Yen Thanh: Striving to have 11 more craft villages and villages with crafts by 2020

(Baonghean.vn) - On June 7, the Nghe An Province Cooperative Union and the People's Committee of Yen Thanh District held a signing ceremony for the program of coordination in developing collective economy, small-scale industry and craft villages for the period 2016-2020.

In Yen Thanh district, there are currently 53 agricultural and handicraft cooperatives. Of these, 14 cooperatives have ceased operations and are awaiting dissolution. The district has 13 craft villages and 17 villages with recognized crafts.

Representatives of Nghe An Cooperative Alliance and leaders of Yen Thanh District People's Committee signed the cooperation program for the period 2016 - 2020

In recent times, Yen Thanh district has issued many appropriate mechanisms and policies to develop the collective economy, small-scale industries and craft villages. Thanks to that, up to now, the district has had 17 newly established and converted cooperatives according to the Cooperative Law - 2012; gradually operating effectively. The remaining cooperatives will complete the conversion before June 30, 2016.

In the field of developing small-scale industry and craft villages, the goal of Yen Thanh district in the period of 2016-2020 focuses on industries and occupations related to people's lives and activities such as: mechanics, welding, auto and motorbike repair, civil carpentry, garment, agricultural and forestry product processing....

Production of bamboo and rattan products in Dong Phu craft village, Khanh Thanh commune, Yen Thanh (Photo: Xuan Hoang)

Regarding vocational training, Yen Thanh district plans to open 15 vocational training classes each year, with a training budget of 3.75 billion VND; by 2020, the district strives to have 6 more villages with professions and 5 craft villages.

In order to promote the development of collective economy, small-scale industries and craft villages in Yen Thanh district in the coming time, the program of coordination between Nghe An Cooperative Union and the District People's Committee, until 2020, will focus on the following key points: Coordination in information and propaganda work; building typical cooperative models; building production value chain linkages; training and fostering cooperative staff and vocational training, building craft villages, villages with crafts, recognizing artisans, skilled workers, etc.

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