On December 17, Mr. Bach Van Duong, Deputy Head of the Ethnic Minorities Committee of Ninh Thuan province led a working delegation to inspect and supervise the implementation of the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2030 period (National Target Program 1719) at forestry units in Bac Ai district. Also attending the meeting were representatives of provincial departments and branches, leaders of the Management Board of the Song Sat - Song Trau Inter-reservoir Watershed Protection Forest (Management Board), Tan Tien Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. For 3 days (from December 17 to 19), in Ia Dom commune, the Department of Ethnic Minorities of Duc Co district (Gia Lai) organized a training course to improve the capacity of the community and cadres to implement the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2030, phase I: From 2021 - 2025 (abbreviated as National Target Program 1719). On the morning of December 17, in Hanoi, the Central Public Security Party Committee held a conference to evaluate the results, review the leadership in implementing political tasks in 2024, and set out directions and tasks for 2025. Living in remote areas, living conditions are still difficult, but The Lu ethnic people in Lai Chau province still preserve their traditional cultural identity, including the ceremony of entering a new house. Coming to Binh Gia, Lang Son province in the right anise harvest season around September and October, you will be immersed in a vast, green space, with the strong scent of anise spreading everywhere. Star anise is not only a symbol and pride of the ethnic people of Lang Son province in general and of Binh Gia people in particular, but also a precious gift that nature has bestowed on the land and people here, a "green gold" that helps ethnic minorities eliminate hunger and reduce poverty sustainably. Binh Gia is a mountainous district with many difficulties in Lang Son province. This is the place where most ethnic minorities such as Tay, Nung, Dao live... Due to the rugged mountainous terrain, limited infrastructure and socio-economic conditions, the lives of ethnic minorities are still difficult and arduous. Circular 47/2024 on "Regulations on procedures for inspection and exemption from first-time inspection for motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes; procedures for certification of technical safety and environmental protection for converted motor vehicles and converted specialized motorbikes; The order and procedures for inspection of exhaust emissions of motorbikes and motorbikes" issued by the Ministry of Transport will officially take effect from January 1, 2025. For 3 days (from December 17 to 19), in Ia Dom commune, the Department of Ethnic Minorities of Duc Co district (Gia Lai) organized a training course to improve the capacity of the community and officials to implement the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2030, phase I: From 2021 - 2025 (abbreviated as National Target Program 1719). Summary news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper. The morning news on December 17, there is the following notable information: Festival of Vietnamese Ethnic Cultures - Convergence of Colors. New specialties in Thai Nguyen. Xo Dang people change to rise up. Along with other news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. On the morning of December 17, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien - Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Head of the Exhibition Steering Committee chaired the General Rehearsal of the Opening Ceremony of the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 and inspected the preparation work. In 2025, the tourism industry of Binh Dinh province strives to welcome 10 million visitors, achieving revenue of 26,000 billion VND. On December 17, in the city. Phan Rang - Thap Cham, the Standing Committee of the Women's Union of Ninh Thuan province organized a contest to find initiatives, solutions, and effective communication models to change "thinking and working methods" in 2024. The contest had 7 teams with 58 contestants from districts in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the province. The People's Committee of Phu Yen province has just approved the pilot project to build rural tourism models, develop OCOP products in new rural construction in the period of 2024 - 2025. The People's Committee of Binh Dinh province has just issued a decision to approve the construction investment project and the plan to select contractors for the project to restore and embellish the special national architectural and artistic relic of Duong Long tower in Tay Binh and Binh Hoa communes, Tay Son district (Binh Dinh) with a budget of more than 93 billion VND.
The delegation listened to Mr. Hoang Loc, Head of the Management Board, report on the implementation of Sub-project 1 under Project 3 of the National Target Program 1719 on sustainable agricultural and forestry economic development associated with forest protection and increasing people's income. In 2024, the unit received support from the central budget of 15,787.54 million VND and the capital in 2023 was transferred to 2,171.38 VND. The Management Board organized the assignment of protection of 18,400 hectares of forest to 34 community groups with 645 participating households in 7 communes of 2 districts of Bac Ai and Thuan Bac. Households received protection of an average of 28.5 hectares/household with a payment of 400 thousand VND/ha/year, from December 2024 it increased to 600 thousand VND/ha/year.
Members of the forest protection households who are poor or near-poor households are also supported with rice for 4 months at the rate of 15 kg/person, not exceeding 150 kg/household. Households participating in forest protection are provided with rice for 4 months of forest protection with a budget of 2,652.1 million VND. The Management Board mobilized 205 ethnic minority households to plant new protective forests with an area of 150 hectares of cashew trees. Forest planting households are supported with food to protect planted forests with a budget of 444.1 million VND.
The Management Board has also mobilized community groups to use forest protection income to buy cows and goats to raise on pastures under the forest canopy. After more than 10 years of implementing the livestock model according to the forest protection community group, there are currently 765 cows and 132 goats. The community groups are experimenting with growing turmeric under the forest canopy according to the agroforestry model, with an area of 1.2 hectares of turmeric growing well.
Thanks to the synchronous implementation of forest protection measures, afforestation associated with the implementation of livelihood models has attracted ethnic minorities to do a good job of forest protection, contributing to increasing the forest coverage of the upstream protection of the Song Sat - Song Trau inter-reservoir to 67.7%, an increase of 0.5% compared to 2023.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Bach Van Duong acknowledged and highly appreciated the results of the implementation of Project 3 of the National Target Program 1719 in the communes in the upper reaches of the Song Sat-Song Trau inter-reservoir. The Management Board has created livelihoods for local ethnic minorities to participate in forest protection associated with livestock raising, increasing income, improving family life and escaping poverty sustainably.
On the same day, the working delegation of the Ninh Thuan Provincial Ethnic Committee inspected and supervised the National Target Program 1719 at Tan Tien Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. Mr. Tran Anh Vu, Director of the Company, reported that in 2024, the unit was granted 3,058.9 million VND to implement Project 3. The unit proceeded to hand over 1,999.2 hectares of forest to 5 community groups with 83 ethnic minority households in Phuoc Hoa commune, Bac Ai district, for protection. The unit is purchasing rice to provide households participating in forest protection with an amount of over 287 million VND...
Speaking at the meeting with Tan Tien Forestry Company Limited, Mr. Bach Van Duong requested a specific report on the advantages and difficulties that the unit needs to resolve in assigning forest protection to people in the project area. At the same time, the unit needs to research and create livelihoods for ethnic minorities to actively participate in effectively implementing Project 3 to develop crop cultivation and livestock raising under the forest canopy according to the sustainable agroforestry model.
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