Proposing 9 groups of solutions for cooperative development to contribute to new rural construction

On the morning of December 18, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a workshop to assess the current situation and propose the development of agricultural cooperatives associated with production and product consumption linkages to contribute to the construction of new rural areas in the province.

bna_hoi thai 2.jpg — Ms. Vo Thi Nhung - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development chaired the workshop. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Innovation and development of agricultural cooperatives associated with production linkage and product consumption is one of the important contents in the task of restructuring the agricultural sector and building new rural areas of the province. Cooperation and production linkage associated with agricultural product consumption are increasingly developing.

According to the report of the Center for Consulting and Transfer of Agricultural Science and Technology (Association of Agricultural Science and Technology - Department of Agriculture and Rural Development), by the end of 2023, the whole province had 688 agricultural cooperatives, an increase of 126 cooperatives compared to 2019; of which, 420 cooperatives operated effectively (an increase of 146 cooperatives compared to 2019), accounting for 61.3% of the total number of cooperatives in the province.

bna_hoi thao 1.jpg — Overview of the workshop. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The survey showed that in the province, there are 215 cooperatives with product consumption services for members (an increase of 19 cooperatives compared to 2019); many new cooperative models have emerged, linking production, processing and product consumption, with labels, traceability, forming a value chain from production to consumption; there are over 45 agricultural cooperatives applying high technology in the fields of agricultural production and processing.

Despite the above positive results, the collective economy , with the core being cooperatives, has not yet developed commensurate with the province's potential and advantages. Collective economy has not developed evenly in all fields and regions. Some important economic sectors such as fisheries, farms, forestry, and rural industries have not yet promoted the role of cooperatives.

The management apparatus of cooperatives still has many shortcomings, lacks dynamism, weak management capacity, small-scale production, limited linkages in production and product consumption according to the value chain, and there are not many new-style cooperatives operating effectively and sustainably to replicate in the area.

bna_Các sản phẩm OCOP của Nghệ An trưng bày và quảng bá đến người tiêu dùng tại TP Vinh.jpg — Many OCOP products of cooperatives in the province are displayed and promoted for consumption at trade fairs. Photo: Xuan Hoang

To continue innovating and developing agricultural cooperatives associated with production linkages in an effective and sustainable manner, contributing to the construction of new rural areas in the period of 2024 - 2030, the Center for Consulting and Transfer of Agricultural Science and Technology proposes 9 groups of solutions. Specifically, solutions on information and propaganda; human resource development; application of science and technology, digital transformation; policy mechanisms; infrastructure development, logistics; production organization; preliminary processing, processing, trade promotion and product consumption markets; improving the quality of new rural construction and implementation resources; solutions on enhancing and promoting the management role of state agencies and socio-political organizations.

bna_Bên cạnh những đám cà chua đã đến kỳ thu hoạch, vẫn còn những đám cà chua chưa leo giàn.jpg — Farmers in Quynh Minh commune, Quynh Luu district produce winter tomatoes. Photo: Xuan Hoang

At the workshop, there were 7 presentations focusing on clarifying the current situation of agricultural cooperative development associated with production and product consumption linkage; sharing experiences to make cooperative activities effective...

Ms. Vo Thi Nhung - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development acknowledged the presentations of the delegates and the management process of the cooperatives to achieve results in recent years. However, for cooperatives to operate more effectively, the most important factors are human resources, financial resources, land, policy mechanisms... Therefore, in the coming time, cooperatives need to overcome difficulties and obstacles to actively contribute to the new rural construction program./.

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