Officials of the World Bank and international agencies have consulted Vietnam’s Agriculture-Farmer-Rural Areas (Tam Nong) Policy, proposing focusing on the link of partners, private sector and state administration, state media said.
Hoonae Kim, the World Bank’s director in charge of rural development, the co-chairwoman of the seminar on Vietnam’s tam nong held in Hanoi June 12 to receive consulting opinions from FAO, Oxfam, international donors and specialists, said that building the rural development scheme, Vietnam should take into account the link among the three elements: partners, private sector and the state administration.
Severin Kodderitzsch, WB’s rural sector coordinator, said that the tam nong scheme is a good project for the government of Vietnam to consider agricultural production and development in the near future, which helps deal with emerging and unavoidable challenges in agriculture development.
Severin Kodderitzsch also raised a question which technologies will be applied to Vietnam’s agriculture now, and whether Vietnam is ready for advanced technology of gene modification.
Besides, achievements recorded by Vietnam in the past time, I think there are three problems Vietnam should deal with in agricultural development are the role of the agricultural sector, environmental issues, and benefits of investors, he said.
Vietnam needs a good governance in this matter, the Ministries of Health, Natural Resources and Environment should play a greater role.
Meanwhile, other donors put forward measures for comprehensive agricultural development: institutionalism, market-oriented plans mapped, state role, expansion of service networks, consulting farmer’s opinions, transfer of technology to farmers, the link of state sector, private sector and cooperatives.
Meanwhile, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Cao Duc Phat said institutional reform will be significant as farmers are the most vulnerable.
PhD Dang Kim Son, dean of the Institute for Agricultural and Rural Development Strategies said Vietnam’s agricultural development is unsustainable and low-productive, this scheme should ensure to protect rice cultivation lands to serve 130 million-140 million people in the coming years.
Vietnam should learn lessons and experience from China, the World Bank proposed.
Officials from Oxfam said the tam nong scheme should focus on helping farmers mitigate risks from epidemics, natural disasters.
Ms Ha, representative of Oxfam said farmers should be created chances to get involved in policy setting process.
FAO in Vietnam’s representative, Andrew V.Speedy said Vietnam has not optimized the great potentials of the agricultural production, proposing eradicating practices of using insecticides, paying greater attention to the quality and safety of produces. (Local sources)
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