The activities are being organized by the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA). The highlight of the program will be a ceremony on Friday evening commemorating 80 years since President Ho Chi Minh issued a call encouraging landowners and farmers to join agricultural cooperatives. The event will feature the presentation of the 2026 Cooperative Star Awards and the Mai An Tiem Awards, recognizing outstanding cooperatives and their products nationwide.
At a press conference on Monday, VCA Vice President Dinh Hong Thai said, “This is the third year the VCA has presented the Cooperative Star Awards, and the second year we’ve organized the Mai An Tiem Awards. The Cooperative Star Awards recognize cooperatives that perform strongly in all areas. The Mai An Tiem Awards honor outstanding cooperative products.”
By the end of 2025, Vietnam had 36,000 cooperatives, 153 cooperative alliances, and 82,000 cooperative groups with 7.1 million members. The sector provides regular employment for 2.7 million workers.
By 2045, Vietnam aims to have 20 percent of its population involved in cooperatives focused on building large-scale models capable of competing internationally.
