In recent years, the founding movement of union members and youth in Tam Nong (Dong Thap) district has developed strongly. Many good and creative ways have been implemented by young people with great efficiency.

For more than 30 years, Ms. Ho Thi Thuy An and her husband, Mr. Chau Tung Sen, have been promoting the profession of traditional fish sauce making in An Long Township, Tam Nong District, and have successfully opened a Sau Thua fish sauce shop. In 2017, Ms. An and Mr. Sen only made a few dozen finished products. As consumers trusted Sau Thu’s fish sauce products to buy a lot, Ms. An and Mr. Sen invested more capital to expand the production facilities, equipped with advanced and self-contained equipment to ensure quality and safety Food hygiene and Sau exclusive registration Thua fish sauce brand certified by Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee to achieve OCOP 3 stars, so the products made are not sold enough.

In addition to fish sauce, the company also produces dried shrimp, dried fish, fish cakes, fish sauce… Ms. Ho Thi Thuy An was happy to share, “Sua Thuat Fish Sauce Factory manufactures safe and hygienic products. suitable for the budget of consumers. Therefore, people trust and support the company’s products. The average product sold at the facility is 60-70 kg/month.

As for Tran Van Trien, realizing that Tam Nong District is an area with abundant indigenous resources in agriculture and many medicinal properties, he decided to found Green Balance Co., Ltd. at his home in Phu Tho commune. The company specializes in manufacturing all kinds of Pure Melaleuca Honey, Honey Infused Ginger, Honey Infused Noni, Dried Noni, Noni Tea Bags…

Each product line is processed and produced by the company to ensure food safety and hygiene, has obtained an exclusive trademark registration certificate, and represents a local specialty with a clear origin and provenance. Consumers love, buy a lot. On average, the company sells products with a turnover of more than 15 million Dong per month and a profit of 10-20%.

With his project “Greening a business model based on local resource advantages – Green Balance Store” Mr. Trien has reached the semi-finals of the 8th start-up competition 2022, which is organized by the Center for Economic Research and Business Promotion in cooperation with the Young Talent Support Fund. Mr. Trien has just won the first prize in the Tam Nong District Startup Project Idea Competition in 2022 and the consolation prize in the Tour Design Idea Competition based on local benefits by connecting a chain of startup projects created by the youth of the Tam Nong District Union will be organized in late September 2022.

Mr. Tran Van Trien commented: “In the near future, the company is expected to launch more tea product lines, such as a store. Offline stores in major cities to welcome the market with a variety of consumption channels”.

In 2022, Tam Nong District has supported 91 youth union members to start and innovate. As a result, there are many products with improved quality, many good models, good ideas showing creativity, changing packaging, product designs to attract consumers. The whole district currently has 20 products, which have been awarded the OCOP certificate with a rating of 3 to 4 stars by the Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee. The district has 14 new products that will be proposed to the Provincial People’s Committee to recognize OCOP…