Nghe An has 540 effectively operating cooperatives.
In Nghe An, there are currently 903 cooperatives, of which 540 cooperatives operate effectively.
On the morning of July 15, the Provincial Cooperative Union held a conference to review the activities of the first 6 months of the year and deploy tasks for the last 6 months of the year. Comrade Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Collective Economic Development attended and gave instructions. Also attending were representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches and sectors.
Many cooperatives operate effectively
The report of the Provincial Cooperative Union shows that in the first 6 months of 2024,Nghe Andeveloped 10 more cooperatives, bringing the total number of cooperatives in the province to 903, of which 690 are operating in the fields of agriculture, forestry and fishery. Of which, the number of cooperatives operating effectively is 540 (accounting for 59.8%). In the first 6 months of 2024, the Provincial Cooperative Union organized 12 training courses on various topics.
Besides traditional cooperatives, many new models have appeared.cooperativeOnly then will there be innovation and dynamism in the market mechanism, mobilizing resources for investment, actively applying scientific and technological advances in production and business, boldly connecting to effectively implement input and output services for cooperative members, affirming the direction and efficiency of production and business.
Of the total 567 products in the province that meet OCOP standards of 3 stars or higher, there are 269 products from 110 cooperatives and 56 cooperative groups.
The activities of cooperatives have made an important contribution to job creation, labor restructuring, and exploitation of local resources, contributing to the estimated growth rate of the province's gross domestic product in the first 6 months of the year at 6.76%.
However, looking at the current situation, it also shows that currently there are still some cooperatives operating in a formal manner, not yet effectively; There are not many new cooperative models associated with the value chain; The resources of cooperatives to serve production are still weak...
In the last 6 months of 2024, the Provincial Cooperative Union will carry out the following targets: Establish 20 new cooperatives and carry out the topics well according to the plan, including organizing well trade promotion activities, connecting supply and demand...
At the conference, there were 5 presentations sharing experiences in production and business activities as well as proposing difficulties and problems of cooperatives in the province at present.
Collective economy and cooperatives are inevitable trends.
Speaking at the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van De acknowledged the efforts of the sectors, cooperatives and member units, the efforts of all levels, sectors, collective economic sectors and cooperatives, in the first 6 months of 2024 there were still steps of development, contributing significantly to the overall socio-economic development results of the province.
The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that in the last 6 months of 2024, the Provincial Cooperative Union and members of the Provincial Collective Economic Development Steering Committee will continue to focus on developing specific programs and plans, ensuring practicality and consistency with the collective economic development strategy of the province and the whole country, associated with the effective implementation of the Project "Continuing to innovate and develop cooperatives in Nghe An province for the period 2021-2025" according to Decision No. 1958 dated June 18, 2021 of the Provincial People's Committee.
Continue to do a good job of propaganda, especially propaganda and implementation of Resolution No. 20-NQ/TW dated June 16, 2024 of the Central Executive Committee on continuing to innovate, develop and improve the efficiency of the collective economy in the new period; Law on Cooperatives 2023. Clearly identify the development of the collective economy and cooperatives as an inevitable trend, considering this an important and regular political task of departments, branches, agencies and localities.
The Provincial Cooperative Union needs to play a good role in representing and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of cooperatives. Focus on reviewing the operational efficiency of cooperative types, cooperative unions, invested and built models and implemented policies to continue advising the Provincial People's Committee to supplement effective implementation solutions.
Continue to improve the quality of consulting for cooperatives in transforming their operating and production business models towards building and replicating new cooperative models associated with value chain development, focusing on developing products that meet OCOP standards.
For cooperatives, it is necessary to promote internal strength, proactively and boldly invest in expanding services, applying science and technology, linking production and business, focusing on developing and expanding product consumption markets... to improve production and business efficiency.
Departments, branches and localities need to continue to pay more attention to cooperative economy and cooperatives, and allocate resources to consolidate and improve the efficiency of production and business activities of cooperatives...
At this conference, Quyet Thang Handicraft Cooperative, Hung Loc Commune - Vinh City was awarded the Emulation Flag by the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance for its excellent performance in 2023./.
