Date Received: 17-03-2025
Date Accepted: 31-07-2025
Date Published: 31-07-2025
##submissions.doi##: https://doi.org/10.31817/tckhnnvn.2025.23.7.12
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Role of the Farmers' Union in Household Economic Development in Son Tay Town, Hanoi City
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Nguyen Thi Hoi
1
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Nguyen Van Pho (*)
2
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Ha Thi Hong Yen
3
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Nguyen Thi Ly
1
Keywords
Farmers' union, household economy, Son Tay town
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the role of the Farmers’ Union in promoting household economic development in Son Tay town. The research employed descriptive statistical and statistical analysis of the variability in socio-economic phenomena using both primary and secondary data. Secondary data were collected from the Union’s activity reports and relevant published documents. Primary data were obtained through in-depth interviews with Union officials at the district and commune levels, as well as survey of 96 union members. The findings indicate that the Farmers’ Union played an active role through the following activities: technical vocational training, support for applying scientific and technological advancements, establishment of cooperatives and cooperative groups, facilitating access to loans from the Farmers' Support Fund and other credit institutions, thereby creating several sustainable economic models. However, the role of the Farmers' Union in Son Tay Town remained limited due to insufficient professional capacity of some staff members, constrained financial resources, and inadequacies in the policies related to staff placement and allowances. The study proposed several solutions to enhance the Union’s role in the coming period.
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