Conference to meet and connect to consume cooperative products in Lang Son province in 2024

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Mr. Doan Thanh Son, Vice Chairman of Lang Son Provincial People’s Committee, said that in recent times, the Provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, and People’s Committee of Lang Son province have focused on leading, directing, building and promulgating many directives, resolutions, programs, plans, schemes and investment support policies to develop collective economy and cooperatives. Thereby, the market economy in the province has had many clear changes, making a positive contribution to the socio-economic development of the province.

According to a report at the conference, Lang Son has over 500 cooperatives with over 5,520 members, a total registered capital of about 1,150 billion VND, and a total of 8,110 regular employees in the cooperative. On average, Lang Son establishes about 25 new cooperatives each year, and in 2022 alone, 67 new cooperatives will be established; In 2023, 45 new cooperatives will be established (reaching 100% of the plan); In the first quarter of 2024, 15 new cooperatives were established, reaching 33.3% of the plan.

Cooperatives in the province operate mainly on a small scale but are basically stable, the cooperative’s state budget payment in 2023 is 12.5 billion VND. Cooperatives operating in the agricultural sector continue to increase production and actively seek partners to consume products; Cooperatives operating in the fields of trade, transportation services, and cargo loading and unloading services are again active at border gates.

Thereby contributing significantly to socio-economic development, especially in rural areas, creating jobs and increasing income for members and workers, contributing to the construction of new rural areas in the world. locality.

Lang Son currently has 147 OCOP products (23 4-star products, 124 3-star products). The number of subjects whose products are evaluated and classified as OCOP products is 50 subjects; Of which, 21 subjects are cooperatives (accounting for 42%), 5 subjects are enterprises, 16 subjects are production and business households, 8 subjects are cooperative groups.

However, the growth rate and contribution rate of the collective economic sector to the province’s GRDP is still low. Although the number of cooperatives has increased, most cooperatives are small-scale and have a narrow scope of activities. Joint venture and association activities between cooperatives and between cooperatives and other economic organizations are few and not common…

At the conference, delegates listened to presentations from agencies, units, cooperatives, and business households with content on product consumption and methods of promoting consumption in the market, and applying conversion methods. Digital change in business, product promotion, market expansion, ways to promote products on digital platforms, mechanisms and policies to encourage and support market economy development…

Speaking at the conclusion of the conference, Mr. Doan Thanh Son, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, highly appreciated the role and achievements of the collective economy and cooperatives over the past time and acknowledged the contributions of delegates participating at the Conference. recommendation.

To promote and bring the market economy and cooperatives of Lang Son province to prosperity, Vice Chairman of Lang Son Provincial People’s Committee Doan Thanh Son requested that all levels, branches, district People’s Committees, Provincial Cooperative Alliance, and cooperatives need to thoroughly recognize Correct and complete awareness of continuing to innovate, develop and improve the efficiency of the market economy in the new period, further enhancing the roles and responsibilities of Party committees, authorities, Fatherland Front and organizations in leadership, Direct the organization to well implement guidelines and policies related to the development of the market economy and cooperatives.

At the same time, clearly define the responsibility in supporting the formation, improving the quality, role and contribution of cooperatives and cooperative groups in developing the market economy, improving the spiritual and material life of communes. member, group member.

Regarding the tasks in the coming time, the Vice Chairman of Lang Son Provincial People’s Committee requested departments, branches, and People’s Committees of districts and cities, according to their functions and tasks, to proactively guide organizations and cooperatives to effectively approach policies. policies to support development in production and business, promptly resolve recommendations and proposals of cooperatives. Effectively deploy the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Program.

At the same time, continue to review, research and proactively propose to improve the province’s policies for the collective economy and cooperatives in the direction of supporting and creating maximum conditions according to the provisions of law, applying scientific creativity. technology for the development of market economy and cooperatives. Strengthen investment promotion work, search for businesses, introduce and support cooperatives in consulting, digital transformation, product consumption, and support in building a chain of production, business, and consumption links. product consumption.

The Cooperative Alliance better promotes its role and tasks as a representative agency and bridge between cooperatives and government agencies in implementing the province’s policies and plans on market economy development. Coordinate and guide cooperatives to sell products on e-commerce platforms, creating a chain of product consumption links.

Cooperatives are interested in improving the qualifications and capacity of staff, researching advanced market economy and cooperative management models, operating effectively, creatively applying science and technology, and strengthening models. joint ventures, production cooperation links between cooperatives, to create production and business linkage chains to improve labor value and productivity. Actively participate in proposing policy mechanisms and mobilizing resources to develop the market economy and cooperatives.

The Vice Chairman of Lang Son Provincial People’s Committee also wants businesses to connect, consume products, and continue to pay attention and accompany Lang Son province and cooperatives in economic, social and production and business development. Enterprises proactively concretize the contents signed with cooperatives, contributing to supporting cooperatives to promote the consumption of their typical products on the market, creating a basis for cooperatives to continue expanding. Production scale is associated with improving product quality.

During the program, businesses and cooperatives met, exchanged, learned product information and signed 06 memorandums of business cooperation agreement between cooperatives and businesses consuming products.

On this occasion, the Chairman of Lang Son Provincial People’s Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 05 cooperatives with outstanding achievements in the production and consumption of cooperative products in Lang Son province.