Leveraging support resources to help farmers develop their economy.

(BaongheanThe biggest challenge for farmers when entering the integration process is the lack of capital, technology, and the need to shift the structure of crops and livestock to create high-value production.

Therefore, Conclusion No. 61 of the Central Party Secretariat (10th term) on the Project "Enhancing the role and responsibility of the Vietnam Farmers' Association in agricultural development, building new rural areas and building the Vietnamese peasant class in the period 2010 - 2020" (Conclusion 61) is the key to unlocking advantages for farmers.

The key to implementing Conclusion 61 is for the Farmers' Support Fund at all levels to operate effectively and for farmers to participate in technical training courses, thereby opening up another channel for accessing capital and equipping them with scientific and technical knowledge.

Launched in 2012, the Farmers' Association of Chau Hanh commune, Quy Chau district, has allocated 300 million VND from this fund to farmers as loans for purchasing buffaloes and cows to develop production.

A model of cultivating fragrant root by farmers in Quy Chau. Photo by Dang Cuong.

With a loan, Mr. Luong Van Quang from Minh Tien village, Chau Hanh commune, received a breeding cow. After three years of raising them, his family now has three cows. Mr. Quang shared: "This is a great asset. My family will try our best to take good care of them and develop the herd to increase our income."

During the period 2013-2015, the Quy Chau Farmers' Association organized propaganda and mobilization efforts at all levels to contribute over 40 million VND to the fund. From the capital mobilized locally and entrusted funds from the provincial level totaling 600 million VND, the Association has now effectively managed and developed economic models.

In Do Luong district, through the implementation of Conclusion 61, many farmers have gained access to science and technology and loans to develop their economy and legitimately enrich themselves in their homeland. Among them is the VAC (gardening, animal husbandry, and aquaculture) model of farmer Nguyen Van Han in Hamlet 10, Tan Son commune, Do Luong district, which generates hundreds of millions of dong in income each year.

Mr. Han shared: "The most important thing is that through the Farmers' Association, I was able to participate in training courses on farming techniques. Therefore, when building the farm, in addition to the capital from my family and the association, I also had another important source of capital: knowledge of science and technology, which contributed to faster and more efficient production."

Mr. Nguyen Van Han, from Hamlet 10, Tan Son, Do Luong (standing in the middle), is discussing the effectiveness of fish farming in his family farm.

In Do Luong, on average, about 1,000 farmer members receive short-term vocational training each year through courses organized by the Association in collaboration with vocational schools. In addition, the Support Fund has over 2.2 billion VND in revolving capital available for farmers to borrow.

Overall, throughout the province, the implementation of Conclusion 61 has received significant attention and guidance from the Provincial Party Standing Committee and the Provincial People's Committee from the very beginning. In 2014, the Provincial Party Standing Committee conducted a review of the five-year implementation of Conclusion 61 in Nghe An province. The Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Farmers' Association have a cooperation program for the period 2011-2020.

From 2012 to the present, the Provincial People's Committee has allocated 15 billion VND to the Farmers' Support Fund; in addition, the Central Farmers' Association has entrusted the Nghe An Farmers' Support Fund with over 13 billion VND from the Government. Through this, over 1,500 farming households have accessed capital to build models and develop their economy. Furthermore, thousands of farmers have also received vocational training.

Comrade Tran Van Huong, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association, assessed the effectiveness of Conclusion 61: “Many members have benefited from state investment sources, the most important of which is support for production development, especially in difficult areas. Many economic models have developed highly effectively. The number of households excelling in production and business has increased 1.5 times, contributing to improving people's lives and eradicating hunger and poverty.”

Nhat Le