Measures to Raise the Feasibility of Agricultural Extension Policies in Hanoi

Agricultural Extension is a key to promote agricultural development. As indicated in some researchesin Hanoi, beside the outstanding achievementsincontributing to agricultural developmentandeconomic restructuring in rural areas, the implementation of Agricultural Extension Policyalso faced with difficulties and constraints inthe approach, awareness, human resources, and policy implementation. The study results showed that although the activities on advocacy and policy training, retraining,andjob transfer were highly evaluated, some policies were still not really feasible due to the number of beneficiaries and scope of the policy. In addition, lack of qualified labour and low remuneration also affectedthe effectiveness and efficiency of policy implementation. This article proposed threesolutions to enhance the viability of Agricultural Extension Policies in the area of Hanoi.