Many localities in Nghe An deploy "Going to the market to help people" during the epidemic season

The "Golden Rice Flowers" in Quang Phong (Thai Hoa)

As soon as the ward implemented Directive 16, the Quang Phong Ward Farmers' Association immediately established a volunteer team called "Golden Rice" to help people go to the market. Photo: TP

When Thai Hoa Town implemented Directive 16, in Quang Phong Ward, there were 36 cases of home quarantine and 1 case of centralized quarantine. Many students and workers staying in Thai Hoa were "stuck" due to the epidemic, so the Ward Farmers' Association was established.Volunteer Team "Golden Rice"with 8 members participating.

“The team has many activities to serve the epidemic prevention work such as: Cooking rice for the quarantine area, controlling the corner cutting of market cards, connecting agricultural product consumption for people... However, when the epidemic prevention work is "raised one level, one step ahead", the team deploys the activity of going to the market to help people", said Mr. Phan Chi Dung, Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Quang Phong Ward (Thai Hoa Town).

Every day, based on people's needs, volunteers will go to the market to buy goods and deliver them to each family. Photo: TP

Accordingly, every day, 8 members of the team will collect orders via Facebook messages, Zalo, and phone calls from households in need, focusing on quarantined families, students, and workers renting accommodation in the town. In just 2 days of implementation, the team went to the market to help about 200 families with hundreds of orders of essential items such as: green vegetables, meat, rice, dried foods, etc.

Volunteers in the "Golden Rice" team in Quang Phong go to the market to help people every day. Photo: TP

For households and students stuck in rented rooms in the area, the activities"Go to the market to help people"really meaningful. Le Minh Thien, a student living in Quang Phong ward, said: “As a student living in a boarding house, I did not prepare food, rice, noodles, etc. in advance, so I and my friends were quite passive when the ward implemented Directive 16. Luckily, I and everyone else had the help of the aunts and uncles at the ward Farmers' Association who went to the market to buy vegetables, fish, and rice.”

So that coastal people do not lack green vegetables

In many different ways, the model of "Connecting and supporting farmers" in 7/7 wards of Cua Lo town has provided enough green vegetables for people in coastal areas. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Thu Thuy is a special ward, with no land for production, and houses close together, so garden land for growing vegetables is also very scarce. Therefore, when the ward implemented social distancing, the Ward Farmers' Association quickly established a volunteer team to help.food supply connectionfor the people

Mr. Nguyen Van Hong, Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Thu Thuy Ward, said: "On average, we receive grocery shopping orders for about 100 families in the ward every day. In the past week, we have transported and supplied more than 1,000 orders to households."

After collecting orders, green vegetables will be ordered daily to ensure freshness, deliciousness, and stable prices. Photo: TP

Due to the characteristics of coastal areas, some wards and people do not have garden land for cultivation, so when the town implemented Directive 16, in many places, people did not prepare food in time, especiallygreen vegetables storage.

Ms. Tran Hoang Phuong, President of the Town Farmers' Association shared: "With the characteristics of the coastal area, little land for production, there are wards such as Nghi Thuy, Nghi Tan, Nghi Hai that do not have garden land or rice fields for cultivation. When the epidemic broke out, the town had many positive cases in the community and was forced to strictly implement Directive 16 to prevent the epidemic, so the supply of green vegetables was difficult. Therefore, the town association has a plan to direct the grassroots Farmers' Association to have specific plans to provide essential goods, especially green vegetables, to the people."

Accordingly, in each ward, a "Connecting and Supporting Farmers Group" will be established with volunteers who are Farmers' Association officials to help people go to the market, connecting with Farmers' Associations of other localities, especially vegetable growing areas such as Nghi Thu, Nghi Huong, Nghi Hoa (Cua Lo), Nghi Thuan, Nghi Long, Nghi Truong (Nghi Loc) to have a stable supply and stable prices.

According to each household's order, the groups will summarize the amount of vegetables needed in 2-3 days, then contact localities with vegetables, transport them to wards, and group members will divide the vegetables according to the order and bring them to each household.

Quarantined families feel more secure when they are fully supplied with essential goods. Photo: TP

Currently, 7/7 wards have established groups to go to the market to help people, both buying food, groceries, and necessities for households in need; and selling items such as seafood, fish, poultry, poultry eggs, etc. to households. In the past week alone, the Association at all levels in Cua Lo has provided 7 tons of various types of green vegetables to serve people throughout the town. Therefore, despite difficulties in supply, households in the ward are still fully supplied.Variety of vegetables, stable prices.

The model of "Going to the market to help people" is being replicated throughout the province, contributing to the fight against the epidemic. Photo: Thanh Phuc

During the period of social distancing, people's food needs are increasing day by day, while online ordering is interrupted, many elderly people, people without smartphones, especially in rural areas will have difficulty going to the online market, the model"go to the market for you"deployed in most localities implementing Directive 16 in the province. The key forces are social organizations such as Farmers' Association, Youth Union, Women's Union, etc.

This is a very practical activity at the present time, ensuring the supply of food for people at stable prices, limiting people from going out, and ensuring the consumption of agricultural products for people during the epidemic.