Conference seeks to perfecting mechanisms towards sustainable agricult
Conference seeks to perfecting mechanisms towards sustainable agriculture
Agricultural experts and managers gathered at the Spring Conference on Agriculture 2017 in Hanoi on March 28 to discuss the impacts of current mechanisms to the growth of Vietnam’s agricultural sector.
Hanoi (VNA) - Agricultural experts and managers gathered at the Spring Conference onAgriculture 2017 in Hanoi on March 28 to discuss the impacts of current mechanismsto the growth of Vietnam’s agricultural sector.
Participantsnoted that the growth pace of the agricultural sector has been slowed down,showing shortcomings of a sector formed by small-scaled household farms withloose connection and poor quality and productivity amidst fiercer globalcompetition.
According toNguyen Duc Thanh, head of the Institute for Policy and Economic Research, whois also a member of the Agriculture Alliance, it is necessary to removeinstitution-related bottlenecks, including official institutions such aspolicies and laws and non-official ones like customs, common perceptions andagricultural associations’ activities.
In order todevelop sustainable agriculture, Andre Well – Dang, Senior Governance Advisorof Oxfam Vietnam, emphasised the need to foster cooperation between Stateagencies at the central and local levels, as well as among research institutes,associations, non-governmental organisations and media agencies.
Farmers should have the right to raise their voices in policy discussions, hesaid.
At the sametime, Nguyen Van Tien, head of the Department of Agricultural and Rural Affairsunder the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, said that agriculturalinstitutions, especially those related to land, finance, credit, market,science and technology, have shown many weaknesses and shortcomings.
Policies andmechanisms only focused on market segments with poor quality and rawprocessing, while links between farmers,cooperatives, enterprises and serviceproviders remains weak, failing to create sustainable production and valuechains.
In order to enhancefarmers’ production capacity, Tien held that it is crucial to design policiesto encourage farmers to expand their production and develop farm economy aswell as form professional and high-quality farmers who can master science andtechnology.
Le Thi HaLien, Vice Director of the Centre for Agricultural Policy Consultation,highlighted the importance of building diverse agricultural institutions to raise farmers’incomes and boost the growth of green, smart and economical agriculture.
Participantsalso agreed on the significance to complete land andfinancial policiesin agriculture.-VNA
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