Improving the effectiveness of agricultural extension work in...

On August 28, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Dak Lak province held a conference on agricultural extension work in the new situation.

The conference aims to evaluate the results of agricultural extension activities in Dak Lak province over the past 30 years and develop directions for agricultural extension activities in the coming time to meet the requirements of the new situation.

According to the Dak Lak Provincial Agricultural Extension Center, in recent times, agricultural extension activities have always received the attention of Party committees and authorities from the province to the commune. During the organization and implementation process, there has been close coordination with local mass organizations, enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups and non -governmental organizations, helping agricultural extension work to be closely linked with local agricultural production practices, affirming the indispensable position and role of agricultural extension work in agricultural production and rural development.

Delegates visited typical agricultural products displayed at the conference.

The role of agricultural extension is important in shaping the agricultural production structure towards commodity production, which has been gradually meeting the requirements of domestic and export markets. At the same time, it has helped a large number of households in remote areas, ethnic minority areas, and poor households increase their income through livelihood models under national target programs...

However, from July 1, 2025, implementing the Party and State's policies and resolutions on reorganizing the political system according to the 2-level local government model, provinces and cities are reorganizing the local agricultural extension system.

Therefore, to improve the effectiveness of agricultural extension work in the new situation, at the conference, delegates focused on discussing many important contents such as: Orientation of agricultural extension activities in the 2-level local government model; The role of agricultural extension work in developing the value chain of OCOP products and industries; Digital transformation in agriculture and agricultural extension work to meet the requirements in the new situation;

The role of enterprise agricultural extension together with state agricultural extension in improving efficiency in agricultural production; The role of agricultural extension in promoting product consumption through online sales; Agricultural extension in developing community tourism; The role of agricultural extension in improving product quality to meet the requirements of export markets; The role of agricultural extension projects of non-governmental organizations in developing sustainable agriculture, adapting to climate change...

Delegates visited organic coffee products on display at the conference.

Most of the presentations and opinions affirmed the great achievements of agricultural extension work in recent times, and at the same time contributed ideas on solutions and methods of operation to improve the effectiveness of agricultural extension work in the coming time.

In particular, propose solutions to change the thinking, methods, and ways of working of agricultural extension work to meet the requirements of streamlining the apparatus, converting from agricultural production thinking to agricultural economics, mobilizing social resources for agricultural extension work , etc.

Nguyen Cong Ly

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