Actively contribute to the enrichment and development of the homeland.

Mr. Ha Van Tieu (second from the right), from Dam Ha commune, started his business processing and producing fish cakes and squid cakes, enriching himself and creating jobs for local people.

With a firm resolve to stay rooted in his land and village, Mr. Ha Van Tieu from Dam Ha commune chose to dedicate himself to his hometown, leveraging the abundant aquatic resources to develop distinctive local products. In 2018, Mr. Tieu established the Khanh Dan Food Processing and Trading Cooperative with two main product lines: fish cakes and squid cakes. On average, the cooperative supplies 3-4 tons of goods to the market each month, covering many provinces and cities nationwide and gradually approaching the export market.

Mr. Tieu said: Currently, Khanh Dan Cooperative has two products that have achieved OCOP 3-star certification and is on track to upgrade to OCOP 4-star. The cooperative is also creating stable jobs for 20 local workers, with incomes ranging from 7-10 million VND per person per month. His determination to get rich from agricultural products also led him to receive the Luong Dinh Cua Award from the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. This is a prestigious award honoring young people with exceptionally outstanding achievements in the fields of production, business, transfer of advanced agricultural technology, environmental protection, and rural development.

Choosing a path dedicated to local agriculture is also the direction taken by Tran Dang Hanh, a young man of the Tay ethnic group from Tien Yen commune. As the New Rural Development program was strongly implemented in the district, and Tien Yen chicken, a key product, became increasingly well-known, Hanh also decided to commit to this promising product.

Mr. Hanh said, "In 2017, I started implementing the Tien Yen chicken farming model on my family's 2-hectare hillside garden. Throughout the farming process, I always focus on quality control, from selecting the breed to maintaining hygiene in the coops. In particular, I supplement the feed with herbs like cinnamon, star anise, and ixora, which helps the chickens increase their resistance to disease and retain their distinctive flavor. I also encouraged local farmers to establish a cooperative for sustainable development, named the Tien Yen Chicken Farming Cooperative. Currently, the cooperative manages production in over 45 farms and small-scale households, with an average of about 4,000 chickens per household."

Mr. Tran Dang Hanh, from Tien Yen commune, has developed his economy thanks to his model of raising Tien Yen chickens with herbal feed.

In recent years, the youth movement for self-reliance and entrepreneurship has become increasingly vibrant, spreading throughout the community. This helps young people unleash their youthful energy, dynamism, creativity, and continuously innovate, adopting scientific and technological advancements in production. Notably, in their involvement with agriculture, many rural youth have made breakthroughs, innovations, and applied scientific and technological advancements to production, increasing product value and promoting the modernization of the rural economy.

For example, Mr. Vu Duc Tuan from Ha An ward, originally a computer engineer, but with a passion for agriculture, in 2019, invested in a workshop, equipment, and breeding stock to develop a commercial shrimp farming model. In particular, applying his acquired knowledge, Mr. Tuan researched, built, and successfully implemented the Farmgo farm management application, optimizing production processes and minimizing risks in farming. As a result, this application not only brought efficiency to his farm, generating profits of 1.5-1.7 billion VND per year, but has also been adopted by many farms inside and outside the province.

Mr. Vu Duc Tuan, from Ha An ward, introduces the Farmgo application that he developed himself. *Photo: Van Anh.*

Along with the efforts of young people from all walks of life, over the years, the Youth Union and the Provincial Youth Union have always paid attention to, focused on, and supported young people in starting and developing businesses with many effective incentive programs and activities. Youth Union branches at all levels have intensified activities to promote, encourage, and motivate young people to engage in economic activities and confidently start businesses; guided, supported, and assisted union members and young people in developing new projects and obtaining loans for economic development; and maintained a revolving fund system without interest among union members and young people.

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