Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU), established on October 14
th 1930, is a social – political organization of Vietnamese peasantry under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). For many decades, VNFU has been playing a key and central role in farmers’ movements and building new-type rural areas.
VNFU members are farmers who are 18 years old upwards; irrespective of sex, ethnic group, religious beliefs; and work in such fields as agriculture, forestry, fishery, salt making, handicraft, small industry, services and other fields within Vietnam territory; comply with VNFU’s Statutes, voluntarily apply for its membership and approved by the grass-roots executive committee of VNFU.
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The Sixth National Congress of Deputies of VNFU, term 2013-2018 |
FUNCTIONS AND TASKS
Functions
- Gathering, mobilizing, and educating members, farmers so that they can bring their ownership into full play and become active in learning to improve their capacity;
- Representing the peasantry to participate in building the CPV, State and national unity block;
- Taking care of, defending legal and legitimate rights and benefits of farmers; organizing services, advisory, supporting activities for farmers in production and daily life.
Tasks
- Educating staffs, members, farmers on the guidelines issued by the CPV; policies, laws issued by the State;
- Mobilizing, gathering and playing a key role in organizing farmers' movements for economic, cultural, social, national defense and security development; and taking care of the material and spiritual life of farmer members;
- The Union at all levels to be an active member in the political system to implement policies, laws, socio – economic development programs set by the State in rural areas;
- Uniting, gathering farmers into the Union, developing and improving quality of members;
- Participating in building a strong and sound CPV and Authority;
- Participating in the supervision and social feedback in accordance with statutory regulations;
- Timely reflecting the thoughts and aspirations of farmers to the Party and the State;
- Protecting the legitimate rights and benefits of farmer members;
- Expanding people’s foreign relations.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES
- Participating in formulation, dissemination of policies, laws, and legal support for farmer members;
- Organizing the transfer of scientific and technological progresses to farmer members;
- Creating capital for farmer members, especially the poor ones to develop production and business, etc.;
- Guiding and supporting the development of collective economic forms such as cooperative, cooperative group, etc. among farmers;
- Providing vocational training and job assistance for farmer members;
- Organizing activities to introduce and promote products for farmers to get access to markets;
- Participating in building rural infrastructure;
- Participating in rural environment protection; improving awareness, knowledge of environmental protection, adaptation to climate change for staff, farmer members;
- Providing training for staff at all levels;
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Training on Policy Advocacy for VNFU Staff |
- Participating in security protection and national defence in rural areas;
- Formulating, implementing international projects; hosting international workshops, training courses, exchange visits to share experiences at regional and international level.
MOVEMENTS LAUNCHED BY VNFU
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The emulation movement of farmers for good production and business, solidarity in the mutual assistance to get rich and alleviate poverty sustainably
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The emulation movement of farmers to build new-type rural areas
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The emulation movement of farmers to participate in ensuring national defense-security
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF VNFU
UNITS UNDER VNFU CENTRAL ORGAN
No. 9 Ton That Thuyet Street, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Vietnam