Cooperatives and businesses "go together" to develop

Long Hoa - Hoa Minh organic rice products, Chau Thanh district, are present at the exhibition area, introducing OCOP products and agricultural products of the province's cooperatives.

Ensuring fuel supply in all business situations

Mr. Le Ngoc Phuong, Deputy Director of Tra Vinh Petroleum Company, shared: In 2023, world oil prices fluctuated and decreased rapidly with unpredictable developments. Oil and gas businesses faced many difficulties, many businesses applied for dissolution and closure. However, with the attention of the Vietnam National Petroleum Group and the support of industries in the province, Tra Vinh Petroleum Company has implemented many synchronous, flexible and timely solutions, thereby completing the targets; stabilizing the supply of oil and gas market, contributing to the socio-economic development of the province. Total output reached 107% of the plan, revenue was more than 1,100 billion VND, completing 144% of the plan, profit exceeded the plan, paid to the budget 110 billion VND, contributed to the Social Security Fund 500 million VND.

2024 is predicted to be a year of mixed difficulties and advantages, this is the breakthrough year of the 5-year economic journey of the period 2021 - 2025. Therefore, the Company focuses on investing in developing a network of retail petrol stations. Because currently, Petrolimex Tra Vinh petrol stations only account for 16% of the total number of petrol retail stations in the province. While the distribution system is increasingly narrowing, previously Petrolimex accounted for 30%, now only 22%. At the same time, the Company continues to implement the policy of comprehensive digital transformation according to the group's transformation strategy for the period 2021 - 2025, oriented to 2030.

Applying science and technology to improve production and business efficiency for members and cooperatives

Mr. Tran Quoc Hao, Deputy Director of Chau Hung Agricultural Trade, Production and Service Cooperative, shared: In recent years, localities in the province have actively applied advanced and modern technology to serve agricultural production, thereby contributing to reducing labor, reducing investment costs, improving the competitiveness of agricultural products, and increasing economic efficiency. At the same time, solving the problem of shortage of agricultural human resources and promoting production linkages between enterprises, cooperatives and farmers...

Nowadays, with the improvement of technology and techniques for developing agricultural production, many smart devices have been born to serve the farming needs of farmers and one of them is "unmanned agricultural aircraft". Currently, "unmanned agricultural aircraft" has become one of the breakthrough solutions in the agricultural industry, bringing efficiency, accuracy and cost savings to agricultural activities. The use of "unmanned agricultural aircraft" not only helps farmers manage and monitor all activities on the farm, but also provides accurate and timely information on the growth and development of crop varieties, land and environment.

Currently, the Cooperative is using 05 unmanned agricultural aircraft to serve the Cooperative's production area and provide services in other areas in the province. The application of science and technology in agricultural production is not only an optimal solution to synchronously solve all fields and stages of the agricultural production process but also achieves some specific results such as: fast data collection for accurate farm analysis; saving time and costs; improving crop productivity; safer spraying methods for crops; limiting the impact of climate change.

Currently, the Cooperative has 50 official members and 500 associated members, organizing production in cooperative groups with support from the State, scientists and input and output linkage units. The current cultivation area of the Cooperative is about 510 hectares (Chau Thanh 350 hectares, including 60 hectares of organic rice in Long Hoa - Hoa Minh; 100 hectares in Tra Cu district, 50 hectares in Cau Ngang district). These production areas have been closely linked with enterprises supplying inputs and outputs for Cooperative members and people, thereby helping people feel secure in production. Currently, the Cooperative has linked with 02 districts Cau Ngang and Tra Cu, in 2024, the Cooperative hopes that all levels and sectors will pay attention to expanding production areas to provide services for members and people in localities throughout the province.

Journey to spread Tra Vinh wax coconut specialty

Cau Ke Wax Coconut Processing Company Limited (Vicosap) was established in July 2020, is the pioneer and only unit in Vietnam that processes a variety of products originating from Cau Ke wax coconut specialty raw materials. The company has more than 15 product groups with more than 80 SKUs. The production process is certified ISO 22000:2018; ISO 9001:2015, HACCP, FDA and most recently HALAL

Ms. Lam Ngoc Tu, Deputy Director of Cau Ke Wax Coconut Processing Company Limited, said: In 2023, Vicosap was recognized as a Vietnamese record holder for deep processing wax coconut into the most diverse product lines, serving consumption and export, contributing to enhancing the value of Cau Ke wax coconut specialties. In particular, Vicosap wax coconut fiber products meet 5-star OCOP standards and have received positive feedback from international customers: America, Russia, and Korea love and seek to buy.

In addition, the Company launched a coconut yogurt drink product, selling more than 2,000 bottles in the first week of launch and receiving positive feedback from consumers. In November 2023, the Company exported its first order to Canada, maintaining its position in the US, UK, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong markets.

Compared to the business plan, Vicosap's revenue in 2023 reached more than 70%, of which revenue from distributors, agents, specialty stores and offline sales points reached more than 55%, revenue from exports reached more than 15%, the remaining 30% was from supermarket channels, online channels and processing. The product group with the highest revenue is wax coconut candy. The company deploys multi-channel sales from offline to online, especially with tourist destinations and international airports being one of the best selling points. A good sign is that Vicosap wax coconut products have officially appeared on the shelves of Emart, Win mart+, 7Eleven supermarket chains nationwide, these are supermarket chains that are considered reputable by consumers nationwide, especially people in Ho Chi Minh City.

Orientation in 2024, after completing the HALAL certification and fully equipped with standards to meet the export market, the Company will participate in international fairs and foreign trade promotion programs to seek export opportunities for Tra Vinh wax coconut products, targeting vegetarian and Muslim customers. In early March 2024, Vicosap participated in the Asian Vegetarian Fair held in Hong Kong. Continue to develop online sales channels, especially Tiktok and e-commerce platforms; at the same time, increase the introduction of goods into supermarket channels to reach customers who prefer regional specialties, vegan products, green and clean products.

Efforts to implement the Project "Wax coconut agricultural tourism model in Thanh Phu commune - Hoa Tan - Hoa An - Cau Ke town, Cau Ke district" and coordinate well to organize the Festival "100 years of wax coconut trees in Vietnam". At the same time, we hope that departments, branches, sectors and localities will continue to pay attention and accompany businesses in communication activities, promote products, and promote domestic and foreign trade connection and promotion programs. Support connections with TikTok representatives to implement support projects such as OCOP markets and regional specialty markets to help businesses with OCOP products have more opportunities to introduce and promote the province's specialties.

Article and photos: MY NHAN

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