Speaking at the ceremony, Bui Thi Thom, Vice Chairwoman of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Association, stated that the second edition of the National Press Awards on Agriculture, Farmers, and Rural Areas 2024 is an innovation to renew the information and communication tasks regarding agriculture, farmers, and rural areas, as outlined in the Politburo’s Resolution 46-NQ/TW.

The event must truly serve as a forum and playground for both professional and non-professional writers, including journalists, experts, and readers, to comprehensively reflect current issues related to Vietnamese agriculture, farmers, and rural areas.

Journalist Nguyen Van Hoai, Editor-in-Chief of ‘Nong thon Ngay nay’/Dan Viet online newspaper, speaks at the launching ceremony.

In addition, it is necessary to encourage authors to submit entries aligned with the Party and State's orientations and priorities in agriculture, farmers, and rural areas today including the transition to green agricultural production, circular economy, the project of developing one million hectares of high-quality rice, and reducing emissions.

According to journalist Nguyen Van Hoai, Editor-in-Chief of ‘Nong thon Ngay nay’/Dan Viet online newspaper and Head of the organising committee, this year’s awards will be held on a large scale with strict regulations to encourage both professional and amateur authors to submit entries to the newspaper and all types of media from agencies nationwide.

Delegates participating in the launching ceremony of the National Press Awards on Agriculture, Farmers, and Rural Areas.

The awards aim to spread and encourage all farmers nationwide to strive and produce to achieve the Party and State's resolutions and decisions, as well as uphold the role of farmers in developing ecological agriculture, circular economy, and forming multi-value chains.

A new feature of this year's event is that in addition to the category of print and electronic journalism, the organising committee has decided to expand to include categories for radio and television broadcasting. The valid submission time for all entries is from December 10, 2023 to November 15, 2024.

The awards will be divided into two categories including one for print and online newspaper and another for radio and television broadcasting. Each category includes one A prize, two B prizes, three C prizes, five consolation prizes and 20 special prizes for all categories.

Also at the ceremony for the second National Press Awards on Agriculture, Farmers and Rural Areas, the third writing contest themed "Memories of Hanoi" was launched. The entries must be submitted to the organising committee from July 10 to September 30.