PM holds dialogue with central, Central Highlands farmers
Dak Lak (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen
Xuan Phuc on September 28 held a dialogue with more than 300 farmers in the
central and Central Highlands regions in Dak Lak province’s Buon Ma Thuot city.
During the dialogue, the government leader fielded
questions raised by farmers in order to complete relevant policies, thus
creating momentum for agriculture and rural areas in the regions to move
forwards.
PM Phuc told the participants that agricultural exports
would reach 42 billion USD this year, turning Vietnam into one of the Southeast
Asian countries that take the lead in agriculture.
The Party and State are always concerned about difficulties
facing the domestic agricultural sector, farmers and rural areas, he said,
stressing the need for more attention to the market, processing industry,
production capital and other issues regarding fertilisers and pesticides.
Participants raised questions relating to
coffee production and export, the fight against fake pesticide production,
aquaculture, agricultural processing, and preferential credit programmes for
farmers who are facing difficulties, among others.
In reply, PM Phuc ordered maintaining coffee
production and improving coffee quality in the Central Highlands as the bean has
been considered the country’s major, strategic product.
The leader expressed his hope that local farmers will
make greater efforts to counter the European Commission’s illegal, unreported
and unregulated fishing (IUU) yellow card warning.
He said Vietnam has ample room for agricultural
processing, and the State will work harder to call for investors in this
sphere.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen
Xuan Cuong and Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Dao Minh Tu also
joined the Q&A session.
In his closing remarks, PM Phuc reiterated the Party
and State’s viewpoints on strong, comprehensive agriculture and rural
development, and bringing a happy and wealthy life to farmers.
He highlighted the application of cutting-edge
technologies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in agricultural production in
order to raise competitiveness of the sector.
This is the third dialogue between the government
leader and farmers, following the first in the northern province of Hai Duong
in April 2018, and the second in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in
December 2019.
Later on September 28, PM Phuc had a working session
with representatives of Dak Lak province, during which he urged the locality to
put forth a socio-economic development plan for 2021 to improve the economic
scale and quality.
He requested relevant ministries and agencies to
complete the infrastructure system connecting Dak Lak and the country’s major
economic regions.
On this occasion, the PM witnessed the hand-over ceremony of
100 houses the construction of which is funded by banks to local poor residents./.