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Chairman of Viet Nam Farmers’ Union re-elected

VGP – The 7th National Congress of the Viet Nam Farmers Union (VFU) has announced a new Central Committee for the 2018-2023 tenure on December 13 in Ha Noi.

December 13, 2018 2:41 PM GMT+7

Mr. Thao Xuan Sung, Chairman of the sixth VFU was re-elected VFU Chairman of the seventh tenure in the 2018-2023 with 100% of votes

Earlier, on December 12, the National Congress elected 21 members of the Central Committee and five Vice Chairmen. 

Mr. Thao Xuan Sung, Chairman of the sixth VFU was re-elected VFU Chairman of the seventh tenure in the 2018-2023 with 100% of votes. 

Mr. Luong Quoc Doan, Pham Tien Nam, Dinh Khac Dinh were also re-elected as the VFU Vice Chairmen and Ms. Bui Thi Thom and Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dinh were newly elected to the posts. 

The VFU’s 7th National Congress opened in Ha Noi on December 12 with the attendance of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and State President Nguyen Phu Trong. 

The event drew the participation of 999 delegates representing more than 10 million farmers nationwide.

Addressing the event, Party General Secretary Trong on December 12 requested the VFU to better perform its role in connecting the Party and State with farmers, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of farmers, and proposing policies for agriculture, farmer and rural development.

In the previous tenure, the union made a number of steps to reform its operation methods to maintain its central role in farmers’ movements and the building of new-style rural areas, he said. The leader also pointed to a number of shortcomings by the union, including the slow innovation in its operation process as well as industrialization and modernization of agriculture and rural areas.

According to Mr. Trong, the Party and State have defined agriculture, farmers and rural areas as strategic factors in the national industrialization, modernization, construction and defense, as well as an important force for socio-economic development and environmental protection.

In order to meet requirements in the new period and maintain sustainable development, it is necessary for the union to continue reforming its operation and fostering solidarity among farmers, turning them into a great revolutionary, economic, political and social force of the Party and State, the leader stated.

He also asked Party organizations, local administrations, the Viet Nam Fatherland Front and political-social organizations to create favorable conditions for the union to operate effectively.

According to a report at the congress, in the 2013-2018 period, the union held 130,000 agro-forestry-fishery training courses for more than 15 million officials and farmers, while building and transferring over 14,000 models of technology application to agro-forestry-fishery production to farmers.

The union has held more than 410,000 technology training courses for nearly 25 million members, along with 62,000 production models involving nearly 6.32 million farmers.

In the next tenure, the union aims to have at least 60 percent of members accessing the Internet, and 100 percent of union’s officials receiving training on new agricultural knowledge and communication skills./.  

By Kim Anh