The national conference between the Government, ministries and farmers on digital transformation and innovation.
The 2025 Prime Minister–Farmers Dialogue Conference took place under the theme “Applying science and technology, innovation and digital transformation in farming” in Hanoi on December 10.
The Vietnam Farmers' Union Central Committee coordinated with the Government Office, ministries, sectors and localities to organize the conference. It was held in person at the Government headquarters and connected online to 34 provinces and cities nationwide.
Attending at the main venue were Politburo Member and Party Central Committee Secretary Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee; Party Central Committee members including Luong Quoc Doan, Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Union Central Committee; Tran Duc Thang, Minister of Agriculture and Environment; Dao Ngoc Dung, Minister of Ethnic Affairs and Religion; Nguyen Dinh Khang, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor; representatives of central agencies and mass organizations; and nearly 150 outstanding farmers and cooperatives.
At the Hanoi city venue, participants included Nguyen Manh Quyen, Member of the Hanoi Party Standing Committee and Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee; Pham Hai Hoa, Vice Chairwoman of the Hanoi Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and Chairwoman of the Hanoi Farmers' Union; representatives of city departments; and leaders of farmers' unions, exemplary farming households and cooperatives.
More than 5,000 opinions and proposals sent to the Government and Prime Minister
In his opening remarks, Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Union Central Committee Luong Quoc Doan said that following the Prime Minister's direction to strengthen regular dialogue with farmers and the recent instruction of Party General Secretary To Lam on organizing a "Month of listening to the people", the Vietnam Farmers' Union coordinated with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to organize two nationwide "Listening to Farmers" forums in October and November.
The forums resolved many issues on the spot, while others will be addressed through long-term mechanisms and policies.
Hanoi officials attend the event online.
Participants at the two forums identified five focus areas: improving high-quality and sustainable production capacity; promoting agricultural product consumption; building and promoting brands; developing enterprises and innovation; and advancing green transformation and circular economy in agriculture.
They also emphasized four strategic breakthroughs: institutional reform; breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and digital transformation; modern and integrated agricultural and rural infrastructure; and development of high-quality human resources.
Within just one month before the conference, the Government and the Prime Minister received more than 5,000 opinions and proposals from farmers nationwide.
Most expressed confidence in Party leadership and the decisive, effective direction of the Government and Prime Minister, welcomed practical policies for agriculture, farmers and rural areas and supported orientations for the farmer class in the draft documents of the 14th National Party Congress.
Doan added that farmers also proposed further attention to policies promoting technology transfer in production, harvesting, preservation and processing; credit, tax and capital support; stricter control of agricultural input quality and price stabilization; stronger investment in rural infrastructure, especially internet access in remote areas; disaster warning systems; specialized production planning; brand development; and support for farmer participation.
With the conference theme, he said discussions would focus on five major areas: solutions for farmers to implement Politburo Resolution 57 in agriculture; farmers' role in international integration and digital transformation; institutional reform and administrative simplification; development of private economy in agriculture; and disaster prevention and climate resilience.
Agriculture, farmers and rural areas play a vital role
Opening the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that farmers are frontline soldiers in agriculture who must adapt, fight and win in all circumstances.
On behalf of Party and State leaders, he conveyed greetings and best wishes to participants.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivers his remarks at the meeting.
He cited General Secretary To Lam's guidance on "three closenesses, four no's and five musts", emphasizing closeness to the people, grassroots and digital space; avoiding formality and avoidance; and requiring listening, dialogue, responsibility and reporting results.
The dialogue reviewed outcomes of four previous dialogues, advanced implementation of Resolution 57 on science, technology, innovation and digital transformation, Resolution 68 on private economic development and assessed recent disaster impacts and recovery.
Reviewing 40 years of renewal, the Prime Minister affirmed that agriculture, farmers and rural areas serve as pillars of the economy, support stability, control inflation, help Vietnam escape poverty and build the national agricultural brand globally.
He called for frank, democratic, practical dialogue to deliver clear and accurate solutions for future agricultural development.
The dialogue addressed three major themes: science, technology, innovation and digital transformation; private economic development in agriculture and rural areas; and disaster recovery.
Concluding the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assessed the dialogue as open, responsible and effective.
He tasked the Government Office and the Vietnam Farmers' Union with synthesizing opinions and issuing a conclusion notice with "six clarities": responsible person, task, timeline, accountability, authority and outcomes.
Eight breakthrough decisions
The Prime Minister also outlined eight breakthrough decisions to develop agriculture, farmers and rural areas
First, authorities must affirm the long-term strategic role of agriculture, farmers and rural areas, place farmers at the center, shift toward green, organic, circular, low-emission agriculture and apply high technology and comprehensive digital transformation.
Second, science, technology, innovation and digital transformation must become key drivers to raise value and quality, with a new agricultural extension force linking scientists and farmers across value chains.
Third, ministries should study public–private partnerships to develop modern digital infrastructure for farmers.
Outstanding farmers attend the event.
Fourth, agencies must design accessible agricultural insurance, credit and training policies, attract young people to agriculture, expand high-tech farming zones, simplify procedures and promote basic digital literacy for farmers.
Fifth, food safety requires digital data platforms for traceability, carbon accounting and value chain governance, along with digital cooperatives and certified testing centers.
Sixth, authorities must strengthen cooperation, sustainable value chains and private sector development in agriculture and rural areas.
Seventh, Vietnam should pursue a strategy of professional farmers, cooperative-centered models, green agriculture and livable rural communities.
Eighth, authorities must effectively implement national target programs on new rural development, sustainable poverty reduction and ethnic minority development, ensuring social welfare under the principles of transparency and public supervision.
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Following the 2025 administrative reorganization, Hanoi now has 126 commune- and ward-level administrative units, covering more than 3,300 square kilometers with a population of 8.5 million, of whom over 60% live in rural areas. The Hanoi Farmers' Union has 415,352 members operating through 2,437 sub-associations and 4,255 farmer groups across 79 communes and wards. In agriculture, forestry and fisheries, total output value in the first nine months of 2025 increased by 3.43% year on year, contributing 0.07 percentage points to the city's GRDP growth. The figure surpassed the city's full-year growth target of 3.4%. Agricultural production continues to shift toward high-tech application, organic and circular farming. Many specialized production zones have taken shape, while value chains linked to traceability systems and e-commerce platforms continue to expand. However, agricultural production remains fragmented. Input costs continue to rise, value-chain linkages lack sustainability and climate change and disease still pose significant risks. New rural development has continued to deliver strong results. To date, Hanoi has completed its new rural development program. Under the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program, the city has evaluated 3,463 OCOP products. Hanoi currently has 1,574 agricultural farms, including farms combined with eco-tourism. Average per-capita income in rural areas reached VND74.3 million ($2,820) in 2024, up 1.3 times compared with 2020, while the rural–urban income gap narrowed to 1.5 times. The city maintains more than 5,000 hectares of safe vegetable production, including 55 vegetable models applying the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) with a total area of nearly 2,000 hectares, 1,700 hectares of VietGAP crop cultivation, 66 VietGAP-certified aquaculture facilities, 88 VietGAP livestock facilities and 100 hectares of organic-oriented cultivation. Hanoi is maintaining and expanding more than 180 safe agricultural production–consumption value chains and 406 high-tech agricultural production models. At the same time, rapid urbanization has created new demands for land management, reduced cultivated land areas and increased pressure on the rural labor structure. Regarding farmers, the capital's farming community continues to play a central role in agricultural development and new rural construction. Many members have proactively renewed production methods and applied digital transformation and scientific and technical advances. Nevertheless, participation of young workers in agriculture remains limited. The trend of leaving farming persists in many areas, while logistics infrastructure and agricultural processing industries still fall short of development requirements. |