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to (i) Economic, cultural, What is “Hội Quán - Farmer clubhouse”, and
educational and social 28. where was this concept formed ?
restructuring; (ii) enhancing
and achieving sustainability
of the quality of the community The Farmer clubhouse is a form of voluntary association
and society at large; (iii) of farmers to share and exchange experiences and new
Developing the community’s techniques in production and update market information.
ability to achieve retention The characteristic of this model is the voluntary participation
and action; (iv) Empower of the people, no payroll, no budget, and the activities are
people to actively participate merely directed towards changing people’s thinking and
in achieving changes. A ways of doing things. At the same time, it is also a channel
key element in community for exchanging and sharing between farmers, authorities
development is empowering and mass organizations to solve local socio-economic
the community to achieve problems. The Farmer clubhouse operates under the motto
positive change goals. “3 no - 3 self-working - 3 together”, including:
It has shaped different • No physical organization, No funding from the State
approaches to community budget, No facilities;
outreach. However, in • Voluntary, Self-governing, Self-deciding;
community development • Think together, Work together, Shared benefits.
programs with external The Farmer clubhouse model was delivered from the
support (programs and initiative of the Government and the people of Dong Thap
projects of the Government, province in 2016. From the Canh Tan Farmer club-house,
NGOs, programs, projects), the first Club model was established in July 2016 in An Nhon
the responsible role of commune, Chau Thanh district. Up to now, Dong Thap
the community is still province has more than 100 Farmer clubhouses, nearly 6,000
unclear because: (i) they members, and 22 agricultural cooperatives established
consider that community based on the Farmer clubhouse. To create favourable
development activities are of conditions for the Farmer clubhouse to operate, the local
outsiders; (ii) lack of active government, the Fatherland Front and mass organizations
participation in ongoing in Dong Thap province have directed functional sectors to
work in the communities; (iii) train on information technology and scientific advances’
dependence on resources application, provide market information, computers, fibre
and organizational methods optic lines, televisions, projectors, etc., to help the Farmer
from external support. clubhouse quickly connect with scientific and technological
Therefore, increasing the applications in production and consumption of agricultural
participation of local people products, enable them to operate professionally,
in all activities is the best dynamically, effectively and confidently in production links
way to promote people’s along the value chain associated with building new rural
initiative, creativity and development.
responsibility. The establishment of the clubhouses has created the
best conditions for the Party committee, local government,
the Fatherland Front and mass organizations, officials,
and party members to participate together in activities as
members or representatives of the clubhouses to transfer
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Guidelines for the Strategy for sustainable agriculture and rural development
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in the period 2021-2030, and vision to 2050
in the period 2021-2030, and vision to 2050
