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On April 6, 2026, the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance held a conference to announce Cooperatives Action Month 2026 and to mark the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam Cooperative Movement (April 11, 1946 – April 11, 2026).
Ms. Cao Xuan Thu Van, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, said the Action Month aims to strengthen connections between collective economic organizations and other economic components, create a forum for dialogue and cooperation, and promote innovation and digital transformation across the cooperative system. She also noted that the event will recognize and honor exemplary cooperative models and outstanding products.
By the end of 2025, Vietnam had more than 36,000 cooperatives, 153 cooperative unions, and 81,781 cooperative groups. The sector attracted over 7.1 million members and provided regular employment for about 2.7 million workers. Agricultural cooperatives accounted for nearly 67% of the total, alongside non-agricultural cooperatives and more than 1,100 People’s Credit Funds.
Ms. Cao Xuan Thu Van said the cooperative sector directly contributes about 4.8% of GDP and indirectly up to 30%. She added that by organizing production and consumption along value chains, cooperatives help members reduce costs by 8–21% and raise selling prices by 10–12%. In 2025, the average income of workers in the cooperative sector reached 57 million VND per year, up 5–6% from the previous year.
Mr. Dinh Hong Thai, Vice President of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, said activities for 2026 will be organized solemnly, practically, effectively and economically, with major events at both central and local levels.
At the central level, eight core activities will run continuously in April 2026, including:
Other events include the 17th Executive Committee Conference of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VII term) and a training conference on loan disbursement from the Cooperative Development Support Fund, scheduled for April 11 at La Thành Hotel. Visits and gifts to exemplary and disadvantaged cooperatives will also be carried out throughout April.
In 2026, the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance will continue organizing the CoopStar Awards and the Mai An Tiêm Prize to honor exemplary cooperative models and outstanding products, while promoting innovation, improving efficiency, and publicizing the image of the collective economy.
For the CoopStar Awards, provincial-level screening recorded active participation from 29 of 34 Cooperative Unions. Through preliminary and final judging, the jury selected 50 exemplary cooperatives to receive the CoopStar Award: 23 agricultural cooperatives, 20 non-agricultural cooperatives, and 7 People’s Credit Funds.
All 29 provinces and cities with submissions have cooperatives that won CoopStar, reflecting balanced development across the country. The honored cooperatives are described as maintaining stable and effective operations, actively applying science and technology and digital transformation, developing along value chains, and creating jobs that raise member incomes.
For the Mai An Tiêm Prize, 50 outstanding products from cooperatives were selected for awards. Of these, 32 are food and beverage products, 9 are medicinal products, 6 are handicrafts, and 3 are ecotourism products.
The quality of participating products has improved, with many meeting OCOP 4–5 star standards, supported by investments in processing, packaging, traceability, and gradual access to export markets.
The results of the two awards, according to the conference remarks, show that the cooperative economy is developing positively and playing an increasingly important role in the national economy. The organizers also emphasized the effectiveness of activities to honor, promote trade, and connect markets for Vietnamese cooperatives.
In parallel, provinces and cities will develop plans and organize activities suited to local conditions throughout the month.
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