What is agricultural extension? Rules for agricultural extension in Vietnam

What is agricultural extension? Rules for agricultural extension in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What is agricultural extension?

According to Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree 83/2018/ND-CP, agricultural extension means the transfer of technological advances, dissemination of knowledge and provision of professional training to farmers in order to improve capacity for and efficiency in agricultural production and trade, environmental protection and new rural development.

2. Objectives of agricultural extension in Vietnam

Objectives of agricultural extension according to Article 3 of Decree 83/2018/ND-CP are as follows:

- Improve efficiency in production and trade by organizations and individuals involved in agriculture in order to raise income, reduce poverty, enrich, respond to ecological conditions and climate change and market through agricultural extension activities, methods and forms.

- Contribute to agricultural economic restructuring towards commodity development, improvement in productivity and food quality and safety to meet domestic and export demands; accelerate agricultural economic restructuring process towards increase in added value and sustainable development, and in association with new rural development; improve disaster resilience; ensure national food security and socio-economic stability, and protect the environment.

- Encourage domestic and foreign organizations and individuals to participate in agricultural technology transfer.

3. Rules for agricultural extension in Vietnam

Rules for agricultural extension according to Article 4 of Decree 83/2018/ND-CP are as follows:

- Agricultural extension comes from production and market demands and State’s orientations towards agricultural development.

- Active and voluntary role of organizations and individuals involved in agricultural extension and their responsibilities for providing explanation are enhanced.

- Democracy and openness are ensured. The public’s supervision and state management are carried out.

- Agricultural extension activities, forms and methods are conformable to each area, producer and ethnic group.

- Technological advances and technology to be transferred should be recognized or approved by a competent authority.

- Close connection between regulatory authorities, scientific research institutions and enterprises and farmers and between farmers is established.

- Private sector involvement in agricultural extension is encouraged and agricultural extension services are expanded to encourage domestic and foreign organizations and individuals to participate in agricultural technology transfer.

- Priority is given to agricultural extension in disadvantaged and extremely disadvantaged areas.

- Priority is given to women and ethnics, organizations with high percentage of women or ethnics involved in agricultural extension.

4. Regulations on central agricultural extension program in Vietnam

Regulations on the central agricultural extension program according to Article 12 of Decree 83/2018/ND-CP are as follows:

- Bases for designing a central agricultural extension program

+ Agricultural and rural development guidelines, orientations, strategies and schemes, and key national agricultural products;

+ Domestic and foreign market demand; production demand;

+ Agricultural extension investment and investment encouragement policies and forecast about state and private sector investment in agricultural extension and agricultural technology transfer during the program execution;

+ Agricultural extension and agricultural technology transfer programs, projects and international treaties to which Vietnam is a signatory or participant.

- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall design and approve the central agricultural extension program that covers a period of 05-10 years in conformity with medium and long term agricultural development plans. Procedures for designing and approving the program are as follows:

+ Propose and design a central agricultural extension program by each field and national key agricultural product;

+ Send enquiries to relevant organizations and individuals;

+ Establish a central agricultural extension program consulting and appraisal council

+ Approve the central agricultural extension program;

+ Publish the program on the web portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

- The central agricultural extension program shall be adjusted as follows:

During execution of the program, according to the agricultural development guidelines and orientations and production and market demand, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall approve adjustments to the central agricultural extension program.

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