Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joins farmers in Ninh Giang district in Hai Duong province in mechanised rice transplanting for the Winter-Spring crop on the afternoon of February 15, 2024. (Photo: Duong Giang - VNA)
In addition to selling agricultural products through a traditional way, farmers in Ben Tre province have recently adopted e-commerce to connect with markets, resulting in higher incomes. (Photo: Huynh Phuc Hau - VNA)
Dang Van Cap, 73 years old, from An Tuong Dong commune, Hoai An district, Binh Dinh province, has become a wealthy farmer thanks to growing fruit trees on 12 hectares. (Photo: Le Phuoc Ngoc - VNA)
Farmers in Bac Ninh province prepare to sow rice seeds using drones. (Photo: VNA)
Tourists take a boat tour of the bottle gourd growing area at Tran Ba Chuot Tourist Area in Lai Vung district in the Mekong delta province of Dong Thap. (Photo: VNA)
Farmers in Hau Giang province implement the “smart wet-dry rice cultivation model” for the 2024 Summer-Autumn crop, achieving higher yields compared to traditional methods. (Photo: Duy Khuong - VNA)
The movement among farmers in Lam Dong province to excel in production and business, fostering solidarity to enrich themselves and sustainably reduce poverty, has seen positive changes. (Photo: VNA)
Farmers in Cao Phong district, Hoa Binh province, harvest sugarcane for the 2023-2024 crop. (Photo: Trong Dat - VNA)
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visits the VIETGAP tea production model in Coc Phat village, Ban Bo commune, Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province (July 14, 2016). (Photo: Tri Dung - VNA)
Vietnamese farmers play crucial role in national development
Farmers have been, and remain, vital to Vietnam's industrialisation and modernisation efforts. The agricultural sector and rural areas serve as the backbone of the economy, laying a strong foundation for the success of industrialisation and modernisation in other sectors.