The Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) put forth a number of supportinitiatives to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during a working sessionin Hanoi on April 21, some of which won his approval.
They included the proposed construction of State-owned large-scalefarm produce warehouses, renewed standards for impoverished andnearly-impoverished households and additional funding for the CentralFoundation for Farmers and collective economic models.
The VFU also suggested upgrading vocational training and support centres for provincial farmers’ associations.
Representatives from ministries and agencies offered ideas on providing workforce training and increasing product values.
The PM said the government has asked units concerned to check withexisting farm produce warehouses before giving assistance if needed,adding that the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs isworking on a set of new poverty and near-poverty standards which isexpected to be applied by 2016.
He also agreed with the VFU to join a trade promotion programme for 2015-2020.
According to VFU President Nguyen Quoc Cuong, the union has workedeffectively in counselling and vocational training, launched variousemulation campaigns and partnered with farmer and internationalorganisations in the region and the world.
However,he admitted a number of shortcomings, including limited funding foragriculture and rural areas, weak connectivity among farmers and the useof sub-standard fertilisers and animal feed harming production andfarmers’ lives.
Speaking highly of achievementsmade by the VFU in 2014 and the first quarter of 2015, the PM said theVFU Central Committee should continue working closely with ministriesand agencies to fulfil its assigned tasks.
It wasalso asked to partner with the government towards achieving commonsocio-economic goals for 2015 with the VFU playing a significant role inuniting and encouraging farmers to increase their incomes and buildnew-style rural areas.
The goal is to increase theoutput and competitiveness of farm produce, mandating the use oftechnological innovations and shifting to other crops besides rice, theleader said.
On the occasion, he also asked forimproved farmer livelihoods, increased supervision over Party and Statepolicies on agricultural production and all possible support forfarmers.-VNA
They included the proposed construction of State-owned large-scalefarm produce warehouses, renewed standards for impoverished andnearly-impoverished households and additional funding for the CentralFoundation for Farmers and collective economic models.
The VFU also suggested upgrading vocational training and support centres for provincial farmers’ associations.
Representatives from ministries and agencies offered ideas on providing workforce training and increasing product values.
The PM said the government has asked units concerned to check withexisting farm produce warehouses before giving assistance if needed,adding that the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs isworking on a set of new poverty and near-poverty standards which isexpected to be applied by 2016.
He also agreed with the VFU to join a trade promotion programme for 2015-2020.
According to VFU President Nguyen Quoc Cuong, the union has workedeffectively in counselling and vocational training, launched variousemulation campaigns and partnered with farmer and internationalorganisations in the region and the world.
However,he admitted a number of shortcomings, including limited funding foragriculture and rural areas, weak connectivity among farmers and the useof sub-standard fertilisers and animal feed harming production andfarmers’ lives.
Speaking highly of achievementsmade by the VFU in 2014 and the first quarter of 2015, the PM said theVFU Central Committee should continue working closely with ministriesand agencies to fulfil its assigned tasks.
It wasalso asked to partner with the government towards achieving commonsocio-economic goals for 2015 with the VFU playing a significant role inuniting and encouraging farmers to increase their incomes and buildnew-style rural areas.
The goal is to increase theoutput and competitiveness of farm produce, mandating the use oftechnological innovations and shifting to other crops besides rice, theleader said.
On the occasion, he also asked forimproved farmer livelihoods, increased supervision over Party and Statepolicies on agricultural production and all possible support forfarmers.-VNA
