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Vietnam Farmers’ Union has new Central Committee

The 7th National Congress of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) has elected a new Central Committee for the 7th tenure (2018-2023) with 119 members.
Vietnam Farmers’ Union has new Central Committee ảnh 1The 7th National Congress of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) has elected a new Central Committee for the 7th tenure (2018-2023) with 119 members (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The 7th National Congress of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) has elected a new CentralCommittee for the 7th tenure (2018-2023) with 119 members.

The number showed a reduction of6 members compared to the VFU Central Committee in the 6th tenure.

The VFU’s 7th NationalCongress opened in Hanoi on December 12 with the presence of General Secretaryof the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong.

The event drew 999 delegatesrepresenting more than 10 million farmers nationwide.

According to a report at thecongress, in the 2013-2018 period, the union held 130,000 agro-forestry-fisherytraining courses for more than 15 million officials and farmers, while buildingand transferring over 14,000 models of technology application toagro-forestry-fishery production to farmers.

The union has held more than410,000 technology training courses for nearly 25 million members, along with62,000 production models involving nearly 6.32 million farmers.

In the next tenure, the unionaims to have at least 60 percent of members accessing the Internet, and 100percent of union’s officials receiving training on new agricultural knowledge andcommunication skills.-VNA

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