the same time, it has integrated and combined capital from national target programs, local budget funds, credit loans, and especially mobilized from people and businesses.
To date, the total resources mobilized for rural development in Yen Bai are estimated at over 20,000 billion VND, of which the people and businesses contributed about 25%, demonstrating their sense of responsibility and confidence in the program. The completed concrete roads connecting villages, the production models linked along the value chain, and the welfare projects are clear evidence of the effective use of resources and the decisive involvement of the entire political system. Yen Bai has also implemented a comprehensive policy to support production, focusing on developing commercial agriculture, applying science and technology, and building local agricultural product brands.
Thanks to this, a series of products such as Van Yen cinnamon, Suoi Giang tea, Tu Le sticky rice, Bat Do bamboo shoots... have not only affirmed their position in the domestic market but are also gradually expanding into the world. Recognizing the crucial role of infrastructure, the province has focused on investing comprehensively and strategically to break the isolation of many disadvantaged areas.
As a result, to date, 100% of communes in the province have paved roads leading to their centers, over 85% of village and inter-village roads have been concreted, the irrigation system basically meets production requirements, and over 90% of households have access to the national power grid and clean water. Information and communication infrastructure has also received investment, creating conditions for people to access new knowledge, digitalize agriculture, promote OCOP products, and connect to markets.
Building new rural areas in Yen Bai is not just about improving infrastructure or beautifying the rural landscape, but more importantly, it's about restructuring agriculture in conjunction with economic restructuring and increasing people's income. The province has focused on planning and developing concentrated commodity production areas such as: the cinnamon growing area in Van Yen, the tea growing area in Van Chan, the mulberry cultivation and silkworm farming area, the Bat Do bamboo shoot growing area, and the large livestock farming areas in Tram Tau and Mu Cang Chai.
Alongside this, there has been a strong push to implement organic farming models, high-tech agriculture, new-style cooperatives, and value chain linkages. In particular, the "One Commune One Product" (OCOP) program has become a crucial driving force for rural economic development. To date, the province has 273 OCOP products; of which, 25 products have achieved 4 stars and 248 products have achieved 3 stars.
In reality, the New Rural Development program in Yen Bai not only aims to increase income but also pays special attention to preserving ethnic cultural identity and caring for the spiritual life of the people. Cultural and sports facilities are invested in comprehensively, and the preservation of traditional culture is linked to the development of community tourism.
The "Happy Village" model that Yen Bai is implementing is a concrete step in realizing the perspective that human development is the center, the goal, and the driving force of development. Through indicators such as income, security and order, environmental sanitation, education, health, and culture, this model is gradually spreading the message that building new rural areas is not just about building houses and roads, but about building happy, united, and civilized communities.
With a strategic vision, Yen Bai province has issued a plan for building new rural areas in the period 2021-2025 and with a vision to 2030, following the direction of "Green, harmonious, distinctive, and happy." This is no longer just a political slogan but has become a comprehensive development goal, simultaneously modernizing rural areas, preserving nature and culture, and placing people at the center.
Solutions for long-term goals
Clearly defining the goal: building new rural areas is a long-term process with no end point. The province directs the continued improvement of the quality of criteria, building advanced new rural communes, model new rural areas, and exemplary new rural villages, linked with building cultural life, protecting the environment, and sustainable development. In particular, digital transformation in agriculture, circular economy, rural tourism, and green agriculture will be new directions, suitable to the development trends and strengths of each locality.
Accordingly, the province focuses on training rural human resources, improving the management capacity of grassroots officials, and promoting the role of people in the process of building and monitoring the program, aiming to build a green new rural model from organic farming to the use of clean energy, from waste sorting at source to ecological landscape design, in order to improve the quality of life for the people.
Leveraging internal strengths is not only a solution but also a sustainable development mindset. With strong political determination, the synchronized involvement of the entire political system, and especially the proactive, creative, and united spirit of the people, Yen Bai is gradually transforming the goals of building new rural areas into vibrant realities. The achievements already made are an important foundation for the province to continue to make even stronger breakthroughs, building advanced and model new rural areas, aiming for a green, harmonious, distinctive, and happy Yen Bai, where every region truly becomes a livable countryside.
| After more than a decade of implementing the New Rural Development program, the province now has 115 out of 146 communes meeting the New Rural Development standards, reaching 78.7%; 39 communes meeting the advanced New Rural Development standards; 13 communes meeting the model New Rural Development standards; and 5 district-level units meeting the standards and completing the New Rural Development tasks; among them, Tran Yen district is striving to become an advanced New Rural Development district. The success of the New Rural Development program has helped Yen Bai effectively achieve the goal of rapid and sustainable poverty reduction. By the end of 2024, the poverty rate in the province will have decreased to 5.68%, equivalent to approximately 12,575 poor households. In the two highland districts of Tram Tau and Mu Cang Chai, the poverty rate has decreased by an average of 6.89% and 9.45% per year, respectively. |
Thanh Tan
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