Nghe An Province Cooperative Union honors 27 outstanding young cooperative directors

On the morning of April 9, the Provincial Cooperative Union held a meeting to honor the Chairmen of the Board of Directors and Directors of young, exemplary cooperatives in 2024. Attending were comrade Nguyen Van De - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Collective Economic Development; along with leaders of the Provincial Farmers' Association and a number of departments and branches.

Opening the discussion, comrade Nguyen Ba Chau - Chairman of the Provincial Cooperative Union said that in recent years, with the attention and coordination of authorities at all levels and departments, branches and regions,collective economyThe core of which is the cooperative in Nghe An has had positive changes in both quantity and quality.

Most of thecooperativesare constantly being strengthened in terms of organization, innovated in terms of production and business methods; boldly applied scientific and technical advances in production; expanded in scale and strengthened joint venture activities. Many typical cooperatives have emerged that operate effectively, actively contributing to promoting economic and social development and building new rural areas in localities.

Of the total 899 cooperatives in the province, 520 cooperatives operate effectively, of which 65 units have young staff as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Directors, accounting for 12.5%.

Thanks to the efforts of cooperatives, up to now the whole province has 567 products recognized as meeting OCOP standards of 3 stars or higher.

At the meeting, many presentations by delegates who are Chairmen of the Board of Directors and Directors of young cooperatives shared experiences, good, creative and effective practices, overcoming internal difficulties of cooperatives to mobilize and promote resources, and improve production and business efficiency for cooperatives.

Speaking at the discussion, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van De praised the efforts that cooperatives in general and young cooperative directors in the province in particular have achieved in the recent past.

At the same time, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Provincial Cooperative Union and cooperatives to closely follow the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress; especially closely follow Decision No. 1958 dated June 18, 2021 of the Provincial People's Committee approving the Project "Continuing to innovate and develop Nghe An Province Cooperatives for the period 2021 - 2025", for effective implementation.

Continue to promote propaganda work, affirm the important position and role of collective economy and cooperatives in the market economy; clearly identify the development of collective economy and cooperatives as an inevitable trend, considering this an important and regular political task of departments, branches, agencies and localities.

Do a good job of consulting and supporting the development of cooperatives, especially in mountainous areas and ethnic minority areas; focus on building and identifying cooperative models that operate effectively in production and business linkages along value chains; pay special attention to developing cooperative models with young directors.

The Provincial Cooperative Union continues to perform well its role as a representative to protect the legitimate rights and interests of cooperatives. Replicate new cooperative models associated with value chain development, focusing on developing products that meet OCOP standards. Strengthen training and fostering management capacity for cooperative staff... Organize well trade promotion activities, connect supply and demand; promptly implement digital transformation in the cooperative system...

On this occasion, the Provincial Cooperative Union honored and commended 27 outstanding young cooperative Board Chairmen and Directors in 2024./.