Substantive support

Duong Hoa land in Phu Bai ward is very fertile thanks to the favor of nature. This favorable terrain has created an ideal environment for pomelo trees to take root and grow strongly from 2020 to present. That result is partly thanks to the attention of the People's Committees at all levels in investing in supporting seedlings, materials, and fertilizers. The total pomelo area in Duong Hoa is currently more than 82 hectares, with 330 households growing it. Of which, the fruiting area is 50 hectares, bringing in an annual income of 8 - 9 billion VND, with some households earning 300 - 400 million VND.

According to the Chairman of the Phu Bai Ward Farmers' Association, Mr. Pham Xuan Hau, from 2020 to now, farmers in Duong Hoa have received support from the Standing Committee of the City Farmers' Association with a total budget of more than 147 million VND (in materials and machinery) for 30 member households to replicate the semi-automatic watering model for pomelo trees. After receiving support, farmers invested an additional counterpart fund of nearly 635 million VND to install equipment to complete the irrigation system and put it into use.

The effectiveness of the semi-automatic watering model for pomelo trees has reduced about 100 laborers per crop, contributing to improving crop quality, bringing efficiency in cultivation, and increasing income by about 20 million VND/garden (household) per year. Thanks to that, people have proactively invested in installing irrigation systems. Up to now, the proportion of pomelo growing areas with irrigation systems accounts for nearly 60%. Currently, the local Farmers' Association has mobilized the establishment of Duong Hoa pomelo cooperative to implement the 3-star OCOP product process for pomelos.

Innovation in propaganda and mobilization work

Mr. Phan Xuan Nam, Vice Chairman and Head of the City Farmers' Association's Work Committee, said that, closely following the direction of the Central Association, local Party Committees and authorities and the practical situation, Farmers' Associations at all levels in the city have promoted the spirit of initiative and creativity in comprehensively implementing all aspects of the association's work and spreading farmers' movements effectively and widely. Typical examples include movements such as good production and business, linking value chains, joining hands to build new rural areas, farmers with the law, etc.

One of the movements that has been recognized and highly appreciated by all levels is the movement "Farmers compete to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas" which is organized regularly, continuously and increasingly in-depth. Through the movement, farmers' association members across the city have contributed more than 101 billion VND, 669,309 working days and 605,515m² of land to build infrastructure and welfare works serving the community. Along with that, more than 84,000 member households have achieved the title of "Cultural Family" each year, nearly 290,000 households have registered to produce safe agricultural products, raising awareness of protecting public health. Branch models, professional associations, cooperatives and clubs of good farmers in production and business continue to be replicated, creating an environment for connection, sharing and supporting production development among members.

Another creative highlight is the movement “ Hue City farmers say no to pesticide packaging and burning straw in the fields”. The movement has spread widely in the farming community, creating positive changes in awareness of rural environmental protection. Thousands of cadres and members have participated in cleaning up the fields, building tanks to store used pesticide packaging and installing propaganda panels in production groups…

To spread movements and activities, Farmers' Associations at all levels always innovate and effectively carry out propaganda, mobilization, service activities, consulting, vocational training, job creation for farmers; propagate and mobilize farmers to participate in collective economic development, linkage and cooperation in agricultural production, especially linkage with enterprises in the value chain. Along with that, pay attention to organizing activities related to Party building, building a clean and strong government and promoting the strength of the great national unity bloc; focus on organizing activities to participate in performing national defense and security tasks. In particular, research and develop effective solutions to direct the work of the association and farmers' movement to successfully implement the tasks set out in the resolutions of the Party Congresses at all levels for the new term 2025 - 2030.

According to Mr. Phan Xuan Nam, the 2025 - 2030 term opens a new era, the country is entering a revolution in streamlining the organizational apparatus, effectively operating the 2-level local government model, adjusting and repositioning the role of political and social organizations, including the Farmers' Association. These new requirements are both opportunities and great challenges for the association's work and the farmers' movement at all levels. Thereby, the city's Farmers' Associations at all levels will continue to innovate the model of gathering farmers, selecting propaganda content suitable to the needs of each group of members and farmers, suitable to the actual situation of each locality, contributing with the entire Party Committee and the people of the city to successfully implement development goals in the new period.

Article and photos: QUANG HOA

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