On the morning of June 7, delegates attending the 9th Vietnam Farmers' Union Congress proposed to soon develop "digital farmer" development targets, and at the same time deploy agricultural material management software to help farmers identify real and fake goods, limiting risks in production.
At the group discussion session No. 4, the IX National Congress of the Vietnam Farmers' Union, term 2026 - 2031, many opinions focused on the requirements of digital transformation in agriculture, membership management and supporting farmers to improve production capacity.
Mr. Dang Duong Minh Hoang, Member of the Executive Committee of the Farmers' Association, who also directly participates in agricultural production and investment in Dong Nai and Vinh Long, said that besides solutions such as electronic invoices, selling goods on digital platforms, and cashless payments, more attention should be paid to controlling inputs in agricultural production.
According to Mr. Hoang, in Dong Nai, his unit is coordinating with the Department of Agriculture and Environment and the Department of Science and Technology to develop a scientific topic to develop agricultural material management software. Accordingly, all fertilizer and material business units when circulating goods in the area must register on this system. The goal is to limit fake and poor quality fertilizers, helping management agencies easily inspect and supervise.
For example, if a business supplies 5,000 tons of fertilizer in Dong Nai, the system will clearly display the allocation to each agent. Farmers when trained in using the software can know which agent has how much goods, what the origin is, whether there are invoices and documents or not. Thanks to that, people proactively identify real and fake goods, avoiding risks when buying supplies.
In fact, currently, quality control of agricultural products is still difficult because inputs are not strictly managed. Just one stage in the linkage chain is deviated, the entire chain will be affected and it is very difficult to trace the cause. Therefore, if good control from inputs - especially agricultural materials - then the next stages will be more transparent and easier to manage.
From the above reality, delegate Hoang proposed: First, there should be specific targets for the development of "digital farmers". Second, it is necessary to deploy a system of software to manage agricultural input materials on a large scale, which can be undertaken by domestic technology enterprises or large corporations.
This cannot be done by farmers alone, but requires the synchronous involvement of the Farmers' Association, departments, branches and local authorities. Only when there is general coordination can a transparent, effective and sustainable agricultural ecosystem be built.
If input is well controlled, the entire agricultural production chain will be improved in quality, contributing to protecting farmers and developing the agricultural sector in a modern direction," delegate Hoang affirmed.
