Encourage production and product consumption linkage

Officials from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development visited the model of linking production and consumption of Taiwanese mango products in Quai Nua commune, Tuan Giao district. *Photo: Thu Phuong*

The model of supporting the linkage and consumption of honey products in 2 communes: Cha Nua, Cha Cang (Nam Po district), implemented by Cha Nua beekeeping cooperative with a scale of 300 bee colonies for 30 households is one of the typical linkage models. In 2020, the model was deployed. Participating in the linkage model, households are trained in beekeeping techniques; exploitation ensures the process, so the honey quality is high, creating a brand, thereby creating stable jobs, increasing income for people, contributing to reducing the poverty rate of the commune. In 3 years (2020 - 2022) of implementing the linkage, the number of bee colonies increased to 346 colonies, the amount of honey exploited is 1,786 liters/year, revenue is nearly 447 million VND/year, average profit is nearly 15 million VND/household/year.

The project of linking in production and consumption of Taiwanese mango products is implemented by the Central Vegetable and Fruit Seed Joint Stock Company in association with households in Quai Nua commune, Tuan Giao district on an area of 11 hectares. The company supplies seeds and input materials for production; purchases and consumes fresh mango products. The project contributes to converting the structure of crops on ineffective upland land to crops with high economic value. In particular, 100% of the participants are ethnic minorities who have had access to advanced technical processes; helping to gradually change the method of organizing production from small-scale to linking to develop commodity production. Up to now, the mango area is being harvested; the company purchases at a price of 7,000 - 10,000 VND/kg depending on the size of the fruit, and is expected to purchase about 10 tons of fruit in 2023. Although mango yield is not high, it has initially created confidence and excitement for people to continue investing in care to improve productivity, design and product quality in the coming time.

After 5 years of implementing Decree No. 98/2018/ND-CP of the Government on policies to encourage the development of cooperation and linkage in the production and consumption of agricultural products and Resolution No. 05/2018/NQ-HDND of the People's Council of Dien Bien province on agricultural support policies, many enterprises and cooperatives inside and outside the province have participated in agricultural economic development. Thereby, it helps to gradually change the organization method and production level; change the face of the countryside, improve the level and income of the people. Of which, the number of linkage projects approved and accepted by the end of 2022 is 200 projects, with the participation of nearly 8,000 households, 19 cooperatives, 20 enterprises participating in the linkage chain; the funding source for implementing linkages according to the support contents is 107,297 billion VND. Of which, there are 138 joint projects in the field of cultivation; 31 projects in the field of livestock; 14 joint projects in the field of aquaculture and 17 joint projects in the field of forestry. Up to now, the province has formed concentrated production areas, associated with linkage and consumption of products such as: Rice, safe vegetables in the basin of Dien Bien district, pineapple in Muong Cha district, Shan Tuyet tea in Tua Chua district... Some products have been recognized as provincial OCOP products such as: 4-season climbing beans (Noong Luong General Agricultural Cooperative, Dien Bien district), Cha Nua wild honey (Cha Nua Wild Beekeeping Cooperative, Nam Po district), Tuyet Shan tea (Huong Linh Dien Bien Company Limited), Seng Cu rice, Bac Thom No. 7 (Thanh Yen Commune General Service Cooperative)...

Implementing the policy of supporting production and product consumption linkage, farmers are trained in safe and organic farming techniques, which has brought about clear economic efficiency compared to traditional production. For example, growing safe vegetables reduces production costs by 10-15%, increases output by 15-25%, and increases profits by 30-35 million VND/ha; linking rice production in single-variety fields and applying mechanization has increased profits by 15-20 million VND/ha. At the same time, people are taught legal knowledge in implementing linkage contracts; gradually changing the method of organizing production from small-scale, household farming to developing commodity production; changing the production level from extensive to intensive farming, contributing to the development of the agricultural economy and changing the face of the countryside.

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