At the Conference, Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong said: In 2019, our agriculture continues to integrate more deeply, and at the same time faces many difficulties and challenges such as the African swine cholera infection and spread across the country. water, causing unprecedented damage to the livestock industry; impacts of climate change lead to unusual weather patterns, droughts, floods, forest fires, landslides and saline intrusion more serious; The impact of trade war between major economies makes the production and import and export of key agricultural products always face risks, new regulations on traceability and real safety standards. products are getting higher and higher …
In this context, the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly and the Government have timely led and adjusted the mechanisms and policies, harmonized with international practices, created a favorable environment, inspired creativity and thirst. aspiring to rise in the whole industry, making efforts to stick to reality, overcome difficulties and challenges, implement drastically the solutions for value chain structure, innovate the growth model in all fields, open the source investment force of the whole society. As a result, in 2019, Vietnam's agriculture still maintained a good growth momentum, many targets reached and exceeded the plan, accordingly, the GDP growth rate of the whole industry was estimated at about 2.2%; the rate of communes meeting new rural standards will be 54%; export turnover of agriculture, forestry and fishery is estimated at 41.3 billion USD; Forest coverage rate is 41.85%.
In 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has actively reviewed and adjusted appropriate strategies, plans and production structures based on advantages, markets and adaptation to climate change. The market opening and trade promotion of agriculture, forestry and fisheries are focused, promptly solved problems to promote exports to traditional markets and expand more to potential markets. Trade surplus of agriculture, forestry and fishery increased. Creating a favorable environment and supporting cooperative economic development, businesses thrive, becoming a driving force for agricultural and rural development and restructuring agriculture; forming links between producers and enterprises and cooperatives. Implement synchronously many solutions to encourage, promote research and application of science and technology, create three axes of quality products and food safety. The National Target Program on new rural construction finishes early 1.5 years. Proactive and organized drastic and synchronous implementation from the central to local levels in the prevention and control of African swine fever has achieved markedly positive results. Agricultural infrastructure was strengthened; irrigation and disaster prevention has made many positive changes, gradually proactively responding and mitigating damage caused by natural disasters.
Overview of the Conference
Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong assessed that the Agriculture and Rural Development Sector in 2019 continues to effectively implement comprehensive, comprehensive, focused, focused, focused and focused schemes and plans of the sector. new science and technology application schools are the main driving force for creating added value and renewing the growth model; overcoming challenges, opening up export and import markets; improved investment environment, national competitiveness of commodity agricultural products has made progress. Completed and exceeded 03/04 targets, namely: Agriculture and forestry export turnover was estimated at 41.3 billion USD, trade surplus reached a high of 10.4 billion USD, up 19.3%; Forest coverage rate reaches 41.85%; The percentage of communes meeting new rural criteria is 54%, with 111 district units meeting / completing new rural construction tasks. The low target was GDP growth of 2.2% (mainly due to the African swine cholera epidemic which reduced about 1.1% of the sector growth).
The Minister pointed out the limitations, difficulties and challenges that need to be focused on overcoming in the coming time, namely: Restructuring of the agriculture has been unevenly deployed in localities; innovating and developing forms of production organization that have not met the requirements; Production linkage along the value chain has not become popular and mainstream. Deep processing industry has not developed as required, labor productivity and production efficiency are low, post-harvest losses are high; The growth rate of export turnover showed signs of slowing down due to the decline in export prices of major agricultural products; progress of the EC “Gold Card” for fishing is still slow; river bank erosion, coastline, drought, forest fires continue; Resources for the sector are limited. Disease on plants and animals is always at risk of outbreaks, especially African swine cholera has been widespread and complicated, greatly affecting the growth rate of the industry; Food safety management is still very difficult and complicated. The disparity in the results of new rural construction among regions is quite large; Many areas are lower than the national average, showing that the allocation of resources, methods of direction, and methods of resource mobilization are not appropriate and effective. The results of production development, caring for people's lives, strengthening the local government are not consistent with the results of infrastructure development.
Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong emphasized: In 2020, it is important to take place the Party Congress at all levels to the 13th National Party Congress; breakthrough year to complete the 5-year plan 2016 – 2020. In order to successfully implement the objectives and tasks set out, the entire agricultural sector identified “Building a modern agriculture, international integration, adapting to climate change, raising added value and sustainable development, in association with building a prosperous and civilized new countryside ”. Basic targets of the agriculture and rural development sector in 2020 are: GDP growth rate of the industry shall be 2.8 – 3%; The growth rate of production value of agriculture, forestry and fishery is about 2.9 – 3.05%; Export turnover of agriculture, forestry and fishery is over 42 billion USD; Forest coverage rate is 42%; The rate of communes meeting new rural standards will be 59%; at least 121 district units meet / complete the new rural construction task; The proportion of rural population using hygienic water is 96%; Newly established 2,000 agricultural cooperatives; The whole country has 17,000 agricultural cooperatives (2,000 higher than the norm assigned by the National Assembly and the Government).
