Reorganizing production in rural areas

Since 2010, Dak Nong has identified agriculture as one of the advantages in building new rural areas. In particular, the province has promoted the development of cooperative models, especially agricultural production cooperatives, to help reorganize production in rural areas.

A typical example is Binh Minh Production - Trade - Service Cooperative (Binh Minh Cooperative) in Ea Po commune, Cu Jut district. The cooperative gathers more than 1,000 farmers to produce 1,420 hectares of sustainable pepper according to the value chain, with an output of over 3,030 tons/year. Of which, 250 households have 484 hectares of pepper certified by Rainforest Alliance.

Mr. Ngo Van Nam in Nam Dong commune, Cu Jut district said that in 2017, he joined Binh Minh Cooperative. By 2023, Mr. Nam joined the Project to promote sustainable production and trade of Vietnamese pepper.

Thanks to that, he has changed his perception and production methods. Currently, his nearly 1 hectare pepper garden has a stable yield of about 3 tons per year, and the selling price is always higher than normal pepper.

“Thanks to applying sustainable farming methods, my pepper garden has stable productivity and superior quality, helping the product sell at a higher price than regular pepper,” Mr. Nam shared.

Mr. Le Anh Son, Director of Binh Minh Cooperative said: “Every year, the Cooperative organizes training courses for farmers, helping them improve their knowledge and skills in production and sales, thereby increasing the value of their products. This is an important factor that helps Dak Nong farmers increase their income and rise from agricultural production.”

To date, Dak Nong has developed 259 cooperatives operating in the agricultural sector. Cooperatives not only help farmers improve crop productivity but also promote the export of agricultural products such as coffee, pepper, macadamia, sachi, passion fruit, gac fruit, etc.

Dak Nong farmers have conquered many demanding markets such as: Europe, China, Korea, Taiwan, West Asia... The export value of agricultural products of Dak Nong cooperatives reaches over 3 million USD per year.

Cooperatives play an important role in implementing production organization criteria in building new rural areas, helping to create a strong, equal and sustainable production community.

Mr. Tran Dinh Ninh, Acting Director of the Department of Finance, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee for the Development of the Collective Economy of Dak Nong, assessed that the cooperative has actively contributed to the process of restructuring the agricultural and rural economy, improving the spiritual and material life of the community. The cooperative has contributed to effectively implementing the criteria for organizing production in the set of criteria for building a new rural area.

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Dak Nong has about 70% of its population being farmers. The province is promoting the gathering of farmers to participate in cooperatives to exploit advantages, promote agricultural development, and improve living standards.

Acting Director of Dak Nong Department of Finance Tran Dinh Ninh

In addition to developing cooperatives, the OCOP program has also left many marks on production organization in rural areas of Dak Nong. The province has identified the OCOP program as a key task in implementing rural economic development.

According to the assessment of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, OCOP has helped improve product quality, develop commodity production, and create momentum for building new rural areas.

Improve people's lives

Before 2004, Dak Nong was one of the most difficult areas of Dak Lak province. At that time, the majority of Dak Nong's population were farmers, their lives were closely linked to agricultural production but were precarious. Rural infrastructure was weak and underdeveloped.

In 2004, Dak Nong was re-established as a province with many difficulties at the beginning. In 2010, Dak Nong began implementing the national target program on building new rural areas, with many common difficulties and challenges.

With the determination of the Party, government and people, with practical actions and correct development orientation, after 15 years, building new rural areas in Dak Nong has achieved many positive results.

Up to now, Dak Nong has 40/60 communes meeting the new rural standards. Gia Nghia City has completed the task of building new rural areas. Some districts such as Dak Mil, Dak R'lap, and Cu Jut are also about to complete the goal of building new rural areas.

Up to now, Dak Nong has 60 communes meeting the NTM criteria for irrigation and electricity; 59 communes meeting the criteria for rural commercial infrastructure; 57 communes meeting the criteria for information and communication; 55 communes meeting the criteria for transportation; 53 communes meeting the criteria for schools; 52 communes meeting the criteria for residential housing; 49 communes meeting the criteria for cultural facilities.

The new rural construction program has received high consensus and support from the people. From 2021 to now, Dak Nong people have contributed over 110 billion VND to invest in building infrastructure works to serve the new rural construction.

Rural development leads to an increase in people's material and spiritual life. According to the review results in 2024, Dak Nong has only 2.99% of poor households, a decrease of nearly 30% compared to the time the province was re-established in 2004.

Standing Vice Chairman of Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee Le Trong Yen said that the province continues to promote propaganda and build great solidarity in the community to promote new rural construction.

Dak Nong encourages people to participate in new cooperative models and develop start-up businesses in rural areas. The province promotes green economic models, circular economy, and application of 4.0 technology for sustainable development.

Dak Nong continues to promote its achievements, constantly innovate, improve the quality of agricultural products and develop collective economic models to build a prosperous and sustainable new rural area.

"The journey of building a new rural area has a starting point but no ending point. The province continues to strive and make more efforts to achieve higher results in building a new rural area in the new phase," affirmed Standing Vice Chairman of Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee Le Trong Yen.