The Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) and the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the 2018-2021 period at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 3.
Vietnam wishes to continue to receive Canada's sharing, cooperation, and consultation in the upcoming events to continue to develop and replicate successful co-operative models to more localities, said an official.
A support centre for cooperative development was opened in Hanoi on December 6, aiming to help Vietnamese cooperatives get more involved in agricultural value chains.
The Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) and the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation (DGRV) held a workshop in Hanoi on December 4 to share experience in development cooperation, with a view to establishing a cooperative audit centre in Vietnam.
A memorandum of understanding was signed on November 6 to form the Network of Agricultural Cooperative Development Partners (NETCOOP) to promote the development of agricultural cooperatives, sustainable economic growth and the prosperity of the agricultural sector in Vietnam.
National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu suggested the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) continue supporting Vietnam in improving its cooperatives’ capacity.
A Canada-funded programme to promote the economic efficiency of cooperatives in Quang Nam, An Giang, Tien Giang from 2012 – 2017 was reviewed at a meeting in Quang Nam province on December 7.
The Italian region of Emilia-Romagna shared its experiences in developing cooperatives with a visiting delegation led by Vietnam Fatherland Front President Nguyen Thien Nhan on July 2.
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