Women are no longer only contributing labor in the fields but are increasingly taking part in management, operations, and market development for agricultural cooperatives. According to experts, expanding women's access to capital, technology, and decision-making power will be key to enhancing the competitiveness of the cooperative economy.
The Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) is expanding international cooperation in a more substantive direction, focusing on connecting financial value chains, with Thailand's credit cooperative model seen as a promising avenue.