(HBO) – Identifying ethnic minority affairs as an important political task, over the past years, the Party Committee and administration of Kim Boi district have been applying themselves to caring for and improving the living standards of ethnic minority people, through which helping strengthen the great national solidarity, guarantee political security and social order and safety, and enhance the minorities’ trust in the Party and State leadership.


 Thanks to livelihood development supporting projects, farmers in Hung Son commune of Kim Boi district has developed animal husbandry to improve household earnings.

To help create livelihoods and raise income for ethnic minority people and build new-style countryside, sectors and specialised agemcies of Kim Boi district have coordinated to implement several programmes and projects assisting farmers to develop livelihood models and boost production connectivity. The district is currently home to 30 cooperatives operating in agriculture and 17 livestock farms.

In the first half of 2023, 45 classes were opened to transfer scientific and technical advances in agriculture for more than 2,000 people, 1,000 local residents given jobs, and 179 projects provided with loans by the Kim Boi branch of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies.

Nguyen Manh Hung, Chairman of the Kim Boi Farmers’ Union, said the unions at all levels in the district has encouraged farmers, especially those in remote and ethnic minority areas, to practice organic farming, apply science and technology, restructure crops, and develop efficient production and business models. The district union has continued increasing support for members, particularly ethnic minority ones, to form fruit and vegetable production chains in line with the VietGAP standards, build brands for produce, and develop products under the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme.

During the first six months, animal farming in Kim Boi was maintained while animal product prices stable. Thanks to the fruitful implementation of the policies helping with vocational training and job creation, a number of ethnic minority people have gained jobs and stable income.

Meanwhile, socio-economic infrastructure has gradually been perfected thanks to funding from the district’s budget and different programmes and projects. During H1, more than 9km of rural roads and four schools were built. Over 5km of roads, 3km of cannels, eight lakes and dams, and 28 schools were also repaired and upgraded. Investment procedures were also carried out to prepare for the building, repair, and upgrade of 13 community houses of local hamlets.

In addition, the policies for reputable persons in ethnic minority communities and low-income earners, along with those on human resources training in ethnic minority areas have been promoted and proved effective, according to Hung.

Bui Quang Hop, deputy head of the district’s ethnic affairs division, said that generally speaking, the ethnic minority policies have been implemented as planned and in a transparent manner, thereby creating conditions for the target group in disadvantaged areas to develop livelihoods and stabilise their lives./.

 


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