Farmer of a clean vegetable production cooperative
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The VCA said that the conference is a significant event to boost cooperation between Governments and the cooperative sector in the context of deep regional and global integration. The conferences adopted 16 conclusions and nine recommendations, to be submitted to the ministers’ meeting.
Earlier, leaders of regional cooperatives gathered at consultation conferences, discussing the five main issues, namely food sovereignty and security, new approach to cooperatives, the informal economy and transitions to formality, regional and global participation of cooperatives, and a fair environment in terms of legal framework and policies.
According to the VCA, the overriding priorities were placed on youths’ involvement in cooperatives, access to food and socio-economic services, green economy and public-private partnership.
Collective economic development must suit the market mechanism, economic restructuring, growth model reform and new-style rural area development. It is also called on ministries and agencies to coordinate with the VCA to work as advisers for the Government on issuing mechanisms and policies to encourage the collective economy and facilite the development of cooperatives.
In order to achieve the goals, the VCA will strengthen ties with its chapters nationwide and implement a project on building new-model cooperatives with product value chains, toward creating stable jobs for about 30 million workers. There will also be a second contest to raise awareness of new-model cooperatives, the organising board encourages entries which feature cooperatives with product value chains.
