(HBO) - Established in April 2018, Quyet Chien Safe Vegetable Production Cooperative, Quyet Chien Commune (Tan Lac) is being run by Dinh Thi Quyet – a Muong girl in Bieng village, who was born in 1986.


The Director of Safe vegetable production cooperative: Ms. Dinh Thi Quyet

Chayote vegetables in Quynh Chien highland was produced safely by the farmers. By August, 2016, after many efforts, the collective label "Su Su Tan Lac" was protected by Intellectual Property Department nationwide in the whole area of the country with the ownership of Quyet Thang General Service Cooperative. 55 households, including Ms. Dinh Thi Quyet family, can use this trademark.

In April, 2017, with the support of GNI organization (Korea), at that time, Ms. Quyet, the head of Bieng village women union, actively propagated and encouraged women to develop vegetables, which were suitable for the local climate conditions, ensuring the association of consumption of products to the market, while chayotes still maintains the key position of vegetables. With Ms. Quyet, the production and consumption activities of safe vegetables is a "backbone" issue in operating the cooperative. The area of ​​17 hectares of chayotes planted by cooperative members has been certified "VietGAP" as the "golden key" to bring products to the nationwide markets. Directly holding the market segment, Ms. Quyet understands that what consumers need is clean product, with clear quality, origin. She was determined that no one can take over her job, Ms. Quyet rent a car, sometimes have to go from 2 to 3 am to get down to the consuming areas to introduce and access to the clues. On the other hand, she deals with the cooperative alliance, the provincial Women's Union to put products on offer, participate in fairs to connect the market, promote the brand.

Since then, with the management and operation of the Muong girl Dinh Thi Quyet, Quyet Chien Cooperative of safe vegetable production has made the initial steps and effectiveness. The products of chayote vegetables of the cooperative with VietGAP safe quality, with full label, packaging has reached out to the large market, which is popular with consumers. Some major distribution agencies, such as VinEco Agricultural Production Investment Limited Company and some supermarkets and clean vegetable shops in Hanoi have officially contracted to order. Clean vegetables produced by member households are significantly improved in value thanks to VietGAP certification. The prices of processed chayote vegetables were collected by the cooperative for 6,500 VND / kg. With 7 months of harvesting (from April to November), VietGAP chayote vegetables provide the production of 63 tons / hectare, giving an average income of 400 million VND / hectare.

 

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