The "fishing rod" that helps farmers in Anh Son escape poverty.

(Baonghean.vn) - In order to implement the Resolution of the District Party Congress, the Anh Son District Farmers' Association has implemented many solutions to improve the lives of its members. Among these, the establishment of a farmer support fund has helped hundreds of farming households rise out of poverty sustainably.

Implementing the project to restore the Bai Phu orange brand, the Anh Son District Farmers' Support Fund has provided loans totaling 600 million VND to 20 farming households, averaging 30 million VND per household.DThe project is mainly implemented in Thang Tam village and 2/9 village. Currently, the orange trees are developing well, promising to bring high income to the people.

Thanks to the farmer support fund, 30 households in Dinh Son commune have been able to restore their Bai Phu orange trees.

Mr. Bui Manh Cuong from Thang Tam village, Dinh Son commune, said: “With a loan of 30 million VND from the Farmers' Support Fund, I bought 400 V2 and Xa Doai orange trees to plant on 7 sao (approximately 0.7 hectares) of garden land. I estimate that with just 2-3 harvests, I can pay off the debt and make a profit, so I am very confident in my production.”

For Mr. Cao Ngoc Co in Hamlet 4, Cao Son Commune, after receiving a 10 million VND loan from the farmer support fund, he invested in planting fragrant root plants on 1 hectare of his family's leased hillside land. Fragrant root plants are well-suited to the local climate and require simple care. It is estimated that 1 hectare of fragrant root plants will yield an income of approximately 180-200 million VND.

Mr. Cao Ngoc Co, residing in Hamlet 4, Cao Son Commune, received funding from the Farmers' Support Fund to invest in planting fragrant root plants, which yielded high economic returns.

With the goal of helping more farmer members escape poverty and become wealthy thanks to capital from the Farmers' Support Fund, the Anh Son Farmers' Association has focused on mobilizing capital through various forms to build and develop the fund. To date, the total capital of the Farmers' Support Fund managed by the association at all levels is over 2.3 billion VND, of which over 2.1 billion VND comes from the provincial farmers' support fund allocation and 235 million VND from contributions by farmer members.

These funds were borrowed by members to invest in models such as commercial cattle farming in Vinh Son, restoring Bai Phu oranges in Dinh Son, and developing fragrant root crops in Cao Son... Each member received a loan for a period of 2 to 3 years. Through verification of the loan funds, it was found that the farmer members used the capital for the intended purpose and achieved high efficiency in production and business.

The Anh Son District Farmers' Association presented a cow to the family of Mr. Tran Van Hieu in Hamlet 1, Tuong Son Commune.

In addition to providing financial and technical support, the association also encouraged each member to save 3,000 VND to buy 6 cows to help poor members in the communes of Tuong Son, Tao Son, Cam Son, Tam Son, the town center, and Cao Son.

In addition, the association has effectively utilized capital from social policy banks and agricultural and rural development banks. To date, the association at all levels is managing over 123 billion VND, providing loans to more than 4,320 households. As a result, the association now has 17 households achieving excellent production and business status at the central level, 99 households at the provincial level, 583 households at the district level, and 7,093 households at the grassroots level.

To date, the Anh Son Farmers' Support Fund has helped thousands of households access loans with preferential interest rates, investing in development, shifting the economic structure of agriculture and rural areas, gradually improving the lives of farmers, and contributing to accelerating the implementation of the new rural development program and sustainable poverty reduction.

Le Na

Anh Son Radio and Television Station