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Dialogue on “Integrating results on agro-biodiversity and climate-smart agriculture in the commune-level socio-economic development plan”

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In the second week of October 2020, the Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD) in collaboration with Planting and Plant Protection Sub-Department (PPSD) of Son La province and Thuan Chau District People's Committee held a dialogue on “Integrating results on agro-biodiversity and climate-smart agriculture in the commune-level socio-economic development plan” in Bon Phang and Muoi Noi communes. This activity is conducted in the project on “Agro-biodiversity conservation and development for poor communities in response to climate change in Son La province" funded by Bread for the World and Manos Unidas.

Attending the dialogue were leaders and officers of PPSD and SRD, officers of Division of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thuan Chau district, leaders and representatives staff of People's Committees of Bon Phang and Muoi Noi communes, together with 123 members (101 females and 22 males) representing interest groups in 8 project villages.

 

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Mr. Quang Van Minh - President of Bon Phang CPC

 

The dialogue aims to create opportunities for representatives of the interest groups to access and continually share and discuss the results of the Project and the socio-economic development plan for 2021 of the commune. In this event, participants also considered activities of the project's interest groups in two communes of Muoi Noi and Bon Phang to integrate into the socio-economic development plan of the commune in 2021 and the following years.

At the dialogue session, the delegates informed about agricultural and forestry programs, plans and models of Son La province and Thuan Chau district in 2021; the results of implementing the crop and animal production plan in the first 9 months of 2020 and the socio-economic development plan in 2021 of the two communes of Bon Phang and Muoi Noi. The representatives of the interest groups then exchanged their views on the possibility of integrating the groups’ activities into the socio-economic development plan for 2021. They also shared plans to promote and support interest groups to join cooperatives or access to the communes’ resources to develop crop and animal production models in the socio-economic development plan of 2021 and the following years.

 

Giving her speech at the dialogue, Ms. Pham Thanh Huong, the Specialist of the Division of Agriculture and Rural Development, Thuan Chau District Office shared: “Personally, I highly appreciate the project activities implemented in the last years. With the achieved results, in the next year, we will consult to include a number of project models for replication in the up-coming time, especially the model of rehabilitating indigenous rice varieties in the district development programs of the 2020-2025 period”.

“As a member of the Project Steering Committee and the Chairman of the People's Committee of Bon Phang Commune, I will together with the comrades of the Commune People's Committee continue to support, direct, propagate the villagers to apply the project’s results to the crop and animal production in the coming time”, Mr. Quang Van Minh, Chairman of Bon Phang Commune People's Committee emphasized and thanked the SRD Center, PPSD of Son La province and Thuan Chau District’s People Committee for the project implementation in the locality.

 

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Ms. Pham Thanh Huong, the Specialist of the Division of Agriculture and Rural Development, shared planned agriculture and forestry programs for 2021-2025 period

 

During the dialogue, the members representing the interest groups in 8 project villages of two communes Bon Phang and Muoi Noi enthusiastically joined in discussions, shared the results achieved after participating in the training and applying techniques on climate smart agriculture. Villagers representing the interest groups also expressed their desire to continue to be supported fruit cultivation techniques on sloping land and improving product quality, to connect markets for selling local chicken and coffee and plum, and to manage water for crop production. The people also expressed their wish to continue replicating the project activities to other villages in the commune and other communes in the district.

Concluding at the dialogue, Mr. Do Ngoc Tu, Head of Crop Production Department – PPSD of Son La province affirmed: “The project is really effective, especially in the view of climate change adaptation. It is suggested to expand the project activities to other villages Bon Phang and Muoi Noi communes, to other communes in Thuan Chau district and further to other districts in Son La province. Hope SRD will soon ask for approval from donors and agencies for projects being continued in the province in the 2021-2023 period.”

 

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Mr. Do Ngoc Tu - PPSD of Son La province

 

Representing SRD, Mrs. Hoang Thi Sen, Project Manager, highly appreciated the participation and commitment of stakeholders at the dialogue, affirmed that the dialogue was successful and achieved the results that had been set out. The SRD Center also wishes to continue to get cooperation and supports from the authorities at all levels and the people during the next project implementation process.

 

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