Cooperatives overcome difficulties with efforts and creativity

Innovating operating methods

In the early days of establishment, My Thanh Agricultural Cooperative (My Thanh commune, Thu Thua district) encountered many difficulties in finding product output and investment capital. However, thanks to boldly applying scientific - technical advances and new technologies in production, the cooperative's products increasingly meet market requirements.

My Thanh Agricultural Cooperative (My Thanh commune, Thu Thua district) applies scientific - technical advances and new technology in production

Director of My Thanh Agricultural Cooperative - Nguyen Quoc Cuong said: "To overcome difficulties, the cooperative innovates business methods, learns about market needs, and makes a business plan suitable to current actual situation" . Thanks to the loan support from the Cooperative Development Support Fund, the cooperative can invest in purchasing machinery and equipment to constantly innovate technology and production lines to serve production and business."

To promote products to consumers, the cooperative promotes digital transformation and participates in product introduction on e-commerce platforms; at the same time, connecting to intermediaries to continuously bring products near and far. The cooperative has registered trademarks and traceability, and has its own labels for products.

Thanks to actively promoting the brand, up to now, the cooperative's products have been present in many places on the market inside and outside the province. On average, every year, the cooperative supplies supermarkets and industrial kitchens with 1,300 tons of all kinds of vegetables and fruits, achieving a revenue of 12-13 billion VND, creating jobs for many local workers. Promoting the achieved results, in the 2023-2028 term, the cooperative strives to increase the area of clean vegetable and fruit cultivation to 52 hectares, with annual revenue reaching about 20 billion VND, equivalent to 1,900 tons of vegetables and fruits. All kinds of fruits are supplied to markets inside and outside the province.

Affirming the brand in the market

As a cooperative specializing in the production of leafy vegetables and coriander, Phuoc Hoa Safe Vegetable Cooperative (Phuoc Van commune, Can Duoc district) currently has 58 members with a production area of over 16,000 m². This is also a cooperative recognized for its food safety chain, and has been affirming its brand in the market.

Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director of Phuoc Hoa Safe Vegetable Cooperative - Kieu Anh Dung shared: "The cooperative focuses on applying science - technology and advanced processes such as building hydroponic vegetable growing systems, net house system, microbial fertilizer, economical irrigation system; etc. At the same time, we supply companies and supermarkets inside and outside the province with an output of more than 600 tons/year. Thanks to that, productivity and product quality increase, cooperative's revenue and profits increase year by year, bringing benefits to its members."

Thanks to the application of high technology in production, the revenue and profit of Phuoc Hoa Safe Vegetable Cooperative (Phuoc Van commune, Can Duoc district) increase steadily year by year.

With the motto of solidarity and mutual support in production, creating high quality products to meet market needs, taking the economic efficiency of members as the result of operations, the cooperative regularly organizes periodic activities, exchange and agree on growing methods as well as choosing vegetables to grow, thereby, avoiding the situation where many members grow the same vegetable, leading to stagnation and difficulty in consumption.

Mr. Le Minh Tam - member of Phuoc Hoa Safe Vegetable Cooperative, confided: "Since joining the cooperative, I have been guided to grow vegetables in a safe way, with strict control from the stage of choosing varieties, irrigation water sources to using different types of fertilizers. The biggest benefit when joining a cooperative is that the output is guaranteed, so there are no difficulties in the process of consuming agricultural products, and the selling price is also higher."

Applying science and technology in production

Cooperatives are collective economic organizations that receive attention and support from the Party and State. Besides the advantages, many established cooperatives have a low starting point, lacking in materials, infrastructure, and operating capital.

Realizing these common difficulties, Cay Trom Agricultural Trading Service Cooperative (Hung Dien A commune, Vinh Hung district) set out a development direction and plan to promote production mechanization and scientific technology application in farming. The closed rice production process from services, inputs and output links of the cooperative was formed.

Currently, 90% of the production land of Cay Trom Agricultural Trading Service Cooperative (Hung Dien A commune, Vinh Hung district) is mechanized, meeting large crop production needs.

Director of Cay Trom Agricultural Trading Service Cooperative - Bui Van Tuan informed: From a small, isolated, backward production area, members unanimously agreed to build electric pumping stations, machinery, equipment, and research composting organic fertilizer from water hyacinth to improve soil, etc. Up to now, the cooperative has built a complete, modern, mechanized production process and especially a 100% safe and closed production process for members, aiming at high quality rice products. Thereby, helping members reduce investment costs and increase profits.

Currently, 90% of the cooperative's production land is mechanized, meeting large seasonal production. In recent years, the cooperative has focused on producing safe rice, 90% of current rice output is of quality to enter the European market. "Each member participating in the cooperative is guaranteed input and output, without worrying about the situation of "high harvest, low prices" and vice versa. The cooperative's policy will reduce fertilizer and medicine costs for members by 5%. In addition, pumping, irrigation, cutting, pulling, etc services when used by members are also reduced by 5% compared to the market price. The price of rice is 200-300 VND/kg higher than the market " - Mr. Bui Van Tuan said.

Thanks to promoting the spirit of solidarity and creativity, cooperatives are increasingly asserting their brands in the market. The positive changes of cooperatives make an important contribution to promoting local socio-economic development and increasing income for members./.

By Thuy Minh - Translated by Q. Thien

Source: https://baolongan.vn/nhung-hop-tac-xa-sang-tao-vuot-kho-de-phat-trien-a174259.html