Organic vegetable growing model, VietGap standards of Hanoi Agricultural Extension Center implemented in Gia Lam district

Agricultural extension models have changed people's production thinking, from small and fragmented to safe production, gradually developing agriculture towards modernity, sustainability, and chain business. .

Agricultural extension - a necessary new support for farmers

Up to now, many farming households have had access to scientific and technical advances in agricultural production, using new varieties, biotechnology, and advanced farming methods to improve the quality of agricultural products, bringing benefits. Highly effective in farming and animal husbandry. To achieve the above results, the agricultural extension system from the city to the grassroots has played an important role, especially in supporting farmers to build safe production models.

Ms. Ha, a flower farmer in Tay Tuu - Bac Tu Liem - Hanoi, said: "My family has received technical support from agricultural extension officers, from soil treatment, fertilization techniques in each stage to avoid pests and diseases, flowers bloom at their best, resulting in profits 10% to 15% higher than previous times."

Her family also received loan support from the Hanoi Agricultural Extension Center and introduced science and technology to grow more than 1 acre of lilies, chrysanthemums and potted flowers, gourd flowers, decorative hanging flowers, carpet flowers, and cut flowers. . All flowers are grown in net houses, so productivity and quality are high, earning more than 1 billion VND each year.

Director of Hanoi Agricultural Extension Center Vu Thi Huong informed that in recent times, agricultural extension officers at the grassroots level have done a good job in consulting, transferring science and technology on farming and animal husbandry and acting as a bridge. between production and consumption of agricultural products. Agricultural extension teams have strengthened their connection with farmers according to the motto "wherever there are farmers, there is agricultural extension". Thanks to that, people know how to apply science and technology to production to build and replicate effective economic models, contributing to promoting agricultural development in the direction of applying high technology and increasing prices. production value, forming large-scale commodity production areas, such as: 200 concentrated rice production areas (from 50ha to 300ha/area); 5,044 hectares of safe vegetables and more than 50 hectares of organic vegetables; Nearly 50 high-quality flower growing areas...

Strengthen the agricultural extension system

To promote the above results, Director of Van Duc Agricultural Production and Service Cooperative (Gia Lam district) Nguyen Van Minh said that the Hanoi Agricultural Extension Center needs to continue to innovate and build an extension system. Grassroots agriculture is strong enough to perform well the role of advising, consulting, and supporting agricultural production and development, especially the rapid transfer of scientific and technical advances and linking agricultural services along the chain. value, productivity, quality, efficiency, improving people's lives.

Director of Hanoi Agricultural Extension Center Vu Thi Huong affirmed that the center is continuing to promote the application of information technology and digital transformation, prioritizing activities of building demonstration models, training, and coaching. , to create concentrated commodity production areas along the value chain associated with agricultural and rural economic restructuring, meeting the demand for safe agricultural products to serve the domestic market and towards export. . Along with that, the center closely follows the facility to grasp situations that arise during the implementation of tasks, and takes timely measures; continue to cultivate practical experience serving agricultural production and new rural construction; Continuously improve the qualifications of agricultural extension staff in new methods and skills to support farmers.

Regarding this issue, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen said that the city will consolidate and perfect the agricultural extension organization system in a professional, modern, effective and efficient manner. ; Consolidate the grassroots agricultural extension system according to the community agricultural extension team model. The agricultural extension system also needs to promote socialization of agricultural extension services, encouraging organizations and individuals to participate in this activity; develop forms of international cooperation, public-private cooperation; continue to promote the transfer of technical advances and advanced technology to form high-quality goods production areas...

Director of the National Agricultural Extension Center Le Quoc Thanh said that Hanoi needs to strengthen the capacity of the grassroots agricultural extension system, because they are the ones who directly guide farmers in production. At the same time, the city needs to build a professional grassroots agricultural extension team with strong expertise, knowledge of the market and chain links, and develop e-commerce to sell products to farmers.