Son Duong (Tuyen Quang): Effective poverty reduction thanks to integrating capital sources of national target programs

Actively implementing the integration of capital sources from national target programs (MTQG) and other programs and projects, the rural appearance in Son Duong district (Tuyen Quang province) has changed significantly, thousands of households have escaped poverty. Recently, from the capital of the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas Phase I: 2021-2025 (MTQG Program 1719), mountainous localities of Quang Ngai have focused on building highly effective economic models. Thereby, promoting sustainable agricultural development and bringing stable income to people. On December 3, General Secretary To Lam and members of the National Assembly Delegation of Ho Chi Minh City. Hanoi, constituency No. 1, met with voters in Ba Dinh, Hai Ba Trung, Dong Da districts, reported the results of the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly and listened to voters' opinions and recommendations. General news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper. This afternoon's news, December 3, has the following notable information: Quang Nam: Opening of the Museum of Local Products in Hoi An. Unique house gates in Mang But. Preserving the "forest scent" of Tay Con Linh. Along with other current news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. On December 3, the People's Committee of Hoi An City (Quang Nam) held the Opening Ceremony of the Hoi An Museum of Local Products. This unique event attracts many tourists to visit and admire. Determining that vocational training and job creation for workers will contribute significantly to poverty reduction and improving the quality of life for people, in recent times, all levels and sectors in Ham Yen district (Tuyen Quang province) have implemented many solutions to improve the quality of vocational training and introduce jobs for workers. The Cham community in Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan provinces has two main sects: the Cham people following Brahmanism and the Cham people following Bani Islam. In addition, there is a small group following Islam, which was separated from Bani Islam and introduced to Ninh Thuan province in the 60s of the 20th century. In general cultural life, culinary culture in particular, the Cham people of the two above sects have their own culinary characteristics and rules of conduct. On November 3, the Military Command of Duc Pho town (Quang Ngai province) said that a fishing boat of fishermen in the area was burned, the cause is unknown, the initial damage is about 100 million VND. The summary news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper, on December 3, has the following notable information: "Highland market - Welcome to the New Year 2024". Gio An ancient well, an attractive eco-tourism destination. Gia Lai in the red coffee season. Along with other current news in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas. Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has just issued decisions to recognize Son Binh and Son Hiep communes, Khanh Son district to meet new rural standards (NTM) in 2024. These are the first two communes of Khanh Son mountainous district to be recognized to meet NTM standards. This time, the Provincial People's Committee also issued a decision to recognize Vinh Trung commune (Nha Trang city) as meeting the advanced NTM standards in 2024. The People's Committee of Binh Dinh province has issued a plan to implement the project to develop large timber forests with FSC certification, with the goal that by 2035, the province will have more than 30,000 hectares of large timber forests. On December 3, the People's Court of Quang Ngai province opened a first-instance criminal trial of Le Dinh Thiet (57 years old, residing in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province) for murder. On the morning of December 3, in Phuoc Ha commune, Thuan Nam district, Ninh Thuan province, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ninh Thuan province organized a handover ceremony of 19 Great Unity houses to Raglay ethnic people who are poor and near-poor households with housing difficulties. Attending the ceremony were Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ninh Thuan province Le Van Binh; Vice Chairman of Thuan Nam District People's Committee Nguyen Thi Xuan Cuong and local officials and people. On the morning of December 3, the provincial working delegation led by Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Van Thach inspected the progress of construction of resettlement areas for households whose houses were damaged by storm No. 3 and a number of other works and projects in Nguyen Binh district. Also present were leaders of a number of departments and branches.

A corner of Son Duong town today.

Son Duong district currently has 72 extremely disadvantaged villages, including: 7 communes in area III, 6 communes in area II, 2 communes in area I. In order to effectively implement the National Target Programs for the period 2021-2025, the People's Committee of Son Duong district has directed the Department of Ethnic Minorities to carefully review many specific contents, from which to develop and issue plans to implement each specific program for the whole period; carefully study the guiding documents of the Central Government and the Provincial People's Committee to promptly issue mechanisms and policies suitable for each commune. Son Duong is currently considered the leading district in the province in effectively organizing the implementation of the National Target Programs. As a result, in early 2024, the poverty rate in Son Duong decreased to 11.85%, the average income per capita reached 53.55 million VND/person/year.

Mr. Nguyen Van Loi, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hop Hoa Commune, Son Duong District, said: "The commune has 1,950 households, 11 villages with more than 8,000 people of 13 ethnic groups living together. A few years ago, the commune had more than 700 poor households. Thanks to the National Target Programs, the commune now has only more than 200 poor households. By the end of 2025, the commune will strive to have no more poor households. Thanks to the National Target Programs, the commune has reached the New Rural Standard early since July 2024.

From the capital of the programs, Son Duong has invested in the construction, maintenance and repair of 59 traffic works, irrigation works, cultural houses, classrooms with a total capital of more than 26 billion VND; the district has allocated more than 6.7 billion VND to implement projects to support seedlings, livestock, agricultural materials for poor and near-poor households to develop production...

Thereby, supporting the stabilization of life, solving the problems of hunger eradication, poverty reduction, sedentarization, and implementing investment in socio-economic development for ethnic minorities in the district. By the end of 2023, 30 communes of the district had met the criteria on labor, production organization and rural economic development, with average income per capita reaching 53.55 million VND. Up to now, the district has 19/30 communes meeting all 19 new rural criteria.

With a capital of 23 billion VND to support production from the National Target Programs, up to now, 800 poor households, near-poor households and ethnic minorities in the district have participated in many positive activities: Supporting poor households to borrow capital to develop production, preferential credit for poor households, organizing training courses, providing knowledge to improve production capacity...

From the program's capital, Son Duong has invested in construction, maintenance and repair of 59 projects.

Son Duong has formed concentrated commodity production areas, such as: Tea area (1,808.2 ha), sugarcane area (1,706.5 ha), medicinal plant area (56.2 ha), vegetable growing area (459.9 ha), forestry trees (31,473.6 ha). In livestock farming, many large-scale, modern farms have been formed with many buffalo herds (18,578 heads), cow herds (12,910 heads), pigs (177,328 heads), poultry herds (1,726,740 heads), fish farming area (819 ha)...

Chairman of Son Duong District People's Committee Giang Tuan Anh said: When implementing the National Target Programs, the district also encountered many difficulties. However, with the strong determination of the authorities at all levels to narrow the gap in the socio-economic life of ethnic minorities compared to developed economic regions, the district has had many synchronous support policies, creating conditions for people in communes with many difficulties to have more motivation to strive to rise up. Capital from the National Target Programs has contributed to significantly changing the appearance of the countryside, especially in the way of thinking and working in economic development and the lives of ethnic minorities; thousands of households have escaped poverty thanks to the practical policies of this program.

Son Duong (Tuyen Quang): Aiming to become a new rural district by 2025

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