Agricultural Cooperatives in Vietnam: Agricultural Cooperatives in Vietnam and Their Contributions to Benefit the Rural Poor: a Case Study in an Giang Province, Vietnam

The research studied the performance of the agricultural cooperative activities to benefit the poor in An Giang province of Vietnam. The main objectives of the research were to describe the administrative system of agricultural cooperatives in An Giang province; to evaluate the direct benefits and perceptions of the services of the poor farmers on their agricultural cooperatives; to analyze the constraints and opportunities of the agricultural cooperative in terms of providing services and operation for poor farmers in An Giang province; and to give suggestions for the improvement of sharing benefits to poor farmers members of the agricultural cooperatives. Main findings of the research showed that the performance of the cooperative was quite good in providing services to its members due to enthusiasm of the management committee and staffs, interests from local government, and government support policies. Several problems and constraints were identified in relation to the cooperative?s performance. Certain potentials were identified as the future prospects for further development of the Tan Tien cooperative.