Ms. Tran Thi Lanh is the Director of Quang Lanh Agricultural Production and Business Cooperative in Binh Minh commune (Kien Xuong district, Thai Binh province). Her cooperative is one of 63 exemplary cooperatives that were promoted, encouraged, and guided to be established by the Vietnam Farmers' Association and were honored in 2024.
Ms. Tran Thi Lanh, Director of Quang Lanh Agricultural Production and Trading Cooperative
The Quang Lanh Agricultural Production and Business Cooperative was established in May 2022, primarily engaged in agricultural services and cultivating 100 hectares of rice land. To ensure the cooperative operates optimally and generates the highest possible revenue in line with its large-scale production goals, Ms. Tran Thi Lanh invested over 5 billion VND in machinery. Currently, the cooperative owns 3 tillage machines, 1 harvester, 4 transplanters, 2 fertilizer spreaders, 1 drying oven with a capacity of 40 tons/day, and 1 drone for spraying pesticides.
Quang Lanh Cooperative is primarily cultivating the TBR225 rice variety, a popular variety in the market that is resistant to pests and diseases, resulting in high economic returns. On average, each harvest yields 6-7 tons of rice per hectare. The entire process is closed-loop, from sowing seedlings, transplanting, fertilizing, pest and disease control, harvesting, drying, packaging, and selling to the market. In 2023, rice prices were high, and after deducting expenses, each hectare of rice for the cooperative yielded a profit of approximately 10 million VND per harvest. With 100 hectares, the cooperative earned over 1 billion VND per harvest.
Quang Lanh Agricultural Production and Business Cooperative is one of the leading units in the movement to consolidate land and apply mechanization to production in Thai Binh province. Photo: T. Dat
Ahead of the 9th National Farmers' Forum, themed "Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Association - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Listening to Farmers," Ms. Lanh submitted several issues to the Forum, hoping that the relevant ministries and agencies would listen and address them.
Firstly, there is a need for concentrated production zone planning to ensure long-term production stability. Ms. Lanh gave the example of Thai Binh, which is considered the "rice granary" of the Red River Delta with the largest area and highest yield in the North. However, to say that Thai Binh is a concentrated commodity production zone, there has never been any long-term planning or development plan in place.
Regional production planning also serves as the basis for allocating land to large-scale farming households, giving them the opportunity to accumulate land more sustainably and develop more sustainable business models.
"Although the Provincial People's Committee has also provided many incentives for the development of large-scale farming and commodity production, the provincial level is still unable to have a comprehensive and all-encompassing policy like the national plan. Therefore, we are still eagerly awaiting a plan that is sufficiently comprehensive so that we can confidently and steadfastly pursue large-scale production as we are doing now," Ms. Lanh emphasized.
Ms. Tran Thi Lanh hopes the government will have policies to support the purchase of machinery and equipment for agricultural production. Photo: T. Dat
Secondly, there are mechanisms and policies to support the construction of infrastructure serving agricultural production, such as transportation, irrigation systems, and canals, in order to meet the increasingly high demands of large-scale commodity production areas.
Thirdly, we need to build brands, trademarks, and product origins; and ensure traceability of agricultural products. Simultaneously, we must implement the digitalization of agricultural fields, certify product quality according to VietGAP standards, and move towards organic production to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fourth, the State needs to support the inclusion of land-use conversion and investment in the construction of facilities serving rice cultivation (seedling nurseries, rice drying areas, etc.) into annual land use planning and plans. This will also serve as a foundation for planning large-scale, concentrated production areas, gradually forming a more modern and advanced closed-loop production chain.
And finally, for newly established cooperatives, Ms. Lanh hopes that the State will have policies to support the purchase of machinery and equipment for agricultural production, because for cooperatives, if they don't have the tools for production, it's like "losing the crop right in their own backyard" - Ms. Lanh shared.
Source: https://danviet.vn/dien-dan-nong-dan-quoc-gia-lan-thu-ix-nu-giam-doc-htx-dai-dien-mong-quy-hoach-dat-dai-ro-rang-20241012230928054.htm
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