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COUNTRY REPORT
Agricultural Cooperatives in Vietnam
Prepared by: Hoang Thi Hong Van
Department of Cooperatives and Rural Development
Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development
Table 1. Agricultural Cooperative (AC), 2011
Unit
Quantity
Total cooperatives
AC
9085
Average membership
Pers
729
%
58
USD
USD
42496
34778
Profit per cooperative
Coop.
USD
6302
3096
Number of AC having losses
Coop.
666
USD
600
Participation rate in AC
Average capital
Average turnover
Number of AC having profits
Loses per cooperative
Source: Department of Cooperative and Rural Development
Table 2. Services provided by AC , 2010
(% of AC providing the listed services)
Item
Total country
Surveyed cooperatives
5552
Irrigation
76.06
Plant protection
55.94
Veterinary
22.26
Seed
34.26
Materials
24.53
Extension
48.47
Land preparation
27.07
Joint marketing and processing
9.67
Electricity
5.87
Internal credit
8.21
ACHIEVEMENTS
The operating areas of the cooperatives are diversified, including
agriculture,
forestry,
fisheries,
salt
production.
Many
new
cooperatives are just established.
The AC contributed to generate many employment, well undertake
services such as irrigation, material inputs…, thus bringing about
real benefits such as decreased input cost – increased income for
members.
The AC collaborated with the local government to
actively implement agriculture and rural development
policies such as land accumulation, re-structure of
the cropping / livestock patterns…, contributing to
develop rural and agricultural economy.
SOME OUTSTANDIND ISSUES OF AC
Awareness of the AC is not very proper
Many ACs are at small-scale, lack of capital, low-value
assets, low competitiveness and simple services
The distribution relation is not renewed, few ACs divided
profits in line with the shares or the use of services
The role of AC in consuming agri. products for AC
members was very dim
Lack of awareness, difficulty in attracting competent and
young people in managing the cooperatives…
PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT OF
AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
Viet Nam is implementing the “Agriculture, Farmers and
Rural Program” (Tam Nong). Its overall objective is develop
a comprehensive agriculture towards modern, sustainable
and large commercial scale. Hence, the Government will
focus investment into the followings:
Infrastructure
Science and technology in processing and
post-harvest
Farmers’ training
Support of cooperatives development with the
objective to establish 01 efficiently-running
cooperative in each commune.
PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT OF
AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
Need for production linkage between enterprises and
farmers (due to market losses such as fake fertilizers, price
squeezing from traders, fluctuating market prices…).
Higher requirements for food safety and traceability
etc…by consumers.
People’s awareness about support
to agricultural cooperative
development.
Revised cooperative law
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