Digital transformation in new rural construction

en.baophutho.vn - In order to promote the application of digital technology in new rural construction, contribute to promoting the rural economy, improving the quality of people"s life, gradually narrowing the gap in service quality between rural and urban areas, in recent years, Phu Tho province has been implementing many models and contents related to digital transformation in new rural construction, gradually meeting the Government"s requirements for national digital transformation...

According to the Provincial Agricultural Extension Center, up to now, there have been 50 units participating in the digital transformation program, of which there are 35 units in the field of cultivation, three units in animal husbandry, five units in fisheries, and five units in food processing. Most of the products subject to digital transformation are those participating in the Provincial “One Commune One Product” (OCOP) Program, specialty agricultural products, which are the strengths of the province, and are able to link to and build an agricultural product consumption chain or be consumed through e-commerce.

Mr. Le Toan - Director of the Provincial Agricultural Extension Center shared: “The Agriculture and Rural Development Sector has assigned the Agricultural Extension Center to be the focal point for implementing digital transformation. The software system for production management and traceability of agricultural products was built in 2018 and operates through the website http://nongsanantoanphutho.vn.

However, for convenience in use and to meet the increasing requirements of new tasks, the Provincial Agricultural Extension Center has coordinated with relevant units to build and put into use the app “Agritech - digital agricultural chain” for mobile devices (users can download the app on CH Play or Appstore, depending on the operating system of the phone), operates through the website: http://phutho.idfood. net/ and is applied to 50 production and trading units of agricultural products”.

This can be seen as a “breakthrough step” bringing benefits to many users such as producers, consumers, quarantine agencies, management agencies... It is is the creation of the province and the Agriculture and Rural Development Sector, creating the attraction and spread of technology application in production development and new rural construction. By the end of the first nine months of 2022, the whole province has 122/196 communes that have met the standards of new rural areas; 1,459 new urban residence areas, including 21 model new urban residence areas.

In the Plan “Implementation of the national target program on new rural construction for the period of 2021-2025”, it is clearly stated: Striving to the end of 2025, the province will have 7 out of 13 district-level units that have completed the Information and Media objectives, including Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Town, Lam Thao, Thanh Thuy, Thanh Ba, Phu Ninh and Tam Nong districts; 196/196 communes to meet the Information and Media objectives in new rural construction; 26 communes to meet the Information and Media objectives in advanced new rural construction; five communes to meet the digital transformation objectives in building model new rural areas. Develop the investment and upgrade plans to ensure that they meet requirements and objectives, and are consistent with the allocated capital.

Anh Tho