Timely support for farmers affected by natural disasters
On the evening of October 14, at the Opera House (Hanoi), a ceremony was held to honor and award the title of Outstanding Vietnamese Farmer and commend outstanding national cooperatives in 2024.
Attending and speaking at the ceremony, Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man warmly commended, acknowledged and highly appreciated the efforts and achievements of the Vietnam Farmers' Union, especially the individuals and collectives honored, commended and rewarded at the ceremony.
The National Assembly Chairman said that Farmers' Associations at all levels need to continue to promote information, propaganda, and widespread dissemination of the Party's guidelines and the State's policies and laws on agriculture, farmers, and rural areas.
There must be new thinking, new ways of doing things, new determination, encouragement, support, and creating conditions for more good production and business households and successful agricultural cooperatives to become the core to participate in socio-economic development in rural areas across the country, especially in difficult mountainous areas and areas with large ethnic minorities.
Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the ceremony (Photo: Khong Chi).
At the same time, Farmers' Associations at all levels need to focus on guiding members and farmers to apply digital technology, build models of ecological agricultural production, green agriculture; organic, circular, smart agriculture; agriculture combined with industry, agriculture combined with services.
In addition, Farmers' Associations at all levels also need to regularly pay attention to farmers' aspirations, grasp the reality to provide timely support, especially to localities that have suffered heavy damage caused by recent natural disasters; create motivation to exploit and promote the potential and strengths of each locality and the internal strength of each family.
For the outstanding individuals and groups honored today, the National Assembly Chairman suggested that they continue to take the lead in cooperation and production and business linkage; continue to contribute their efforts and intelligence, impart experiences, support and help many others so that more farmers can become rich legitimately.
On this occasion, the National Assembly Chairman requested that Party committees and authorities at all levels continue to pay more attention and have practical and effective solutions for agricultural development.
With the tradition of 94 years of construction and growth, the Party and State believe that the patriotic emulation movement and activities of the Vietnam Farmers' Union will achieve more practical results, the Vietnamese peasant class will continue to be confident, self-reliant, proactive, creative, and actively contribute to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, bringing our country into a new era, an era of national growth.
Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Association Luong Quoc Doan assessed that outstanding Vietnamese farmers and typical cooperatives have made important contributions to the results of restructuring the agricultural sector towards quality and efficiency, forming a multi-value production chain.
According to Mr. Doan, the ceremony aims to honor the self-reliance, self-strengthening will, talent and creativity of farmers who have devoted themselves to the cause of agricultural development, building new rural areas and building a strong Vietnamese peasant class.
The program "Pride of Vietnamese Farmers" has created a strong influence on the new model of farmers; new type of cooperatives with 5 criteria: New awareness, new knowledge; new consciousness; new determination and high income, contributing to realizing the Party's Resolution, realizing the aspiration of building a prosperous and happy country.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union Luong Quoc Doan presented certificates of recognition and honorary cups to two groups of outstanding farmers in protecting national security, the best forestry and fishery production, and billionaire farmers and digital transformation (Photo: Khong Chi).
Farmers revenue 150 billion VND/year
According to the report, among the outstanding Vietnamese farmers honored at the event were individuals with high revenue such as farmer Nguyen Thi Bien (Thanh Hoa) with 150 billion VND/year; farmer Nguyen Duc Menh (Hai Duong province) with 95 billion VND/year.
Farmers with large production linkage areas include farmer Nguyen Thanh Tuan (Kien Giang) with 500 hectares; the farmer with the highest profit is farmer Nguyen Minh Nhu (Ben Tre) with 20.5 billion VND/year thanks to the shrimp farming model.
Among the outstanding Vietnamese farmers honored, there are many who work in ecotourism and agricultural tourism; many farmers are PhDs in biology, engineers, bachelors, etc. looking for investment opportunities in the agricultural sector.
According to the organizers, 2024 is the second year that the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union has organized a ceremony to honor 63 outstanding cooperatives nationwide that were established through the propaganda, mobilization, and guidance of the Vietnam Farmers' Union.
Of which, the two cooperatives with the largest charter capital are Tan Thanh Agricultural Cooperative (Bac Kan province) with 12 billion VND and Minh Truong Wooden Furniture Cooperative (Bac Ninh province) with 12.5 billion VND.
Some cooperatives with the largest number of members are Xuan Phuoc Agricultural Production and Service Cooperative (Phu Yen province) with 2,000 members; Thuy Tan Agricultural Cooperative (Thua Thien Hue province) with 668 members; Cho Vam Agricultural Cooperative (An Giang province) with 316 members.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/nong-dan-viet-nam-tu-cuong-sang-tao-dua-dat-nuoc-buoc-vao-ky-nguyen-moi-20241014223433284.htm
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