According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Trung, the first Vietnam International Rice Festival has been agreed by the Central Government to be held in Hau Giang province. In the near future, the People's Committee of Hau Giang province will soon decide on the time to organize the festival to carry out the next tasks, because there is not much preparation time from now until the end of the year. On the side of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, after consulting many opinions of professional agencies, it is proposed to organize the Vietnam International Rice Festival in Hau Giang from December 12 to December 15, 2023.

Summer-Autumn rice harvest 2023 in Chau Thanh A district, Hau Giang province. Illustrative photo

Accordingly, the 2023 Vietnam - Hau Giang International Rice Festival, with the theme "The 100-year journey of Vietnamese rice", will have festival activities, seminars, competitions, and record-setting activities with the aim of arousing the will and aspiration to develop agriculture, farmers, and rural areas. Along with that, the festival is expected to have more than 700 booths introducing and displaying products under the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Program; culinary delicacies from rice; introducing machines and aircraft serving rice production, etc.

One of the highlights of the festival is the Vietnamese rice road, which is arranged with models planned to be arranged along the Xa No canal. Each model is arranged and set up with its own meaningful message, reflecting Vietnamese intelligence and cultural identity of the Vietnamese people on the path of developing the rice industry in particular and Vietnam's agriculture in general.

The rice road also shows the development process of Vietnam's rice cultivation from a time of famine to the world's number one or two rice exporter; shows the shift from rice production thinking to rice industry economic thinking; introduces integrated models of "rice - shrimp", "rice - fish", "rice - color", which have achieved the goal of minimizing costs, maximizing profits and improving income, enhancing capacity and position for rice farmers in Hau Giang and localities in the region.

Mr. Truong Canh Tuyen, Permanent Vice Chairman of Hau Giang Provincial People's Committee, said that relevant sectors of the province will continue to proactively coordinate with relevant sectors of the Central Government in implementing the next tasks, ensuring the successful organization and achievement of the goals set by this rice festival.

Up to now, the functional sector of Hau Giang province has developed the 4th draft of the plan to organize the Vietnam International Rice Festival; drafted the decision to establish the Steering Committee and the Organizing Committee; at the same time, the Provincial People's Committee has issued a document assigning tasks to relevant departments and sectors of the province to coordinate in implementing the documents of the Government Office and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; as well as organizing meetings with event organizing companies to propose ideas for implementing an international rice festival in the province.

The festival is also one of the series of activities to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hau Giang province (January 1, 2004 / January 1, 2024). From there, Hau Giang at 20 will introduce and promote agricultural products, rice of the province in particular and Vietnam in general. Especially affirming the formation and development process of Hau Giang province from history, culture, economy, politics and people's life, the development achievements of the province including the agricultural sector .

VNA

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