Honoring and awarding titles to 96 outstanding farmers
On the evening of October 12, the Ceremony to honor and award the title of Outstanding Vietnamese Farmer 40 years of Doi Moi - 2026 took place.
Attending the honoring ceremony were Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hoai - Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, Central mass organizations, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Mr. Ho Quoc Dung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister.
Speaking at the opening of the Ceremony to honor and award the title of Outstanding Vietnamese Farmer 40 years of Doi Moi - 2026, Mr. Luong Quoc Doan - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union - said: This year's "Proud of Vietnamese Farmers" program, with the theme "Outstanding Vietnamese Farmers 40 Years of Doi Moi" contributes to affirming the role and important contribution of the Vietnamese farming class in the cause of renovation, construction and development of the country, and the first renovation with a solid foundational role is innovation in the field of agriculture, farmers, and rural areas.
The Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Union said that in 2026, based on the standards and nominations of the Farmers' Unions of 34 provinces and cities, the Final Council selected 96 typical farmer faces to honor and award the title "Outstanding Vietnamese Farmers 40 years of Doi Moi".
These are 96 typical and most outstanding farmer faces, always with a spirit of solidarity, spirit of innovation, creativity, daring to think, daring to do, striving to overcome difficulties and rise up to get rich for themselves and their families and make positive contributions to society. The 96 farmers honored today are farmers who are always at the forefront in innovation, are the 96 freshest flowers in the patriotic emulation flower garden of the Vietnamese peasant class in 40 years of renovation. The achievements honored today are not only the pride of the family or locality alone, but also a vivid symbol of the aspiration to rise up of Vietnamese farmers in the new era - the era of national rise" - Mr. Luong Quoc Doan emphasized.
Speaking at the honoring ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung emphasized that throughout the nation's historical process, farmers are the largest force, making great contributions in terms of manpower and resources in the struggle for national independence, national reunification as well as in the cause of building and protecting the Fatherland. In particular, in 40 years of renovation, Vietnamese farmers have continued to promote their pioneering role, increasingly affirming their important role, making great contributions to the process of industrialization and modernization of the country.
From a country still lacking food and foodstuffs, to date, we have become one of the leading countries in the production and export of agricultural, forestry and fishery products with an annual turnover of over 70 billion USD. In that process, many typical examples of good production and business have emerged, constantly innovating and creating, constantly striving to replicate ecological and circular agricultural models, applying science and technology, contributing to solving millions of jobs, improving the lives of farmers, and developing the rural economy associated with building new rural areas," the Deputy Prime Minister said.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Resolution of the 14th Party Congress has identified the shift of rural economic structure towards green, ecological, circular, and value chain directions with high efficiency. Promoting the application of science, technology, and digital transformation in agriculture, while setting out the requirement to build a civilized, comprehensively developed, with will, self-reliance, and aspiration to rise up class of farmers; promoting the role of farmers as the deciding subjects in agricultural economic development, rural economy and new rural construction.
The Deputy Prime Minister requested Party committees at all levels, authorities, Vietnam Farmers' Union, and farmer members nationwide to join hands to continue to perform well some key tasks.
Continue to deeply understand and promptly implement actions in implementing the contents of Conclusion No. 219-KL/TW of the Politburo on agriculture, farmers, and rural areas to 2030, with a vision to 2045. Accordingly, it is necessary to strongly shift from pure agricultural production thinking to agricultural economic thinking, from focusing on output to improving quality, added value, brand and market. Continue to restructure agricultural production according to the value chain, strongly apply science and technology, innovation and digital transformation to improve productivity, quality and value of agricultural products. Build a modern, rich, and unique new rural area.
Implementing support for farmers, agricultural development and new rural construction effectively. In which, it is necessary to build and implement breakthrough mechanisms and resources to develop agriculture, support farmers; prioritize and focus budget to invest, remove bottlenecks in land, infrastructure, and build facilities to support agricultural production...
Joining hands to focus on overcoming existing limitations that have been pointed out in recent years such as fragmentation, small-scale, and low linkage in agricultural production; the application of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation is still slow and uneven; agricultural labor productivity is still low, and the situation of "bumper crop, price drop" still exists.
Mobilize, gather, and unite farmers through specific actions and models associated with practical benefits, having a real impact on production and farmers' lives.
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