Ham Yen District has issued Plan No. 37/KH-UBND dated February 2, 2024, on the development of agricultural cooperatives in the restructuring of the agricultural sector and the construction of new rural areas, identifying it as one of the solutions to implement the Project on restructuring the agricultural sector and the Plan for implementing the National Target Program on building new rural areas in the 2021-2025 period.
Ham Yen has proposed many important solutions for implementation, focusing on improving the quality of human resources for managing and operating cooperatives; effectively implementing the Law on Cooperatives and current policies supporting the development of agricultural cooperatives; and improving the quality of production, business, and service activities. In particular, it aims to promote trade, product and service consumption, support the application of information technology and digital transformation in production, business, and cooperative management, while simultaneously improving the effectiveness of state management of agricultural cooperatives.
A prime example is the Tan Thai 168 Tea Cooperative in Hamlet 5, Tan Thanh Commune, Ham Yen District. Overcoming numerous difficulties, this cooperative has successfully built its brand and introduced many Tan Thanh tea products into convenience stores, product showrooms, and supermarkets nationwide. Since 2017, the cooperative's tea products have been certified with a trademark and have traceability labels. Currently, the cooperative supplies 8 OCOP 3-star green tea products.
Currently, Tan Thai 168 Tea Cooperative has 30 members with over 16 hectares of tea plantations. Each year, the members use over 40 tons of fertilizers and biological products. Members needing fertilizer support receive full assistance from the cooperative through a "deferred payment in kind" scheme without interest. This is one of the driving forces that helps farmers stay committed to and diligently care for their tea plants.
Furthermore, the cooperative is collaborating with over 50 households, cultivating a total area of over 30 hectares. Mr. Phung Thanh Do's family (village 5, Tan Thanh commune) shared that they are jointly cultivating over 1 hectare of tea with the Tan Thai 168 Tea Cooperative. Thanks to production according to technical standards, the tea plants yield 10-12 harvests per year, with the cooperative guaranteeing a stable selling price of 120,000-150,000 VND/kg. Each year, Mr. Do's family earns over 150 million VND. In addition, during the harvesting season, Mr. Do provides employment for 5-7 workers, with a daily wage of 150,000-200,000 VND per person.
According to Ban Van Duong, Director of Tan Thai 168 Tea Cooperative, to produce high-quality tea, the mindset of tea farmers must change. Therefore, he has organized training courses on safe tea production for farmers, established production groups for easier management and monitoring, and supplied fertilizers and biological products according to VietGAP standards, ensuring that tea plants are cared for using proper techniques, resulting in consistent quality and flavor.
By the end of 2023, Ham Yen district had 72 cooperatives operating in the agricultural sector. In 2024, the district established 7 new cooperatives. The activities of these cooperatives have a significant impact on supporting the economic activities of member households through providing input materials, improving production and processing techniques, and guaranteeing the sale of output products. This aims to promote the production of OCOP products and products according to VietGAP standards, thereby improving production efficiency, increasing product value, boosting income, and creating jobs for members and workers, especially in the agricultural sector. Many cooperatives have initially participated in exporting their products.
Ham Yen aims to have over 40% of its agricultural, forestry, and fishery households participating in agricultural cooperatives by the end of 2025. One of the key solutions for developing agricultural cooperatives in the district by 2025 is to promote the application of high technology in agricultural production and product consumption; and to develop agricultural value chains linked to production, processing services, and product consumption.
In addition, the district will continue to promote participation in the supply chain to directly export agricultural products abroad; at the same time, it will strengthen propaganda, consultation, and support to help cooperatives access policies supporting the development of agricultural, forestry, and fisheries production; OCOP products; and new rural development in the province. This will focus on specific policies that encourage investment, development of cooperation, and linkages in the production and consumption of agricultural and rural products.
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