More than 60 cooperatives dissolved
On August 1, Mr. Le Dang Phuc - Vice Chairman of Ha Tinh Cooperative Alliance - said that currently, Ha Tinh province has 975 cooperatives operating in many different industries and fields such as agriculture, trade, and services. , environment...
Of these, 42% of cooperatives operate quite well, most of the remaining cooperatives operate with difficulty.
Also according to Mr. Phuc, in the first 6 months of 2024, the entire Ha Tinh province had more than 60 dissolved cooperatives, while the number of newly established cooperatives was 20.
Vice Chairman of Ha Tinh Cooperative Alliance said that Ha Tinh province has many policies to care for and support cooperative development. However, absorbing and accessing benefits from the policy is still difficult.
"Many cooperative directors come from farmers so they are not proactive, they are hesitant to go out and deal with procedures, they are not persistent and follow through to solve problems. In production and business, there are still many people with short-term vision. The cooperative's activities have not yet promoted its collective strength" - Mr. Phuc acknowledged.
According to Mr. Le Dang Phuc - Vice Chairman of Ha Tinh Cooperative Alliance, in recent times, Ha Tinh Cooperative Alliance has proactively and actively propagated policies related to the development of cooperatives in the area.
At the same time, organize consulting, support in handling procedures, connect and promote products for cooperatives; Contact and make recommendations to state management agencies to speed up procedures for cooperatives...
“The difficulty here is that businesses still have difficulty accessing capital. Because when they use the cooperative's land use rights certificate as an asset to borrow capital, it is also very difficult for the bank to disburse the loan. Lack of capital and unstable market make the cooperative even more difficult," Mr. Phuc shared.
Absorption of support policies is low
According to Mr. Phuc, in the face of these difficulties, we hope that the state management agency will be dedicated and responsible in guiding and resolving related procedures, helping cooperatives conveniently access and enjoy policies to overcome difficulties and develop.
Mr. Tran Viet Ha - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment of Ha Tinh province also said that the implementation of a number of policies to support collective economic development and cooperatives in Ha Tinh is still difficult, the absorption of policies reached low.
In 2023, outstanding loans to cooperatives and cooperative groups in Ha Tinh will be 143 billion VND, down 13.32% compared to the end of 2022. Including outstanding loans of the Bank along with outstanding loans of Credit Funds People's loans to cooperatives by the end of 2023 are 173.6 billion VND, accounting for 0.18% of the total outstanding debt in the whole area.
According to Mr. Ha, the solution in the coming time to promote cooperative development is to take advantage of the integration of support from other programs, projects and schemes being implemented in the area.
Direct sectors and localities to strengthen State management of collective and cooperative economies; Effectively deploy mechanisms and policies on collective economic development.
Create conditions for the collective economic sector and cooperatives to access and resolve land needs, build workplaces, production and business facilities, as well as preferential capital sources.
Select and build advanced and typical cooperative models to link cooperatives in the area for mutual development; Organize training, coaching and fostering human resources to serve the development of collective and cooperative economies.
“It is necessary to increase technical support, technology transfer for cooperatives, and promote the application of digital technology in agricultural production management and product consumption; Consulting, guiding and supporting cooperatives in applying new technology, digital transformation, improving production and business efficiency" - Mr. Tran Viet Ha shared.
