By the end of 2023, the whole province will have 48 communes meeting and basically meeting the NTM standards, the average income of people in rural areas will reach 26 million VND/year; the poverty rate in rural areas will decrease to nearly 37%; the average number of NTM criteria at the commune level will reach about 14 criteria/commune. The material and spiritual life of the people is increasingly improving, the appearance of Dien Bien's countryside is changing and improving. However, when reviewing the NTM construction program in the province, the problem is the challenge of maintaining the NTM standards because many communes do not meet the NTM standards. The most difficult criteria are income, poverty rate, infrastructure, and culture, all communes find it difficult to meet and maintain the standards.
In addition to the challenge of maintaining standards, the fact that some districts of Dien Bien Dong, Tuan Giao, Tua Chua, and Muong Cha do not have communes meeting NTM standards is also a matter of concern. The reality of building NTM in the province requires each level and each sector to take the initiative, find solutions to overcome difficulties, mobilize investment resources to effectively implement programs and projects to improve rural infrastructure, helping people increase their income and life to escape poverty.
With the viewpoint that building a new rural area has a starting point but no ending point, Dien Bien province has mobilized the entire political system to participate, mobilizing families and villages to join hands in building a new rural area. The province's plan to build a new rural area for the period 2021 - 2025 clearly defines goals, solutions, and assigns implementation tasks. The province strives to have 2 district-level units complete new rural area construction by 2025, 1 commune meeting the model new rural area standard, 9 communes meeting the advanced new rural area standard, 76 communes meeting the standard and basically meeting the standard, 650 villages meeting the new rural area standard and model new rural area. In which, Muong Lay town strives to be a district-level unit to complete the task of building a new rural area. Implementing the plan, each locality, based on the actual situation, participates in building a new rural area, first of all, from tasks that do not require financial contributions such as environmental sanitation, maintaining a cultural lifestyle, etc.
In economic development, localities have studied and guided people to convert crops and livestock in the direction of linking production - consumption, increasing income; concentrated production. Dien Bien district with Muong Thanh field has researched and applied new science and technology in agricultural production, especially with rice, to increase the yield and value of rice in the area. At the same time, the district has focused on developing agricultural production in the direction of commodities, diversifying models to create livelihoods for people. Many specialized tree farms have appeared in the district, helping people access new production methods and increase income. In Tuan Giao district, the climate and soil are suitable for macadamia trees to grow. Exploiting this advantage, the district has promoted agricultural restructuring, converting low-yield land to grow trees of high economic value by expanding the area of macadamia trees. The district has focused resources on production development support projects under national target programs to plant new macadamia trees in the communes of Pu Nhung, Ta Ma, Phinh Sang, Rang Dong... Currently, the whole Tuan Giao district has nearly 1,000 hectares of macadamia trees for harvest, with an estimated output of nearly 3,000 tons of fresh fruit in 2023. In Nam Po district, Si Pa Phin High-Tech Agricultural Cooperative has implemented a model of growing clean, high-quality vegetables and fruits, linking the consumption of agricultural products in domestic and foreign markets.
With the participation of mass organizations, people's awareness has changed a lot, actively participating in building new rural areas through donating land for roads, building cultural houses, etc. However, the income criterion is a challenge that Dien Bien finds difficult to implement because of the high poverty rate and difficult production conditions. Meanwhile, the set of criteria for new rural areas continues to raise the standard for the criteria, the income level also increases, making it more difficult for communes to implement. Communes with more favorable conditions have strived to achieve new rural areas, while the remaining communes all have a low starting point, uneven education, lack of production land, and difficulty in applying science and technology to production, leading to difficulty in increasing income. The reality of building new rural areas in the province also poses a situation where a large number of farmers still have the mentality of waiting and relying on the support of the State, not wanting to escape poverty. Party committees and authorities of some localities are "satisfied" with the results achieved; lack of determination to strive for the criteria that have not been achieved in the new rural area. The construction of the new rural area requires a lot of funding while the resources to implement the program's goals supported by the Central and the province are limited, not meeting the requirements and mobilizing internal resources from the people's participation and contribution is facing many difficulties.
The causes of the challenges of building new rural areas in the province include both subjective and objective factors, but it is necessary to identify solutions, remove difficulties, raise awareness and responsibility of people and Party committees and authorities. Strengthen propaganda and mobilize the entire political system to participate, enhance the role and responsibility of people in building new rural areas. Replicate models, typical examples, initiatives, and good experiences in new rural areas. The government connects, supports, and guides people to effectively implement the contents and criteria of new rural areas; especially building a pilot model of high-tech agricultural production associated with product consumption to replicate and increase the income of rural people.
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