Vietnam sets to have 15,000 effective agricultural cooperatives and cooperative alliances by 2020 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development (MARD) along with the Vietnam Farmers’ Union(VFU) and Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) have signed a coordinationprogramme to implement the National Assembly’s target of having 15,000agricultural cooperatives and cooperative alliances operating effectively by2020.
Speaking at a conference in Hanoi on April 12,Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong saidcooperatives play a significant role in developing agriculture.
He called on the political system and economicsectors to join hands to realise the goal.
The MARD and VCA have issued a joint resolution continuingreforming and developing cooperation in agriculture in 2016-2020 and signedcollaboration programmes with 39 provinces nationwide.
Le Duc Thinh, Deputy Director of EconomicCooperation and Rural Development Department under the ministry, said the twosides have worked together to train managerial officials of cooperatives,support them to make business plans, connect businesses and cooperatives andbuild chains of safe food stores.
The VFU Central Committee and the MARD alsoinked a pact in March 2013 helping farmers develop agricultural economy andbuild new rural areas in 2012-2020.
The VFU has opened 14,700 training courses for734,600 members of the union, cooperatives and cooperative alliances andprovided vocational training for 362,000 workers in rural areas over the pastsix years.
In 2017, the country had about 4,400 effectiveagricultural cooperatives.-VNA
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