Minister proposes solutions for agriculture at NA’s hearing session
National Assembly deputies raised questions on basic, strategic and urgent issues that are drawing attention of voters and people, especially farmers, to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said following a Q&A session for the minister on June 8.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the session. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly deputies raisedquestions on basic, strategic and urgent issues that are drawing attention ofvoters and people, especially farmers, to Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Le Minh Hoan, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said following a Q&Asession for the minister on June 8.
Although this is the first time Hoan has fieldedquestions by legislators, the minister showed that he has been keeping a closewatch on the situation and matters under his ministry’s management, Hue added.
In his presentation, the minister also suggestedmajor orientations and specific solutions to the issues, the chief legislatornoted.
Hue said the Party and the State have always attached importance and prioritised resources to agriculture, farmers and rural areas, addingthat with its strong growth over the past years, the sector has served as apillar of the national economy, helping to ensure national food security, evenin the most difficult period due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pointing out limitations in the sector like the prevalenceof small-scale production models and low productivity, he asked the sector tomake greater efforts and take more drastic actions in agricultural restructuring,rural economic development and new-style rural area building.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh and theministries of environmental and natural resources, and planning and investmentalso gave further explanations in this regard.
They shared the view that people should be taken asthe centre in the building of action programmes implementing the resolutionadopted at the fifth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee onagriculture, farmers and rural areas by 2030 with a vision towards 2045, andother relevant conclusions and resolutions of the NA and the NA StandingCommittee.
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They stressed the need to develop high-quality humanresources in agriculture-based businesses, agricultural product processing andpreservation, agricultural restructuring and new-style rural area building.
Mentioning links between farmers and businesses, Huesaid by 2050, at least 10,000 products should win the three-star One CommuneOne Product (OCOP) status or higher.
The NA Chairman noted that breakthrough solutionsare needed to raise agricultural economic values, step up the construction of agriculturallogistics centres and roll out projects to boost exports to such major marketslike China, the US, the European Union (EU) and Japan./.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue urged NA deputies, ministers and heads of sectors to keep close to realities in putting questions and making replies, so that the Q&A session will produce practical and constructive results, making the best use of the time of the NA session.
Legislators will continue with the question and answer (Q&A) session on June 8, as part of the third sitting of the 15th National Assembly, with a focus on agriculture and rural development, finance and banking.
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National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the session. (Photo: VNA) 
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