Pursuant to Decree No. 01/2008/ND-CP dated 9 January 2008 of the Government functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of agriculture and rural development, and Decree No. 75/2009/ND-CP dated September 10, 2009 by the Government about amending article 3 of Decree 1/2008/ND-CP dated 9 January 2008 by the Government;

Pursuant to Decree No. 02/2010/ND-CP on 08 January 2010 of the Government on agriculture;

The Ministry of agriculture and rural development guide and a number of articles of Decree No. 02/2010/ND-CP on 08/01/2010 the Government agricultural extension, as follows: chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS article 1. The scope and subjects of application 1. This circular guide on the contents, method of agricultural extension activities; manage programs, projects from the funds of the Central extension by the Ministry of agriculture and rural development management.

2. This circular apply to organizations and individuals related to the implementation and management of the program, the central agricultural extension project.

Article 2. Explanation of terms In this circular, the terms below are interpreted as follows: 1. The central agricultural extension program is the collection of agricultural extension projects related to the areas specified in point a of paragraph 1 article 1 of Decree No. 02/2010/ND-CP on 08 January 2010 in the Government agricultural extension matching of strategies planning, planning, agricultural development, rural nation.

2. The central agricultural extension project is a specific project in the central agricultural extension programmes, with clear objectives to be implemented in the scale, regions and countries, in particular from the three provinces in the time frame specified.

3. The task of regular agricultural extension agricultural extension-specific task is done regularly every year.

4. presentation model is a content of the agricultural extension project was made to apply scientific and technological advances and/or progress on the management scale suitable to do human form out wide.

5. Demonstration of specific model is performed in a centralized location with certain scale.

6. the organization is organized by the Ministry of agriculture and rural development affairs directed implementation of agricultural extension project.

7. The individual owner is the person who directly organized agricultural extension projects. The owner is the individual in the Organization and each individual only was Chairman of no more than 2 of the central agricultural extension project at a time.

8. The Council is the Advisory Board by the Minister of agriculture and rural development, established, has the task of advising the Minister determines the list of programs, agricultural extension projects; selection, selection of personal organization, agricultural extension project and the results of agricultural extension project.

The Council has seven members, including: President of the Council is the Head Of the Bureau, specialized Agency, the Commissioner included representative of science, technology and environment, the national agricultural extension Center, financial Service and 3 specialized in relevant specialist. The number of organizations to join the Council of not more than 1 person and not the project.

Active Advisory Council under the regulation as the Board established by the Minister of science.

Chapter II the CONTENT and METHOD of AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ACTIVITIES Articles 3. Fostering, training and training 1. Object a) producers as defined in art. 2 article 1 Decree 02/2010/ND-CP on 08/01/2010 of the Government, have yet to join vocational training programs supported by the State;

b) The agricultural extension activity according to the provisions in point c paragraph 2 article 1, Decree 02/2010/ND-CP on 08/01/2010 of the Government.

2. Form a) fostering, training and training through demonstration models for producers to join models and those outside of the model;

b) refresher training, and Classroom training for producers and the agricultural extension activity of time not to exceed 12 months and not more than 30 persons/class;

c) compilation of training materials, construction tape drive specifications, implement training programs via television;

d) students attend classes from 7 days or more are organized the class certification.

3. a support level) for students: the support level according to the current regulations of the State;

b) for faculty, practical guides: follow the instructions in point 1.3 section c of paragraph 1 of article 5 joint circular No. 183/2010/TTLT-BTC-BNN on November 15, 2010 the President the Ministry of finance, Ministry of agriculture and rural development.

Article 4. Advocacy information 1. Mass information a) building program, channel, category, agriculture news page on the tv station, radio station, the Central, local newspaper;

b) Web site, an electronic mailbox extension.

2. Publish extension articles in magazines, news papers, pamphlets, pictures, posters, tapes, disks, manuals, technical books, listing of agricultural extension service addresses the needs of each group object farmers and the agricultural extension activity.

Article 5. Demonstration and replication of the model 1. Presentation content and replicate the model a) summarizing the good model in production practices, processing, circulation, marketing to human propaganda out wide;

b) built the kind of diverse agricultural extension model, General for objects in the domain, region and country;

c) build the type of application model of high technology in agriculture in the different level consistent with economic conditions and the local ecology.

2. Model and a performance score) each model is made in a province, the central cities in the scope of the project; a model from 2-5 points, except for some specific model: the model of exploitation of fisheries, application model of high technology in agriculture, hybrid seed production model;

b) each of the demonstration made a maximum of 2 times for model cycle of 6 months or less; 1 time for the cycle model on 6 March, but the maximum duration of the project;

c) demonstration model applications, devices and machines made a maximum of 3 model/year in each province.

3. The level of support for performing and household models involved models a) model demonstration plant supported annual purchase costs and the essential materials in accordance with the level of support up to 300 million/model/year and 30 million households;

b) demonstration model industrial crops, fruit and forestry trees are purchase costs and support the essential materials in accordance with the level of support up to 400 million model/year and 30 million households;

c) demonstration model supported raising purchase cost and the essential materials in accordance with the level of support up to 400 million model/year and 50 million households;

d) model demonstration aquaculture supported purchase costs and the essential materials in accordance with the level of support up to 500 million/model/year and 70 million households;

presentation model) about other areas supported under the provisions in point 3.2 paragraph 3 article 5 of the circular No. 183/2010/TTLT-BTC-BNN on November 15, 2010 the President the Ministry of finance, Ministry of agriculture and rural development;

e) for demonstration models have characteristics, specific support levels will by the Minister of agriculture and rural development decided by each project.

Chapter III construction, APPRAISAL and APPROVAL of the PROGRAM, the CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT article 6. Building and facility requirements for the program, the central agricultural extension project 1. The base building program, the Central agriculture projects program, the central agricultural extension projects are constructed based on the following basis: a) advocates, policy development, countryside of the party, the State and the development strategies of the industry;

b) on the recommendation of the State management bodies, scientific and technological institutions, enterprises, associations, organizations, and individuals involved in agricultural extension activities;

c) The results of scientific research, technology and technical progress in the country and abroad are recognized in Vietnam; the case of the technical progress in the ownership of the organizations or individuals inside and outside the country shall be subject to the intellectual property Law when used;

d) the contents of international cooperation of agricultural extension activities.

2. Requirements for the program, the central agricultural extension project a) clear objectives, namely, to bring about effective socio-economic, not cause adverse impact to the environment, increasing income for the producers and have the ability to replicate out of production in the range, domain, country;

b) technical progress are transferred in the central agricultural extension project is the technical progress was the recognized authority;

c) funding of projects that fit the content, the progress and results of the project, including funding from State budget sources, due to the benefit and contribution from other sources;

d) duration of the agricultural extension program is 5 years and planned from 1 to 3 years;

DD) structure each of the central agricultural extension projects include: building content models (no support below 70% of the investment cost of the project); training, training for farmers under Layer (support no more than 20% of the cost of the project); information, Declaration of (support no more than 7% of the cost of the project and not more than 15 million/1 model); project management (is spent not more than 3% of the funding of the project for projects in difficult areas, poor districts are spending no more than 4% of the cost of the project).

Article 7. The sequence of construction and approval of the list of programs, the central agricultural extension project 1. The sequence of construction and approval of the list of programs, the central agricultural extension project a) Before 15 February each year, the national agricultural extension Center in collaboration with the science, technology and environment inform the General Directorate, the specialized Agency, other organizations and individuals to propose programs and agricultural extension project Central; organizations and individuals to submit proposals for national agricultural extension Center prior to March 15;


b) at the latest on 31 March is annual, results-based implementation of article 6 of this circular, the national agricultural extension Center of the proposed program, planned to send to the Service of science, technology and the environment; Service process The Advisory Council established under Article 6, paragraph 2 of this circular to consider proposed program categories, agricultural extension projects; Science, technology and the environment ministers proposed by the Advisory Council to consider approving the category before April 30;

c) where necessary, the Minister of agriculture and rural development decided to direct a number of programs, the central agricultural extension project.

2. competitive bidding process (selection), processed agricultural extension project.

a) announced the list of programs, agricultural extension projects as soon as the Minister of agriculture and rural development approved program list, agricultural extension project, the science, technology and environment, in collaboration with the national agricultural extension Center widely published newspaper Vietnam agriculture category , the website of the industry and notice of the conditions and procedures for the Organization, individuals filing registration to participate, including:-deadline for registration: during 2 months from the date of publication of the catalogue;

-The profile includes A presentation of the project defined in annex 1 attached herewith; a record 11 of Ministry, including 12 sets of original records in 1 sealed envelopes, sent to national agricultural extension Center;

b) selection, selection-The General Directorate, the specialized Agency chaired the Advisory Board established selection, selection of agricultural extension projects in each sector concerned, according to article 6 paragraph 2 of this circular; evaluation criteria, the selection of projects are specified in Appendix 2 attached to this circular;

-During the 10 days after the expiration of the registration, the national agricultural extension Center in collaboration with the science, technology and environment, the Directorate, the Directorate held open the registration documents, make a list of the valid registration documents, move the valid profile fields for the Directorate , the Directorate for consultative processes at the Board's meetings;

-The General Directorate, the specialized Agency in cooperation with the science, technology and environment, the Minister of agriculture and rural development, selection results, selection of Advisory Board to be considered for approval, the successful organization of the individual before July 30 and announced the decision of the Minister to the Organization individual project concerned to make.

 3. Appraise, approve the planned presentation of the Directorate, the specialized Bureau, in collaboration with the national agricultural extension Center, the science, technology and environment and the financial appraisal of the content, the overall estimation of the successful agricultural extension projects; where necessary, organization, individual producers are asked to edit, additional demonstration projects; the approval of the content, the overall estimation of the central agricultural extension projects completed before June 30, annually.

4. Approval of the demonstration, the estimation of the central planned every year a) host organizations directly to content evaluation, estimation and approval of the annual presentation of the project (in the form prescribed in Appendix 3 attached to this circular) and posted on the Directorate , the relevant Bureau; finished time ago on 15 December;

b) Directorate and the Directorate of organized content evaluation, estimation and approval of the annual presentation of the project (in the form prescribed in Appendix 3 attached to this circular) for the Organization of projects not directly; finished time ago on 15 December;

c) The General Department, the Bureau of the General results of approval of the annual presentation and send it to the Service of science, technology and environment and the Financial Services before 31 December.

5. Evaluation and approval of regular agricultural extension Service mission of science, technology and environment and the financial appraisal of the content, the estimation of funding and approval of agricultural extension task regularly every year; time to complete before 31 December.

6. notice given the task, the project contract extension a) annually, based on the Novel, the annual estimate was approved, the Ministry of agriculture and rural development (science, technology and environment) announce entrusted the central agricultural extension (and funding) for the host organisation directly and for the Directorate , the specialized Agency concerned with regard to the Organization of projects not directly;

b) pursuant to the notice of the Ministry, the General Directorate, the Directorate of contracting professional project implementation for organizations and individual project not directly.

7. organizations implementing the planned base to announce entrusted, contracts, presentation and overall planned annually, the task of regular agricultural extension was approved, organization and personal project, agricultural extension task regularly project implementation According to the mission, goals, content, schedule, results and estimation of funding approved.

Article 8. Adjustment of the program, the central agricultural extension project 1. Adjust the central agricultural extension program a) science, technology and environment, in collaboration with the national agricultural extension Center, the General Department and the specialized Bureau suggested the Minister to adjust to these changes, the addition of the central agricultural extension programs;

b) time adjust the central agricultural extension programs completed before June 30, annually.

2. Adjust the overall agricultural extension project a) The General Department, the specialized Agency chaired the review process of the Minister approve the adjusted changes in goals, organization, individual producers, content, duration, results and the total cost of the project in comparison with the overall presentation of the project has been approved;

b) time adjust the overall project presentation made before 30 November each year.

3. Adjust the annual planned a) Organization in The project consider adjusting the canards of each content that doesn't change on goals, results and total cost compared to the demonstration projects are reviewed and reported on the Ministry (the General Directorate, the Directorate of specialization);

b) The General Department, the specialized Agency to consider adjusting the annual change of each content that doesn't change on goals, results and total cost compared to the approved project presentation of organizations not directly;

c) time adjust the annual agricultural extension projects completed before December 31, to perform for the next year.

Chapter IV inspection, TESTING and EVALUATION program, the CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT article 9. Test, evaluate the program, the central agricultural extension project 1. Check, periodic reviews of the program, planned a) The General Department, the specialized Agency hosted, in cooperation with the science, technology and environment, Financial Services, national agricultural extension Center and the relevant unit periodically checks, reviews the progress of program implementation , the central agricultural extension projects and testing at least once for every project in real time. Test plans, annual reviews will due to the General Directorate, the specialized Agency in cooperation with the science, technology and environment determine;

b) host organization is responsible for checking, annual reviews of the implementation of the planned units and reporting test results, reviews for the General Department, the specialized Agency to report The synthesis (science, technology and the environment).

2. Examine, evaluate programs, projects after the trials "the science, technology and environment, in collaboration with Financial Services, national agricultural extension Center, the General Directorate, the specialized Agency and related organization unit test, assessment testing programs the central agricultural extension projects, mostly. The object, place, time and the test group composition, specific evaluation by the science, technology and the environment.

Article 10. Trials, reviews of the program, the central agricultural extension project 1. Collecting annual project organization the Organization planned trials of annual projects and report to the General Directorate, the Directorate General to specialized reporting (science, technology and environment); time trials every year completed before December 25.

2. Testing project at the end of a) base-level organizations organized agricultural extension project level basis the results of the project to the end through grassroots Advisory Council; time to complete the experience level at the latest after the project ends 15 days;

-Grassroots Advisory Council by the heads of organizations to form; The Board has five members, including the President of the Council is the leader of the Organization, the delegation consisted of representatives of professional management unit, the Organization's financial and a number of experts (in or outside the Organization); The owner and the people who made the project itself does not participate in the Council; The Council works according to the principle of majority, reviews by 2 reach "level" and "not reached";

b) level-The General Directorate, the specialized Agency chaired the Advisory Council Sets testing project-level Ministry under paragraph 6 of article 2 of this circular;

-The record level Set include: The writer suggested the trials; report of the project (in the form prescribed in Appendix 3 attached to this circular); minutes of experience level; a record 11 of Ministry, including the original records are sent directly or by post to the General Directorate, the specialized Agency concerned; time of submission level The slowest completion after the project ended 45 days;

c) approved project test results-based assessment, trials of the junta, according to the evaluation criteria the results of the project are specified in annex 5 attached to this circular, the Bureau, the Bureau of the General Minister of the specialisations (through science , And environmental technology) approved the recognition of experience project;


-Approval of the recognition of experience slow project for later level sets of 15 days.

3. To sum up, reviews the program extension agricultural extension program was organized to sum, reviews the latest in the period of 6 months after the end of each program.

Chapter V MANAGEMENT of the FUNDING program, the CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT article 11. Genus program management, the central agricultural extension project 1. Genus content management programs, planned a) content management, program spending planned order made under the provisions of section a of paragraph 10 article 5 joint circular No. 183/2010/TTLT-BTC-BNN on November 15, 2010 the President the Ministry of finance, Ministry of agriculture and rural development;

b) content management planned expenditure of the Organization, including: building demonstration projects; organize content evaluation and estimation of the annual project expenditure; testing, reviews, annual projects; written reports summarizing, level base at the end of the project; buy Office products, contact information; facility management; project allowance and other expenses.

2. programme management costs, specifically planned to apply according to the genus level are specified in circular No. 120/2007/TT-BTC dated 15 October 2007 of the Ministry of Finance Circular No. 44/2007/TTLT-BTC-BKHCN on May 7, 2007 President of the Ministry of finance, Ministry of science and technology , Circular No. 97/2009/TT-BTC on 06 July 2010 of the Ministry of finance and the current rules.

3. The governing body of the central agricultural extension and funding organizations perform construction planned spending estimates for the management of programs, projects, reports the Agency has the authority to approve content and funding.

Article 12. Delivery estimate 1. Fiscal affair made the delivery of the annual estimates for the Organization and project for the General Directorate, the specialized Agency for the Organization of projects not directly.

2. The General Directorate, the specialized Agency to transfer funding for the organization is not directly under the project contract was signed.

Article 13. Settlement and liquidation of the contract 1. The annual settlement a) funding the central agricultural extension project is allocated and assigned five would have to be reported as an annual budget settlement that year; pursuant to approval of the settlement is settlement reports and the annual test results of the Organization; time report annually on 25 December to the slowest;

b) host organizations directly to make annual settlement reports of the projects of the unit for Service to finance;

c) The General Department, the specialized Agency to conduct the assessment of the annual report of the projects of the organization chaired the project not directly and general financial reports for approval.

2. Finalization of the project at the end of a) based on the report and test results of the project the Ministry, organization perform report project end of the unit; the General Directorate, the specialized Agency making the report projects that by the end of the project organizations not directly and general financial reports;

b) conducted the financial settlement for all projects, the Mission of the central agricultural extension at the end.

3. Approval of the results of the project, the liquidation of the contract base project test results the Ministry ranked from "reaching" upwards and the report was approved by the authority, the General Directorate, the specialized Agency in cooperation with the science, technology and Environment Minister approved the General results of the project; the General Directorate, the Directorate of this specialized agency made a contract with the Organization and the individual host not directly.

Chapter VI ORGANIZATION of the IMPLEMENTATION of article 14. The responsibility of agencies, units of The 1. The responsibility of the science, technology and environment, manage the State of the central agricultural extension work; directly implement state management for the projects in public agricultural extension programs, public and agricultural extension tasks regularly.

2. The responsibility of the financial participation of governance of the central agricultural extension work; financial management directly the Central agriculture duties according to the current rules.

3. The responsibility of the General Directorate, the Directorate of specialized State management implementation on the work of the Central agriculture related fields, specifically: a) General Directorate of forestry forestry sector management;

b) Directorate of fisheries management sector of fisheries promotion;

c) cultivation Bureau manages the field cultivation agriculture;

d) Department of livestock management of livestock agriculture sector;

processing Bureau), trade products and salt management and promotional salt fields.

Article 15. The responsibility of the Organization, the individual project 1. Organization the Organization project assessment, approval of annual projects presentation; organizations implementing, testing, implementing, monitoring trials of annual projects; the base level for the end of the project; When necessary, The recommendations to adjust the content, cost, duration and project; responsible for managing the use of funding of projects under the current rules.

2. Individual project implementation under the demonstration project has been approved, the use of funds in accordance with the current regulations of the State; 6 month recurring reports, annual full, correctly requested the results of the project and the progress of disbursement with organization and management; proposed changes to the content, location, funding, duration of projects with organizations and authorities and only made the change when the consent in writing of the authority; Contracting with organizations or individuals inside and outside the unit to deploy the content of the project in accordance with the current rules; enjoy the extra mode level according to the current mode.

Article 16. The responsibilities and powers of the Department of agriculture and rural development, the provinces and cities under central 1. Join the proposed program categories, the central agricultural extension project.

2. Coordinating the monitoring, inspection, evaluation and monitoring of the program, the central agricultural extension projects implemented locally.

Article 17. Terms of implementation 1. This circular effect after 45 days from the date of signing. This circular replaces circular No. 60/2005/TT-BKHCN on October 10, 2005 of the Ministry of agriculture and rural development, circular No. 01/2007/TT-BTS-01/22/2007 of the Ministry of fisheries of the instructions made some content of the Decree No. 56/2005/ND-CP on April 26, 2005 by the Government on agricultural extension , Fisher; Decision No. 37/2008/QD-BNN on February 22, 2008 by the Minister of agriculture and rural development, on the promulgation of the regulation program management, agricultural extension projects, extension of national fisheries.

2. During the implementation process, if there are concerns, organizations, personal reflections written on the Ministry of agriculture and rural development to be considered solved./.