Collective economy changes dramatically

Strong qualitative change

In recent years, the collective economy and cooperative economy of the province have changed dramatically in quality due to the implementation of the new cooperative model. The cooperative economy is no longer limited to one type of service but has developed in the direction of diversified services, financial transparency, and extensive linkages to create a strong collective economy with diverse products and its own brands, making an important contribution to the province's agricultural and forestry commodity production. In particular, the collective economy and cooperative economy have received more attention from young people, many young people have chosen the path of developing cooperatives to start successful businesses.

Mr. Bui Van Hoang, Dong Phai village, Hop Hoa commune (Son Duong) has successfully started his business by establishing Hop Hoa Agricultural and Forestry Production and Processing Service Cooperative, associated with the development and expansion of raw material areas for growing Solanum procumbens. The Cooperative not only helps households have a stable income but also converts alluvial land and poor rice land into effective medicinal plant cultivation.

Mr. Luong Van Tu, Lien Thang village, Quyet Thang commune said: "I wanted to convert a hectare of land that had been growing cassava for many years to another crop, but because the land was no longer good, it was not suitable for fruit trees. When I learned that Solanum procumbens was suitable and that there was a cooperative that would guarantee the output, my family planted it right away. For the past 2 years, this hectare of land has brought my family an income of 100 million VND/year, an economic efficiency 4 times higher than before."

Leaders of the Provincial Cooperative Union visited the leather shoe component manufacturing factory of Quang Minh Tea Cooperative.

Director of Hop Hoa Agricultural and Forestry Production and Processing Service Cooperative, Bui Van Hoang shared: "The Cooperative has 13 members and more than 50 households associated with growing 40 hectares of Solanum procumbens, creating jobs for 100 agricultural workers in 3 communes of Hop Hoa, Van Phu, Quyet Thang (Son Duong). The Cooperative's Solanum procumbens tea bag product has achieved 4-star OCOP, in addition, the Cooperative has developed additional Solanum procumbens extract products.

The cooperative's products are available on all social media platforms and e-commerce sites. The cooperative's revenue has just reached over 300 million VND/year. From now until the end of 2025, the cooperative will expand its scale by investing in factories and processing machines to produce more suitable and convenient products for the market."

Director of Quang Minh Tea Cooperative (Yen Son) Pham Dinh Huynh informed: "In recent years, the black tea export market has narrowed, the price is low so there is no profit, only production to maintain the 30ha raw material area and income for 1,000 tea-growing households, jobs for workers. To develop, we have to find other directions. In 2022, the Cooperative cooperated with J-STAR VINA Tuyen Quang Co., Ltd. to invest in a leather shoe factory in Tu Quan commune (Yen Son) with an investment capital of over 100 billion VND, factory scale of ^6,000m2 .

Currently, the factory creates jobs for 1,000 workers who are members and children of farmers, of which over 85% are female; the income of workers at the factory has reached 7 - 9 million VND/month. The revenue of the cooperative has reached nearly 30 billion VND in 2023. From the association, the cooperative has grown strongly and profitably. From 2023 to August 2024, it has supported 5 poor households to eliminate temporary houses with an amount of 250 million VND. This was previously difficult to do."

Along with cooperatives developing multi-services, many cooperatives have changed technology, applied high technology to production, chain production, and service business lines to meet the increasing demands of the market. Typical examples include Tien Thanh high-tech agricultural cooperative; Sang Nhung clean agricultural products cooperative, Dong Tho commune, Ngan Son Trung Long organic tea, Trung Yen commune (Son Duong); 168 tea cooperative, Lang Bat tea cooperative, Tan Thanh commune (Ham Yen); Ngoc Thuy organic specialty tea cooperative, Phu Lam ward (Tuyen Quang city); Thai Shan Tuyet Hong tea cooperative (Na Hang)...

Exceeded resolution target

The Resolution of the 6th Congress of the Tuyen Quang Provincial Cooperative Union, term 2020 - 2025, sets a target of establishing 120 - 150 new cooperatives. From 2020 to now, the whole province has mobilized the establishment of 143 new cooperatives (achieving an average growth rate of 35 cooperatives per year). By July 2024, the whole province has 602 cooperatives with 12,759 members and a total registered capital of over 2,300 billion VND. Of which, 458 cooperatives operate in the agricultural and forestry sector, an increase of 6 cooperatives compared to the beginning of the term; 144 cooperatives operate in the non-agricultural sector, an increase of 4 cooperatives compared to the beginning of the term. The cooperative economic sector has created regular jobs for 5,410 workers.

Hong Thai Shan Tuyet Tea of ​​Son Tra Cooperative was introduced at the Ethnic Minority Business Conference in Yen Bai.

In addition to the development in quantity and scale, cooperatives in the province also have development in quality, reflected in the results, the operational efficiency of cooperatives has continuously increased over the years, the quality of human resources has been improved through training activities, and the number of profitable cooperatives is increasing.

Mr. Cao Hung Dung, Chairman of the Provincial Cooperative Union, said: "To achieve the above results, from the beginning of the term of the Standing Committee and the Executive Committee of the Provincial Cooperative Union, the development of cooperatives was determined to be an increase in the number and scale of cooperatives; change the quality of cooperatives in terms of human resources, capital, income, improve results and efficiency; create many new types of cooperatives, enhance autonomy, maximize the potential and advantages of cooperatives; further enhance the role of cooperatives in development and ensure social security".

In the coming time, the Provincial Cooperative Union will coordinate with sectors and levels in the province to develop programs, plans, organize implementation, inspect and supervise the development of cooperatives; pay special attention to supporting cooperatives in linking and cooperating with cooperatives and enterprises; actively train and foster professional skills for cooperative staff. Cooperatives in the province have developed well in terms of quantity and quality of cooperative activities increasing over the years; in terms of scale, capital, and business lines, they have expanded to many fields; many new models, typical advanced cooperatives, and cooperatives applying high technology in industries and fields have been built.

Cooperatives play an important role in implementing programs and projects for local economic and social development; especially agricultural cooperatives in communes meeting new rural standards, advanced new rural communes, organizing many activities to supply input and output products and services; creating favorable conditions for members and people in the region to feel secure in production, save costs, limit risks, increase profits; being an important bright spot in implementing the goal of restructuring the economy and innovating the growth model in the locality.

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/kinh-te-tap-the-chuyen-bien-manh-me-197157.html