Coconut fiber producers are in trouble
In 2008, the handicraft village of An Thanh - Khanh Thanh Tan was awarded the title of advanced craft by the Vietnam Handicraft Village, but this year has been "dilemma". Many coconut fiber production facilities in and outside the village have to sell raw coconut husk as the output of the product is difficult. However, they are still ready to machine equipment, factory room when the "big fish" becomes ...
Transition keeps the workshop
The coconut fiber factory near the Thom Bridge is still there, but the engine noise has been silenced for a long time. Some workers still work on this river but have switched to renting coconut. Boat carrying coconut still bustle backward but no longer see the boat carrying the gold thread again.
Sitting on more than 10 coconut husks, Ba, the owner of a factory that produces tons of coconuts every day but has now changed jobs, said: she has been trading coconut shell traders for two years, by Only coconut fiber produced is not sold. Pointing to the coconut pudding field more than half of the land, Ms. Ba said: "That ground formerly the factory only coir. The surface that now I sell acne more than 500 million but not less. The owners of the workshops here have such a yard. But most people still keep the factory waiting for the heyday of coconut fiber back. I do not believe in that. Even though I'm also very much thirsty. "
Ms. Ba compares: "Every day I hired more than 20 dried coconut shell (1,200 left / natural) to sell to the company producing only coconut fiber in the commune. Tan Hoi, profit less than 2 million while my workshop days ago many times so many. But it is also tolerable, people have large scale production, modern line technology that ". Meanwhile, many owners of coconut fiber production here said that although most of the time in the coconut shell traders, but when coconut shells are expensive they are difficult to sell. "When the coconut shells are scarce, the price is the" satellite trader "of foreign companies back to buy just coarse coconut fiber and not buy the shell anymore. So I have to follow, not to be stuck in full inventory. Also, if you do not follow them, the workers get what they do. Should leave that workshop, "said Toan - owner of the coconut shell said.
In the village of coconut fiber coil near the Thom River can be converted to raw coconut shell, but the production of coconut fiber in the interior does not do so. "In this transport of coconuts costly. Since the Lunar New Year until 2017, I have to "mosaic" 6 spinning machines, 40 tons only finished products. This past year, Korean traders have come to buy. Now they told politics of their country is not stable should temporarily stop business. The traders, businesses (DN) in the province "dive" lost. At the same time, the cost per roll was only about VND160,000, down by VND100,000; The light heart is about 100 thousand VND / coil, down 70 thousand VND / coil ... "- owner of coir processing factory Nguyen Thanh Nghiep, Tai Dai hamlet, Khanh Thanh Tan. The situation at Mr Nghi's workshop is also a common denominator of many local coir factories.
Collective economy rescue the village
We are pleased with the owners of these facilities, they want to have the legal status to be able to carry out direct export contracts with foreign countries. However, they are worried about the company that they "regret" the costs of administration, accounting, tax ... "Some new facilities, small capital so difficult to get into business. But, the long-standing owners of the Thom River are completely different. They have the money but the problem is not want to challenge anymore. They would rather accept a passive business transfer, less interest "- the owner of a shared facility.
Mr. Nguyen Chi Linh - Vice Chairman of Khanh Thanh Tan Commune People's Committee said that the situation is difficult in the production of coconut fiber more than two years ago. There are only 33 establishments in coconut coir village, of which 10 are in operation (approximately 8 - 10 days / month). Other facilities have switched to coconut shells. Outside the craft village, there were nearly 100 establishments in the commune, but there are only over 10 establishments and most of them stopped production after the Lunar New Year in 2017 due to lack of output.
"In order to reduce the difficulty for coconut fiber facilities, we have not collected taxes since 2014. At the same time, the commune has mobilized these establishments to meet the conditions for export. But so far only one establishment of limited liability companies, doing very well and one establishment into a private company. In addition, we have also advocated the establishment of village management board. Institutions will be active members and operate as new cooperative models but they still do not agree. A few find a stable partner do not want to share with others ... In general, everyone is strong "- said Linh, difficult.
Mr. Nguyen Van Son - Vice Chairman of People's Committee of Mo Cay North said: "The difficulty of producing coconut fiber in An Thanh - Khanh Thanh Tan is an inevitable result in the market economy mechanism. The main cause of small production, not concentrated cause. "Only coir is an important local production that not only brings high profitability to producers, but also contributes to the employment of large numbers of rural workers, especially women. While the State is willing to support market information, procedures, tax records ... but it does not seem attractive to the owners of this facility. In the immediate future, we will further strengthen the propaganda on the need to participate in collective economy for these owners. Only with unanimity and solidarity operating under the model of cooperative in order to have conditions to concentrate capital and human resources, invest in modern technical equipment and have legal persons to directly participate in export activities. will gradually solve the difficulties "- said Mr. Son.
