Tan Quy Dong Ornamental Flower Cooperative contributes to enhancing the Sa Dec ornamental flower brand

Developing ornamental flowers associated with tourism

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Tan Quy Dong Ornamental Flower Cooperative (Tan Quy Dong ward, Sa Dec city) was established in 2003 and consolidated in 2007 with 101 members. The charter capital contribution is VND 187 million VND, and the total business capital of the Cooperative is more than VND 1 billion. The Cooperative provides 8 services to members, including Selling supplies for the ornamental flower industry (pots, coconut bran, cow manure...), selling fertilizers and pesticides, linking ornamental flower consumption and internal credit, selling plants and flower seeds, storing necessities (rice, sugar, noodles, fish sauce...), technical consulting and project design.

In recent years, in addition to developing members' flower and ornamental plant-growing professions, the Cooperative has gradually increased the number of services according to members' needs. To date, the Cooperative has provided 7 services and plans to ask the general meeting of members for 2 more services next year.

In addition, the Cooperative focuses on improving the quality of three traditional business services: selling supplies for the ornamental flower industry, fertilizers and pesticides, and linking consumption. The Cooperative signs a contract to grow ornamental flowers at the request of domestic businesses, redistributing them to increasing members. The Cooperative gradually expanded more services to meet the needs of its members.

The participation of many cooperative members in the model of Sa Dec Flower Village Assembly Hall and Ward Farmers' Association to share knowledge and experience in growing ornamental flowers, combining cooperative member households with many years of experience in flower growing. Applying scientific and technical advances has helped the cooperative's products not only be present in the Mekong Delta provinces but also reach Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Central provinces, Central Highlands, and some North provinces... and exported to countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and China.

The cooperative always has many new varieties of ornamental flower products, meeting the market's diverse needs. In particular, within the framework of the project "Research and propose solutions to build a new model of agricultural cooperatives that operates effectively in Dong Thap province" implemented by the School of Public Policy and Agricultural Development, the cooperative was allowed by the school to test "super hydrophilic seeds" used in growing ornamental flowers.

Regarding the link to develop tourism with Sa Dec Flower Village, the cooperative's strategy will be to connect with travel companies and flower viewing attractions in Sa Dec Flower Village to connect tours for tourists.

Joining a cooperative, members will increase their income 2-3 times

Tan Quy Dong Ornamental Flower Cooperative is one of 16 cooperatives that Dong Thap province chose to develop advanced cooperatives and build an ornamental flower brand. At the annual members' congress for the 2020-2023 term, the cooperative strives to achieve billions of VND in revenue, supply 150,000 seedlings, and mobilize capital to support members from VND 1 - 1.2 billion. Every year, 5-10 new members are admitted.

Mr. Tran Thanh Xuan, from Tan My cluster, Tan Quy Dong ward, a member of Tan Quy Dong Ornamental Flower Cooperative, confided that his family has a tradition of producing ornamental flowers. Since getting married, my parents gave me 2,000 square meters to pursue this family business. At first, I only produced traditional ornamental flowers to sell to neighboring provinces. Still, during Tet, I also left about 400-500 square meters for planting ornamental flowers to sell at Tet markets.

The main thing in cooperatives is that ornamental flower producers do not care about output but can rest assured that they produce good product quality. As for seeds, fertilizer inputs, baskets, flower pots, straw manure, sawdust, planting techniques, etc., the cooperative cooperates with partners to supply members at prices ranging from equal to lower than the market price. At the end of the season, members of the Cooperative selling ornamental flowers will pay the money back to the cooperative.

In addition, Sa Dec also improves the quality of ornamental flower products and mobilizes qualified households to participate in developing more community tourism models. Sa Dec is encouraging business establishments to invest in facilities and form entertainment spots and services combined with tourism.

Sa Dec focuses on building and developing agriculture step by step to develop urban, modern, and sustainable agriculture with the strength of developing ornamental flowers. Thereby, it is planned to build Sa Dec Ornamental Flower Village to become the largest concentrated flower production area in the Mekong Delta, combined with developing tourism services associated with flower production areas.

Secretary of Dong Thap Provincial Party Committee Le Quoc Phong said that to promote Sa Dec flowers further, the province will organize the Sa Dec Flower Festival at the end of 2023, becoming a periodic activity. Organizing a flower festival will promote the pride of flower village people, expand the consumer market, and bring the image of flowers further to have more opportunities for Sa Dec flowers.