Make the choice of appropriate project

Farmers' Association of Bao Yen district has just provided 3,200 commercial ducks and 1,000 breeding ducks to 27 households in Nghia Do commune to serve the needs of tourists when tourism recovers. Along with loan support, grassroots associations also regularly coordinate with functional departments to organize training and guide households participating in the model on husbandry techniques, herd multiplication, and increase in the number of duck.

Previously, 15 farmer households in Lang Lu village, Phuc Khanh commune had access to capital of 1 billion VND from the buffalo breeding project entrusted by the Provincial Farmers' Union to the District Farmers' Union to manage. In Viet Tien commune, the District Farmers' Association has also disbursed for 3 projects of raising carp and perch hybrids with 12 farmers' loans, the project implementation period is 24 months with the amount of 600 million VND.

Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh, Chairman of Bao Yen District Farmers' Association said: In order for the projects to be effective, the District Farmers' Association has coordinated with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to support farmers in investing in building construction models, building professional associations, promoting production according to the value chain, quality, scale and quantity according to OCOP standards.

In 2021, the District Farmers' Association directs the establishment of 9 professional associations for raising fish in Viet Tien commune, raising ducks in Nghia Do commune, raising buffaloes in Phuc Khanh commune, and growing cinnamon and tea in Xuan Hoa commune, etc.

Commercial duck farming model in Nghia Do commune.

Maximize the efficiency of capital resources

Up to now, Bao Yen District Farmers' Support Fund is managing more than 5 billion VND for 93 households, including 1 project of growing mulberries and raising silkworms; 3 cattle raising projects; 2 fishery projects and 1 poultry farming project.

In 2021, the Bao Yen District Farmers' Support Fund has withdrawn 1 project of raising breeding buffaloes in Kim Son commune for 17 households with a total amount of 700 million VND; A project of raising breeding cows in Yen Son commune lends 20 households a loan of 1 billion VND. All projects are submitted on time, as committed to the Farmers Support Fund of the Central and the province.

The Farmer Support Fund becomes a practical resource to help farmers and businesses, especially those who have the will to get rich but lack the capital to expand production. The projects that borrow money from the Bao Yen District Farmers' Support Fund are all promoting their effectiveness, creating motivation for the development and replication of highly effective economic models, especially building professional associations, cooperative group model in production and business, etc.

The projects are recognized and appreciated by the Party committees, authorities at all levels and people because they are consistent with the socio-economic development goals and the new rural construction program of the locality.

Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh, Chairman of Bao Yen District Farmers' Association said: Through the assessment, the member households and farmers all use the loan capital for the right purposes, gradually increasing their income, contributing to the restructuring of the agricultural economy towards goods. These are also models for poor and near-poor households in the locality to learn and apply.