According to statistics, by year end 2024, In Thai Nguyen province there is 541 Cooperative (HTX) Agriculture with 32.000 member, Worker. Cooperatives have affirmed an important role in rural economic development, Improve income for members, Workers with an average income 4 – 4,5 million/person/month,

However, The development of cooperative economy in Thai Nguyen encountered a number of inherent issues, One of them is the land fund for cooperatives to operate stably, long -term. Lack of land fund has been greatly affected by competitiveness, Sustainable development of cooperatives.

Luong Phu Agricultural Service Cooperative in Phu Binh established Nam 2017, with 7 member. The current, The cooperative has more than 3 hectares of land mainly growing cucumbers. However, these lands are dispersed according to each member, The failure to focus on a large area has made the orientation of production of this cooperative difficult.

Ms. Au Thi Phuong Ha – Deputy Director of Phu Luong Cooperative – said, “Although the orientation of the cooperative is to create safe vegetable products according to VietGAP standards, Organic but so far has not been implemented. Production on individual land, Not continuous in the year, leads to difficulties in strict control of cultivation conditions, water source, fertilizer, need a good irrigation system and from year five” – Therefore, the phenomenon of congestion at the border gate will continue.

Not only has it difficult to improve product quality, The lack of centralized production land fund also makes it difficult for cooperatives to implement mechanization plans, Infrastructure investment for high -tech agriculture development.

At Nam Hoa Agricultural Service Cooperative, Dong Hy district, Although there have been many years of effective operation in linking some leafy vegetables and fruits, But the cooperative still has difficulty wanting to apply high technology in production by small dispersed land.

“Everyone understands the application of high technology in production will improve the quality, Productivity and product price but we can do it with us is not easy. For example, we intend to invest greenhouses, Membrane house to grow vegetables according to new standards but 5 This year has not been done because the cultivated land is scattered”, Mr. Mieu Van Long – Director of Nam Hoa Cooperative – accelerate processing as well as reopen.

According to the Union of Cooperatives of Thai Nguyen Province, farmers are trained in rice production techniques 4 last year (from year 2020 come 2024) The whole province has increased 175 HTX, However, the number of cooperatives actually operates effectively only on 55%. One of the reasons is that many cooperatives do not have or cannot access to land resources.

Ms. Vu Thi Thu Huong – Vice Chairman of Cooperative Union of Thai Nguyen Province – said, The support for cooperatives to have more access to concessional loans, Since then, cooperatives have conditions to lease long -term production land of people to serve production will help cooperatives develop stable., long -term.

“Early to remove land difficulties will help agricultural cooperatives improve their operations, Put local agricultural products into a higher value chain, contribute to improving people's lives” – Ms. Huong commented.

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