Two upcoming conferences will encourage farmers’ entrepreneurship and honourexemplar farmers (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Two conferencesare going to take place in Hanoi in mid-September with a view to encouragingfarmers’ entrepreneurship and honouring exemplary farmers.
Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union Lai XuanMon said at a press conference on September 8 that the farmers’ startupconference will be held on September 18 in response to the national startupmovement. It aims to assist agriculture startups and encourage farmers’creativity in production and business activities.
As part of the conference, a seminar will focuson solutions to help farmers do business. Experts and farmers representing somestartup models will discuss farming models with hi-tech application, agri-tourism,poly-culture production according to production chains, and product processingand consumption models.
Participants will analyse and suggestdevelopment opportunities, difficulties and solutions, he noted, adding thatsome outstanding farmers will also share their success stories.
Meanwhile, a conference reviewing farmers’production and business emulation movement from 2012 to 2017 is about to beorganised on September 19. It will gather 300 delegates who are excellentfarmers representing millions of farmers nationwide.
Mon said in 2016, more than 3.55 million farminghouseholds were recognised as excellent. About 27,000 of them gained over 1billion VND (44,000 USD) in income. These excellent farming households haveprovided jobs for more than 11 million people. -VNA
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