Restructuring the agricultural sector toward modernization, efficiency, and sustainability

On the morning of August 22, Member of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairwoman of Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang chaired a meeting with the Department of Agriculture and Environment  (DoAE) and local authorities on the province’s agricultural achievements in the first months of the year and the tasks for the remaining months of 2025.

Member of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairwoman of Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang chairs the meeting. Photo: B.Nguyen

In the first seven months of 2025, Dong Nai's agricultural sector recorded important achievements. The province developed 560 linkage chains for the production and consumption of agricultural products. There was no shortage of domestic water and no damage to agricultural production caused by salinity intrusion. Programs such as new-style rural development, One Commune One Product (OCOP), and the eradication of temporary housing all yielded positive results.

Deputy Director of DoAE Nguyen Van Thang reports on the sector’s achievements in the first months of 2025. Photo: B.Nguyen

Provincial Party Committee member and Vice Chair of the Dong Nai People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang commended the efforts of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and local authorities for the important achievements in the early months of the year, which have laid a solid foundation for fulfilling the year-end targets. She emphasized that following the merger, the agricultural sector’s organizational structure and commune-level entities have largely stabilized and are operating effectively.

Member of Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Dong Nai Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, and Chairman of Dong Nai Farmers’ Union Nguyen Huu Nguyen speaks at the meeting. Photo: B.Nguyen

The Vice Chairwoman of the Dong Nai People’s Committee requested that the Department of Agriculture and local authorities continue to vigorously restructure the agricultural sector toward modernization, efficiency, and sustainability. The emphasis is on adjusting the structure of crops and livestock to suit ecological conditions and market demand, increasing the share of high-value crops and products, and strictly controlling plant and animal diseases to prevent large-scale outbreaks that could disrupt production.

Additionally, the province will focus on developing and expanding large-scale raw material zones linked to processing and product consumption, promoting the issuance of planting area codes and product traceability for agricultural goods, advancing organic and high-tech production models; maintaining and protecting existing forest areas, and urgently preparing a forest fire prevention plan for the 2025–2026 dry season.

Deputy Director of Dong Nai Department of Science and Technology Nguyen Minh Quang speaks at the meeting. Photo: B.Nguyen

The leadership of the Provincial People's Committee requested localities and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to focus on disaster prevention, particularly late-year storms, in order to minimize damage. At the same time, administrative reforms should be further strengthened, and 15 legal documents must be finalized and submitted to the Provincial People's Council and People's Committee for promulgation, thereby establishing a legal framework for sectoral management.

By: Binh Nguyen

Translated by: M.Nguyet-Minho