Vietnam Farmers Union (VNFU) - Lai Chau Farmer Union

On December 29, 2003, to implement Resolution 22 of the fourth session of the 11th National Assembly on the division of Lai Chau province into two provinces of Lai Chau and Dien Bien, Lai Chau Farmers Union was split and established in October 2004 with assigned functions and tasks, specifically as follows: 1. Function: - Gather, mobilize and educate members and farmers to promote their ownership, actively study to improve their qualifications and capacity in all aspects. - Representing the peasantry to participate in building the Party, State and the great national unity. - Take care of and protect the legitimate rights and interests of farmers; organizing service activities, consulting and supporting farmers in production, business and life. 2. Mission: - Propagating and mobilizing officials, members and farmers to understand and actively implement the Party's guidelines and the Government's policies and laws; resolutions and directives of the Union. Arousing and promoting the patriotic tradition, revolutionary will, self-reliance and creative labor of farmers. - Mobilize, gather and act as the core organization of peasant movements for economic, cultural, social, defense and security development; new rural construction. - Taking care of the material and spiritual life of members and farmers. Directly implementing a number of programs and projects on rural economic, cultural and social development; guide the development of collective economic forms in agriculture and rural areas. Organizing service activities, consulting, supporting, vocational training, helping farmers to develop production, improve living standards, and protect the environment. - Unite, gather a large number of farmers to participate in the Union, develop and improve the quality of members. Building a strong organization in all aspects; training and fostering staff of the Association to meet the requirements and tasks of the period of national industrialization and modernization.