Quynh Long Commune Farmers' Association helps fishermen go offshore

(Baonghean.vn) - To mobilize fishermen to effectively build ships according to Decree 67 of the Government, the Farmers' Association of Quynh Long Commune (Quynh Luu) has deployed many specific and practical mass mobilization methods and achieved positive results.

In order for the decree to gradually come into effect, the Farmers' Association of Quynh Long commune has proactively coordinated with departments, branches, organizations, and fisheries associations to organize many meetings from the commune to the village to propagate the contents of Decree 67 to fishermen; assigned mass mobilization teams to directly advise people on how to prepare documents and estimate costs for building new fishing boats; coordinated with units to take project owners to visit factories and facilities that are qualified to build new boats according to Decree 67 and have been licensed by competent authorities inside and outside the district.

Several ships under Decree 67 are in the process of completion.

Along with that, the Farmers' Association of Quynh Long commune also organized training conferences on skills of installing and using marine electronic equipment for offshore fishing vessels. Thanks to that, there are currently 4 ships in the process of being built at shipbuilding facilities inside and outside the district, each ship worth over 10 billion VND. It is expected that from now until the end of the year, there will be 2 more ships. Currently, the whole commune has 5 project owners who have registered and are waiting for the bank to appraise and disburse capital.

Realizing that Decree 67 has many advantages for fishermen, Mr. Nguyen Khac Thin's family in Phu Lien village, Quynh Long commune has built a new ship with a capacity of 820 CV, worth 12 billion VND; it is expected to be completed and put into use by the end of this year, creating favorable conditions for his ship to reach Hoang Sa to develop the economy and protect the sacred sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland.

Boats with capacity of 90 - 400 CV in Quynh Luu are all insured by fishermen.

Mr. Thin said: Building a ship under Decree 67 with 70% capital from the bank with preferential payment within 10 years, the first year is interest-free, the following years pay 0.3% interest, this has created favorable conditions for the family to reduce the pressure on the time to pay back the loan. Moreover, the State encourages and at the same time requires 100% insurance for workers and ships, so his family can rest assured to stick to the sea.

Mr. Tran Trung Duc - Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Quynh Long Commune said: "The Farmers' Association of the commune regularly coordinates with organizations to integrate activity programs through summary conferences, committee meetings, and training courses for captains and chief engineers to propagate to members and people to clearly understand the program and effects of Decree 67 so that they can actively participate."

With many different skillful ways of mass mobilization of the commune's farmers' association, in the coming time, Quynh Long will have more newly built boats and ships according to Decree 67, thereby developing the fishing industry of Quynh Luu district more and more, improving the lives of the people.

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Quynh Luu Station