Yen Thanh: Election of the President of the Farmers' Association for the 2018-2023 term

View of the Yen Thanh Farmers' Association Congress for the 2018-2023 term. Photo: Dang Tri

During the past term, the Yen Thanh District Farmers' Association has constantly innovated its content and methods of operation, focusing on the grassroots level, thus attracting a large number of members to participate in the organization. The total number of members in the district to date is 56,679, reaching 89% of agricultural households and 65% of agricultural workers.

In the new rural construction movement, the district's farmers' association members voluntarily contributed 352 billion VND, donated thousands of square meters of land, built and upgraded more than 695 km of rural roads, bringing the total number of communes meeting new rural standards in the district to 25/39 communes, reaching a rate of 66%.

In 2017, there were 20,532 good production and business households at all levels, of which 35 were at the central level and 350 were at the provincial level.

Teaching bamboo and rattan weaving to farmers in Phuc Thanh commune. Photo: Dang Tri

The Congress elected 29 members of the 11th Executive Committee and 15 delegates to attend the 7th Provincial Farmers' Union Congress, term 2018-2023.

Mr. Nguyen Sy Chuong was re-elected by the Congress to hold the position of Chairman of the Association for the 2018-2023 term.