Seizing the opportunity to develop

In the province, there are currently more than 400 cooperatives (Cooperatives) investing in production in the fields of livestock, farming, aquaculture, food processing, preliminary processing of agricultural and forestry products... There are also Many agricultural production service cooperatives operate quite effectively. This is the result of applying policies to support and develop the cooperative economy in recent times.

Thanks to promoting promotional activities, products of Tu Xa safe vegetable cooperative, Lam Thao district are present in many supermarkets in the province.

Pioneering in applying high technology to agricultural production, Manh Lien clean fruit and vegetable cooperative (Huong Non commune, Tam Nong district) is a model of linked production development along the value chain applying high technology. effective.

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Manh - Director of the Cooperative shared: "Implemented since 2015, with the help of the province, we invested in 360m2 of greenhouses (of which the State supports 70%, the cooperative’s counterpart fund 30%) Up to now, the cooperative has invested in three more greenhouses with a total area of more than 7,000 square meters, with a total capital of nearly four billion VND. The main varieties grown are melons, cucumbers, tomatoes, and seasonal vegetables, tubers, and fruits. Using the greenhouse system, the cooperative can apply Israeli sun-cutting net systems, convection fans, and drip irrigation systems... With this model, each year the cooperative grows at least three crops, with an output of about 80-90 tons of vegetables, tubers, fruits, profit of 700-800 million VND."

Not only does Manh Lien Cooperative produce clean vegetables and fruits, currently, for agricultural cooperatives, in addition to creating favorable conditions for mechanisms and policies, supporting development, increasing budget revenue for localities. Cooperative members also have the opportunity to learn modern business methods, sustainable and safe production. Thanks to that, many cooperatives have proactively built production and business plans, expanded the supply of many services, diversified industries, applied technical advances, introduced mechanization into production, and organized services. services from input to processing and product consumption, and at the same time deploy production links between cooperatives, farmer households and businesses.

Only in 2023, the whole province will establish 33 new cooperatives, bringing a total of 414 active agricultural cooperatives with over 49,000 participating members; Average annual revenue reaches 1,750 million VND, an increase of 260 million VND compared to 2022; Average profit reaches 55 million VND/cooperative/year, an increase of 14 million VND compared to 2022.

The total number of regular workers in cooperatives is over 3,900 people, the average income of regular workers in cooperatives is 3.75 million VND/month. Some establishments operating effectively include: Vinh Lai Agricultural and Electricity Cooperative (Lam Thao), Thuong Nong Agricultural Cooperative (Tam Nong), Tu Xa Safe Vegetable Cooperative (Lam Thao), Production and Business Cooperative My Lung Chicken Crow sticky rice and general services (Yen Lap)...

In order to “reinvigorate” and support agricultural cooperatives, in 2023, the Provincial Cooperative Alliance proactively integrates resources to implement five projects applying new science and technology to production and business; Deploying four models to support the design, printing of packaging, irrigation systems, fertilizers, seeds... of cooperatives; Help cooperatives have the capacity to access the province’s support policies such as: National target program for socio-economic development in ethnic and mountainous areas for eight cooperatives of Yen Lap and Thanh Son districts , Tan Son...; coordinated to organize training for 2,250 students who are managers, members, and workers in cooperatives on cooperative administration, accounting operations, accounting and electronic tax declaration; skills in applying information technology and digital platforms to propagate and promote products; promoting trade, building OCOP products for cooperatives, applying production processes according to VietGAP standards...

In order for agricultural cooperatives to achieve high production efficiency and promote replication of the model of cooperatives applying new technology to production, the Cooperative Alliance and functional sectors continue to have many specific solutions to prioritize support. capital so that cooperatives can apply high technology, organic agriculture, and biotechnology to production to increase productivity, product quality, production value per unit area... especially Integrating programs and projects, prioritizing capital sources to support cooperatives, including funding from the National Target Program to build new rural areas, annually supporting agricultural cooperatives to implement product development projects export along the value chain; Promote the implementation of policies on trade promotion, market expansion, and guide and support agricultural cooperatives in registering and building trademarks for agricultural products.

Thanh Nga