Conclusion of the General Secretary on agricultural extension work when operating a two-level government

VTV.vn - Determining agricultural extension work as an important task of commune-level authorities, agricultural extension must be linked to the grassroots and the fields.

The Central Party Office has just issued the Notice of Conclusion of General Secretary To Lam at the working session with the Ministry of Home Affairs on the system of public service units performing agricultural extension tasks at the local level when operating the 2-level local government model (Notice No. 371-TB/VPTW, dated October 4, 2025).

General Secretary To Lam speaks at a working session with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment on reviewing the arrangement of public service units to perform agricultural extension tasks in localities when operating a two-level local government model, on the afternoon of October 3. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

The announcement stated: On October 3, 2025, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, Comrade To Lam, General Secretary of the Party Central Committee chaired a working session with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment on the system of public service units performing agricultural extension tasks at the local level when operating the 2-level local government model.

Attending the meeting were leaders representing agencies: Central Organizing Committee, Central Policy and Strategy Committee, Central Party Office; Assistants and Secretaries of the General Secretary.

After listening to the report of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the opinions of the delegates, General Secretary To Lam concluded that it is necessary to thoroughly grasp and fully understand the role and importance of agriculture and the task of agricultural development in economic and social development, building new rural areas, and improving people's lives in accordance with the spirit of "agriculture is a national advantage and a pillar of the economy"; identifying agricultural extension as an important task of the commune-level government, and agricultural extension must be linked to the grassroots and the fields.

Regarding the organizational model, the General Secretary concluded as follows: Provincial and municipal levels maintain agricultural extension centers, mainly responsible for guiding, coordinating, urging, inspecting and supporting commune levels in implementing agricultural extension work. Regional and inter-commune agricultural extension stations are not organized.

Commune-level agencies establish public service units to perform multi-sector, multi-field essential basic public services, including agricultural extension functions and tasks; commune-level Party committees and authorities must pay attention to directing the good implementation of agricultural extension work, not "outsource" it to public service units.

Continue to strengthen and improve the effectiveness of community agricultural extension groups, increase dissemination of knowledge and production experience, support and guide farmers to link up to develop agricultural production.

Based on the agricultural extension staff at the provincial level and regional and inter-commune agricultural extension stations, they will be assigned to communes, coordinating with officers working in the agricultural and environmental fields in existing communes, ensuring that each commune has at least 5-6 agricultural extension staff, without increasing the total number of agricultural extension staff.

The Government Party Committee is assigned to direct the Party Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs to coordinate with the Party Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to urgently issue legal documents within their authority to guide localities in implementing the above orientation, to be completed before October 15, 2025; localities must arrange to establish commune-level public service units before October 30, 2025.

The Central Party Office informs relevant agencies to know and implement.

Source: https://vtv.vn/ket-luan-cua-tong-bi-thu-ve-cong-tac-khuyen-nong-khi-van-hanh-chinh-quyen-2-cap-10025100621255774.htm