Mr. To Thanh Hai, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vinh Loi District (middle), visits the raw rice area of Dong Tam Cooperative.
Mr. Minh is a member of Dong Tam Cooperative (Vinh Hung A Commune, Vinh Loi District, Bac Lieu). His family has 33 hectares of rice land, producing 3 crops a year, with an output of dozens of tons, but every day he still leisurely walks in the field, because sowing rice, fertilizing, spraying pesticides, harvesting... are all mechanized.
Large model field "without human footprints"
Mr. Trinh Van Ngan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dong Tam Cooperative, said that the cooperative was established in 2018. Initially, there were only 17 members, with an area of 100 hectares, mainly producing 3 rice crops a year, including varieties that change according to the season, such as: Doi Thom, ST24, OM18. On average, each crop yields 6 - 7 tons/ha. Thanks to effective operations, the cooperative has now developed 152 members, with an area of 210 hectares.
Mr. To Thanh Hai, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vinh Loi District (left cover), visits the pumping station of Dong Tam Cooperative.
The cooperative has invested in 2 pumping stations, ensuring sufficient fresh water supply for irrigation. The cooperative implements a chain of linkages in production, such as combining with Nam Hung Cooperative (Vinh Hung Commune, Vinh Loi District) to provide high-quality rice seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides to members at low prices. After harvesting the rice, members pay the cooperative. In addition, the cooperative also cooperates to rent combine harvesters, rice sowing machines, fertilize, spray pesticides, and apply production processes on large-scale fields "without human footprints".
"When the season comes, the cooperative proactively schedules and notifies farmers to improve the soil and plant seeds simultaneously. When fertilizing, spraying pesticides, and pumping water, they do so simultaneously. Thanks to large-scale production, there is no longer small-scale production, so costs are reduced by 30-40% while productivity and rice quality both increase," Mr. Ngan shared.
Mr. To Thanh Hai, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vinh Loi District (2nd from left), visits the raw rice area of Dong Tam Cooperative.
According to Mr. Khau Vu Linh, Director of Nam Hung Cooperative, Nam Hung Cooperative supplies input materials to many cooperatives in the province. Rice seeds, pesticides, and fertilizers are all guaranteed to be of high quality, inspected, have clear origins, and are priced lower than the market, so members trust and have confidence in the cooperative. The cooperative also has contracts to sell rice to people at prices equal to or higher than the market. Previously, the cooperative sold small-scale, bringing high profits, but had huge debts. Now, it has linked up with members to share part of the profits with people, but the output of materials is very stable, with no debts.
Building raw material areas from 1,000 - 2,000 hectares
Mr. To Thanh Hai, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vinh Loi District, said that Vinh Loi is a purely agricultural district, only cultivating rice. To help people get rich on their land and fields, the only way is to link production and establish cooperatives. In particular, it is necessary to establish a Cooperative Union, build large model fields, raw material areas of 1,000 - 2,000 hectares, that is, to expand into large super model fields. From there, it will contribute to reducing production costs and increasing profits.
Harvesting rice with a combine harvester on a large field in Vinh Loi District, Bac Lieu
In Vinh Loi district, there are 30 cooperatives, of which 10 have linked production chains. If each cooperative produces about 100 hectares, rice is only sold through "brokers", small traders. If 1,000 - 2,000 hectares are produced, rice will be sold directly to factories, rice processing and exporting companies. Rice is sold at a high price, output is stable, then the profit of rice growers increases. As for input materials (rice seeds, fertilizers, pesticides), farmers buy at a reduced price from level 1 and level 2 agents. However, when linking and building raw material areas, farmers can buy directly from the company, the price will be lower, the origin is clear, and the quality is guaranteed. "To plan and develop into a large super-model field, it is necessary to build trust from local authorities, leaders of cooperatives, and members," Mr. Hai shared.
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