Promoting the role of propaganda in economic development

Bao Thang district was recognized by the Government as meeting new rural standards in 2020 with 11/11 communes meeting new rural standards. The material and spiritual life of the people has been increasingly improved, the people's trust in the leadership of the Party Committee has been strengthened, creating a solid foundation for implementing the goals of the resolutions of the Party Congresses at all levels. To achieve this result, partly because Bao Thang has promoted its role in propaganda and mobilization in socio-economic development.

Coc Sam 1 village, Phong Nien commune has 121 households. This is one of the typical economic development villages of the commune with many good models and creative ways, including the economic development model of growing fruit trees combined with beekeeping for honey of Mr. Tran Huu Thuong's family.

Currently, Mr. Thuong's family has more than 100 longan trees, of which 50 hybrid longan trees are in their fourth year of harvest. In addition, his family maintains 150 bee colonies, which produce 500 - 1,000 liters of honey per year. Mr. Thuong's family's total income reaches more than 200 million VND per year.

Although we are old, my husband and I are still healthy, so we still work hard to develop the economy, not depending on our children and grandchildren, and from there, we educate our children and grandchildren to be diligent and constantly strive to improve.

Mr. Tran Huu Thuong

The typical economic development example of veteran Tran Huu Thuong has contributed to spreading the economic development and business establishment movement right in his hometown of Coc Sam 1. Mr. Tran Quoc Toan, Head of Coc Sam 1 village, said: In order for people to be confident and secure in economic development and exploit the potential and advantages of the locality, the Propaganda Team of Coc Sam 1 village has closely followed the policies and tasks of the locality to actively propagate and mobilize, and at the same time, through setting typical examples of good economic performance like Mr. Thuong's family. In addition, members of the Propaganda Team have also promoted their pioneering and exemplary role in economic development. Specifically, 3 members of the Propaganda Team of Coc Sam 1 village all have effective family economic development models, from which people trust and follow. Up to now, Coc Sam 1 has 40 households developing agricultural and forestry economy, 60 households doing trade and service business, and people's lives in all aspects have been constantly improved.

Promoting the role of propaganda and mobilization work, 16 propaganda teams of Phong Nien commune have well implemented propaganda contents according to the instructions of superiors and in accordance with the local situation, focusing on propagating people to develop the economy, such as caring for and harvesting rice, crops, fruit trees; caring for and preventing diseases for livestock and poultry...

As a result, the total grain output of the commune in 2023 reached more than 2,000 tons; the commune has more than 370 hectares of fruit trees, the harvest value reached 5 billion VND; 16 hectares of tea, the output reached 123 tons; the total livestock herd is more than 12,000 heads, poultry is more than 164,000 heads, and more than 72 hectares of water surface for aquaculture. Stable economic development contributes to the goal of building new rural areas. In 2023, Phong Nien has 10/16 model villages.

Along with Phong Nien, Son Hai is also a locality that has promoted the role of propaganda and mobilization in economic development. The commune's 7 propaganda teams have strengthened propaganda and spread typical economic development models among the people, thereby creating a competitive atmosphere for good production and business.

Comrade Ta Van Bien, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Son Hai Commune Party Committee, said: The content of propaganda and mobilization focuses on orienting people to intensive production, increase crops, change crop and livestock structure, and apply scientific and technical advances. Currently, Son Hai has 1 high-tech agricultural production cooperative with An Tien royal banana product ranked 3-star OCOP in 2021, creating jobs for 24 local workers, with an average income of 6 - 8 million VND/person/month.

Taking advantage of the large, flat land, Son Hai has strongly developed livestock farming with 63 small and medium-sized farms. Households are also actively raising aquatic products and growing fruit trees. The multidimensional poverty rate of the commune has decreased to about 4%, the average income per capita in 2023 reached 66 million VND. A typical example of doing well in propaganda and mobilizing people to develop the economy is the propaganda team of Canh Dia, Co Hai, An Tien, Soi Chat, Nam Hai villages...

Bao Thang district currently has 14 commune and town propaganda committees, 188 propaganda teams with 754 members, 100% of which are headed by Party cell secretaries. Propaganda and mobilization work has been given attention, increasingly going into depth, diversifying forms of information and propaganda, through which the Party and State's policies and guidelines, and local political tasks are conveyed promptly, creating consensus among the people. In particular, propaganda and mobilization work to focus on economic development has been creatively implemented by propaganda teams, contributing to the locality achieving important results in this field.

Since the beginning of the term, the economic growth rate of Bao Thang district has reached an average of 14.22%/year, the value of products per hectare of cultivation has reached 106 million VND/year, the average income of people has reached 64.6 million VND/year, the poverty rate has decreased to 4.72%.

Identifying the breakthrough areas as agriculture and rural areas, focusing on concentrated development, forming specialized areas applying high technology and linking product consumption, this orientation is closely followed by propaganda teams to propagate and mobilize in accordance with the local situation. As a result, Bao Thang has formed a safe vegetable area of ​​100 hectares, fruit trees of 3,000 hectares, commercial tea of ​​510 hectares, cinnamon of 8,000 hectares; the whole district currently has more than 400 farms, of which 110 are provincial-level farms...

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