Nghe An Farm and Craft Village Association strives to establish 50 new model cooperatives in the next 5 years.

That was the information given at the 2nd Congress of Delegates of Nghe An Province Farm Economics Association, term 2019-2024, which took place on the afternoon of January 12 in Vinh City.

Attending the ceremony were comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Also attending were representatives of the Central Farm Association and Craft Village Association; representatives of a number of relevant departments, branches and associations.

Overview of the Congress of Nghe An Farm Economics Association, term II (2019-2024). Photo: Nguyen Hai

After 5 years of establishment, the Farm Economics Association has grown from 100 initial farm owner members to 270 members.

After the first term Congress, the Executive Committee of the Association has implemented many solutions to gather members, organize training for thousands of farm owners; successfully organized the first conference of advanced typical farm delegates and dialogue between the Association with provincial leaders and departments, branches, and banks in the area...

Thanks to the efforts of farm owners and the province's support mechanisms, Nghe An now has 5,600 households and 912 farms meeting the criteria, with each farm having an average capital of 509 million VND (of which equity capital accounts for about 70%).

Quy duck farm of Dieu Chau private enterprise. Photo: Document

On average, each year, farms in the area supply 24 thousand tons of pork, hundreds of tons of shrimp, nearly 13 thousand tons of various types of dry tea, over 32 thousand tons of oranges and tangerines; on average, each farm employs 4-5 workers with an average income of 6-8 million VND/month.

Besides, the Association also organizes other social activities such as: Calling for support for Tet for the poor, participating in craft village seminars, national craft village congresses...

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee gave a speech at the Congress, emphasizing the key tasks of the Association's new term. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Speaking at the congress, comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee congratulated the Congress of the Farm Economics Association, term II. Besides acknowledging the efforts and contributions of the Association in the past term to the socio-economic development of the province, he also pointed out the limitations in the Association's activities such as: The Executive Committee needs to operate more intensively, some localities do not have branches, farm economics activities are still spontaneous so the efficiency of operations is not high, farms still have difficulty accessing loan capital, connectivity is still limited...

The Vice Chairman of the province suggested that in the coming time, the Farm Economy Association should coordinate with departments and branches to propagate the policy of building agricultural and rural economy, pay attention to brand building, focus on quality members and pay attention to the association's activities, and regularly launch emulation movements within the association.

Delegates attending the 2nd Congress of Nghe An Farm Economics Association. Photo: Nguyen Hai

At the congress, based on discussion and selection of a suitable organizational model, the 2nd term Congress agreed to change the name of the Farm Economic Association to the Provincial Farm and Craft Village Association.

The Association strives for the 2019-2024 term to establish 45-50 new-style cooperatives and 1-2 Unions of farm or handicraft cooperatives; 100% of member farms strictly comply with regulations on environmental protection, do profitable business and strive to admit 40-50% of farms and 30% of establishments into the Association...

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit of the Provincial People's Committee Chairman to 4 collectives and 5 individuals with achievements in farm economic development. Photo: Nguyen Hai

On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 4 collectives and 5 individuals, the Central Vietnam Farm Association awarded Certificates of Merit to 6 individuals with outstanding achievements during the term.

The Congress elected the Executive Committee of the Provincial Farm and Craft Village Association for the 2019-2024 term, consisting of 47 members, and Mr. Nguyen Van Binh was re-elected as Chairman of the Association.