(HBO) – Building new-style agricultural cooperatives as part of value chains is significant to ensure stable sales for local farm produce.
Photo: The safe food cooperative in Yen Phu commune (Lac Son
district) provides clean chickens for the market, which win the approval of many
consumers.
Lac
Thuy is one of the leading localities in Hoa Binh province in developing new-style
cooperatives in association with value chains. Last year, the district carried
out three projects on value chains with total investment of 1.5 billion VND,
with one project on chili pepper and pumpkin production in Yen Bong district
and neighbouring region, another on safe vegetable cultivation in Lac Long and
Dong Tam communes, and the third one on ri chicken farming in Dong Tam and Phu
Thanh communes.
The value chains linked farmers and businesses via cooperatives and cooperative
groups. Firms are responsible for providing farmers with varieties and guidance
in farming techniques, and buying all products. Chili peppers, pumpkins and
vegetables were purchased by the Northern Green Agriculture JSC, Vietnam Chili
Pepper Co., Ltd and the safe farm produce cooperative in Lac Thuy district.
Farmers earn around 180 million VND per hectare, triple the profits from traditional
cultivation of rice and maize.
In 2018, Lac Thuy district develops three value chains in safe vegetable
production, cultivation of Bac Huong 9 rice, and goat breeding.
According to the provincial cooperative alliance, most local cooperatives ’
operation still exposes limitations due to weak capacity, loose links among
cooperatives and between cooperatives and businesses, and slow application of
advanced technologies into production. This results in low productivity as well
as shortage of popular brands and sufficient products for the market.
Under the new model that integrates cooperatives in value chains, farmers will gradually
join in all the three phases in the value chain, from production to
consumption, thus raising the value of their products in a sustainable manner.
This is also an inevitable trend for new-style cooperatives in agriculture./.
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on November 20 coordinated with Hai Dang Group Hoa Binh Seafood Company Limited to release 1.5 tonnes of fries into Hoa Binh Lake to regenerate aquatic resources, with a total value of 266 million VND (10,460 USD).
On the afternoon of November 16, Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, held a reception for a delegation from the Indian Embassy led by Ambassador Sandeep Arya. The delegation included the chairperson of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, embassy personnel, and Indian businesses operating in Vietnam. Accompanying Long at the meeting were leaders of the provincial People's Committee and representatives from various departments and sectors.
Hoa Binh province hosted the "Meet India 2024" conference on November 16, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral economic ties between Vietnam and India.
In recent times, with its core role in building and fostering great national unity, Cao Phong district's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee has actively carried out its responsibilities and front work, and closely collaborated with member organisations to encourage locals to implement the Party’s guidelines, and the State’s policies and laws. At the same time, it has worked to promote the dynamism, creativity, and contributions of officials, Party members, and local people to help the district develop further.
From a type of bulb used as a seasoning for daily meals, thanks to the efforts of local authorities and farmers, shallots have become a commercial crop in Yen Thuy district, contributing to promoting the transformation of crop structure in agricultural production, bringing higher incomes to locals.
