(VOVworld ) – Only 40% of 10,000 agricultural cooperatives in Vietnam are operating efficiently. Attendees at a recent meeting to review three years of implementing Vietnam’s Cooperative Law agreed on the need to refine the model of linking production and product consumption by value chain.

(VOVworld) – Forming chains to increase competitiveness and add values to farm produce is helpful for the development of Vietnam’s agricultural sector. In Ha Tinh, a number of models of linkage between cooperatives have proven effective in reviving the sandy soil.

(VOVworld) –The model of lending based on production link groups has helped thousands of farmer households in Tay Ninh province escape poverty and make their fortunes. Through the model, which is jointly organized by the provincial Farmers’ Association and the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, or Agribank local farmers can promptly access banking loans while the capital has been used more effectively. The production link group also enables farmers to exchange their experiences in production and trading.

(VOVworld) – From the beginning of the 2016 spring crop, Mekong delta provinces have shifted from rice cultivation to drought-tolerant plants to adapt to the prolonged water shortage. This method has helped to save water for irrigation.

(VOVworld) – The New Rural Development Program has yielded significant results over the last 5 years but policy adjustments are still needed to match conditions in each locality.

(VOVworld) – With trees planted over 15,000 hectares every year Yen Bai is one of the provinces with the largest forested areas in Vietnam. Forest plantation not only purifies the air but also increases people’s incomes.

(VOVworld) – Climate change has affected the production and lives of people in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s rice bowl. Appropriate models for adapting to climate change have become an urgent need for the region.

(VOVworld) – The lives of the Dao in Van Yen district, Yen Bai province, have improved significantly thanks to cinnamon growing. Many local households have escaped poverty.

(VOVworld) – Recognized as a new rural district in 2015, Hoa Vang in Da Nang was one of the first districts in Vietnam to achieve the new rural development program.

(VOVworld) – Mong ethnic people in Sin Sui Ho hamlet, Lai Chau province, have been developing community-based tourism to leverage its natural beauty and unique cultural values. The village has become a popular tourist destination in Vietnam’s northern mountain region.