Agriculture minister Dith Tina meets with officials to discuss improving public services in Banteay Meanchey province on March 24. MAFF
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina, who heads the government working group for Banteay Meanchey province, has announced his intention to make the province’s public services the “best” in the country.
Tina made the commitment while chairing a March 24 meeting of the Thma Puok district working group. He is currently on a one-week mission to the province, where he will meet with nine district working groups.
Speaking at the meeting, he encouraged the civil servants and authorities in the six communes of Thma Puok district to continue to serve the people to the best of their abilities.
“We will make public service provision in Banteay Meanchey the best. We will do this by providing additional contract officers to each district as needed. Efficient public services will facilitate the progress of the people in each locality, which will contribute to improving their lives and well-being,” he said.
Banteay Meanchey governor Um Reatrey reiterated on March 25 that the provincial authorities are always ready to cooperate in the implementation of government regulations, and are always trying to serve the people, with gentleness and transparency.
“As the head of the provincial board of governors, I can assure you that we will do our best to serve the people and meet their needs. We always welcome feedback that will improve any shortcomings and allow us to provide better public services,” he said.
Two agricultural officials from Prasat and Rohal communes of Banteay Meanchey’s Preah Netr Preah district – Nhok Reaksa and Choeun Vannak – expected that their presence would contribute to the steady improvement of the agriculture sector at the grassroots level.
After her first month of work as an agriculture official in Prasat commune, Reaksa acknowledged that some of its farmers lack modern technical skills, and are facing some challenges.
“As an agricultural official, I have a role to play in helping them through mentoring or training. If I discover a serious problem that I cannot resolve, I will report it to my managers and find a solution for the farmers,” she said.
Vannak, who is working in Rohal commune, said that in the past month, he had met with many local farmers and authorities to discuss irrigation problems and a lack of water for the farmers.
“The problems of every farmer are ours. As agricultural officials, we want to address them immediately, and if we cannot do so, we report them to the management as soon as possible,” he added.
