H'Mong boy from Nghe An receives Luong Dinh Cua award

The 14th Luong Dinh Cua Award Ceremony in 2019, organized by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, took place in Hanoi with the participation of 34 outstanding young farmers nationwide.

The awardees are exemplary individuals with outstanding achievements in production, business, transfer of scientific and technological advances, industry development, environmental protection and new rural construction, and active contributions to the activities of the local Youth Union and Association, and under 35 years old.

Xong Ba Denh - Secretary of the Youth Union of Na Ngoi commune, Ky Son district, Nghe An province was honored to be one of 34 young farmers to receive the Luong Dinh Cua award organized by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. Photo: PV

Attending the Luong Dinh Cua Award ceremony, Nghe An was honored to have Mr. Xong Ba Denh (born in 1985), Na Ngoi commune, Ky Son district, one of the outstanding young farmers honored to receive this award with his personal economic model of raising buffalo and cows.

As Secretary of the Youth Union of Na Ngoi commune, Ky Son district, with the desire to attract and gather young people into the Youth Union, create local funds; promote the spirit of initiative, daring to think, daring to do, not afraid of difficulties of the youth, Xong Ba Denh has pioneered in building a personal economic model to help young people learn and follow to improve their lives.

Thanks to his diligence, hard work and eagerness to learn, his family's livestock model has now grown to more than 30 buffaloes and cows, with an annual income of 150 - 200 million VND after deducting all expenses. Not stopping there, taking advantage of his family's existing land fund, Xong Ba Denh also planted more than 1.6 hectares of ginger with an average annual income of about 60 - 100 million VND, creating regular jobs for 15 - 20 people.

Mr. Xong Ba Denh interacts at the program. Photo: PV

From his success, in addition to being willing to share experiences and help union members, youth, and people develop the economy, the Secretary of the Na Ngoi Commune Youth Union also regularly organizes meetings of the Commune Youth Union Executive Committee and implements the construction of collective youth economic models in 19 rural youth union branches to create a source of funds for local union activities, in which ginger planting is identified as the spearhead.

As a result, from 2012 to now, 13/19 youth union branches have implemented the construction of collective economic ginger growing models for youth, bringing in 7.5 - 12 million VND/year; some youth union branches have built models of growing cassava and corn, bringing in 4.5 - 5.5 million VND/year. In addition, 121 youth households have built individual economic models, contributing to reducing the poverty rate of Na Ngoi commune to 61.63% (2019).

Xong Ba Denh's ginger growing model in 2019 brought in an income of 100 million VND/year. Photo: Lu Phu

Mr. Xong Ba Denh said: “I am very happy, honored and proud to receive the Luong Dinh Cua Award this year. In the coming time, as Secretary of the Commune Youth Union, I will continue to direct and replicate economic development models to help young people and people have a stable life…”.

2019 is the 14th year that the Central Youth Union has organized the Luong Dinh Cua Award. This year, 120 nominations for the award came from 54 provincial and municipal youth unions, including many nominations with good production and business achievements, applying new technology in production, and having high revenue.