(HSV VIETNAM GROUP) - "Agriculture has turned the situation from awkward and passive to proactive and creative. The industry has changed its state from defense and resistance to attack and breakthrough," said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
This comment was made by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh when speaking at the Conference to summarize the year 2023 and deploy the tasks in 2024 of the agriculture and rural development sector (Agriculture and Rural Development), on January 3.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spoke at the Conference
According to the assessment of the head of the Government, the agricultural sector has "overcome headwinds", having good harvests, good prices, and bumper harvests in some areas, achieving higher achievements than in 2022.
"Agriculture has turned the situation from awkward and passive to proactive, confident and creative to remove obstacles and overcome difficulties. The industry has changed its state from defense and resistance to attack, breaking through in some fields such as rice, vegetables - fruits - setting new records", the Prime Minister emphasized.
But some limitations of the industry were also clearly pointed out by the Government leaders, such as the IUU yellow card has not been removed, some long-standing problems such as the Ban Mong reservoir project...
Outlining the future direction, the Prime Minister noted maximum decentralization and decentralization, coupled with allocation of implementation resources, improving enforcement capacity and strengthening inspection and supervision.
According to the head of the Government, the agricultural sector needs to promote self-reliance, self-reliance, self-development from the hands of one's own mind, daring to think, daring to do, proactive, timely, without waiting or relying.
In 2024, the Prime Minister asked the industry not to be satisfied with the results achieved. He suggested that the agricultural sector promote its offensive spirit, setting a higher growth target for the entire industry (about 3.5-4%), agricultural, forestry and fishery exports of 55 billion USD or more...
The key task assigned by the head of the Government to the agricultural sector is to focus on innovation, promote digital transformation, green transformation, and circular economy.
"This must be considered a new driving force, prioritizing resources to develop ecological agriculture, civilized farmers, and modern rural areas," according to the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates visited booths displaying typical agricultural products
He especially noted the policy of promoting decentralization, decentralization, and socialization. Along with that, according to the Prime Minister, it is necessary to simplify administrative procedures and business investment procedures in the agricultural sector, and have specific solutions to remove bottlenecks for people and businesses to access land and credit.
Project "Sustainable development of one million hectares of high-quality and low-emission rice cultivation associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta until 2030"; The project "Planting 1 billion trees in the period 2021-2025", is also a major content of the industry urged by the Prime Minister.
Regarding the market, Government leaders aim to reduce dependence on some markets, remove barriers to entering new markets, and at the same time attach importance to the domestic market, have a strategy to bring goods from rural areas to urban areas, and build brands for Vietnamese agricultural products.
Ha Diem HSV