Agriculture, farmers, and rural areas provide a firm foundation for the sustainable socioeconomic development, political stability, national security and defence, and environment protection, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said.
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The PM emphasised this at a ceremony in Hanoi on June 8 to launch a 10-year emulation movement as part of the national target programme to build new rural areas.
The aim of the programme is to raise the number of communes meeting new rural requirements to 20 percent of the total by 2015 and 50 percent by 2020.
PM Dung said although Vietnam’s agriculture has seen significant development since the renewal process started 25 years ago, it is not yet commensurate with the country’s potential.
In order to effectively implement the programme, the government leader called on the entire nation to join hands to build new rural areas.
He asked relevant ministries and agencies, authorities and steering committees at all levels to coordinate efforts in implementing the government’s measures to curb inflation, stabilize macroeconomy, ensure social welfare, and maintain economic growth rates.
The emulation movement will be divided into two periods: the first from 2011 to 2015 and the second from 2016 to 2020.
At the ceremony, PM Dung and Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan awarded the government’s emulation flags to 58 collective units in recognition of their achievement in 2010.