(HBO) - In order to help its members to increase their economic development, in the past time, the Veterans Association of Lung Van commune (Tan Lac) always encourages its members to raise their self-reliance, no tolerance for poverty, emulation of effective production, actively contributing to poverty reduction in the locality.

The members of Veteran Association of Lung
Van commune (in Tan Lac) visited the model of planting chayote vegetables in Lo
village.
Mr. Bui Van Hoang, a member of Chieng village
Veteran Branch, is one of the typically leading members in the local economic
development movement. Recognizing that the local natural conditions are
favorable for livestock development and peach planation, Mr. Hoang was
determined to develop economy from this field. Thanks to his hard-working,
patient and choosing the right direction to develop the family economy, every
year after deducting the expenses, Mr. Hoang's family collected nearly 200
million VND.
like Mr. Bui Van Hoang, another member Mr.
Bui Dang Nhan, in Nghe village also developed the effective family economy from
livestock husbandry and citrus plantation. Every year, his family collects over
300 million VND. The member Bui Dang Thong developed the production and
business services with the annual income of over 300 million VND. In addition,
the commune Veteran Association has four household members producing and
trading services with the income over 100 million VND per year and dozens of
household veteran members growing chayote vegetables, reaching 50-70 million
VND per year.
Mr. Ha Cong Them, the Chairman of Lung Van
Commune Veteran Association said that the commune Veteran Association currently
has 157 members and 8 branches. With the spirit of solidarity and mutual
assistance, helping each other to alleviate hunger and reduce poverty, the
commune Veteran Association has actively cooperated to organize training
courses on transferring science and technology in intensive cultivation of
plants and animals raising with high economic value. At the same time, the
Association has collaborated in credit with Social Policy Bank to create
favorable conditions for members to borrow preferential loans for development
of production, husbandry and business services. By the end of October 2018, the
Association had entrusted loans with total outstanding loans of over 2.7
billion VND, letting 114 households to borrow capital to develop production and
business. In addition, the Association has the funds from savings which reached
nearly 70 million VND to help, encourage members of difficulty in their
economic development.
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