At 10 A.M. on September 21, 2103, at the Center of Culture and Labour of Nghe An province, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee held the Luong Dinh Cua Awards of 2013 to honor 300 outstanding rural youths over the country, which was broadcasted live on VTV1 channel.
Attending the ceremony were Mr. Nguyen Dac Vinh – alternate member of the Party Central Committee cum First Secretary of the Youth Union Central Committee, Mr. Nguyen Manh Dung – Secretary of the Youth Union Central Committee, Mr. Ho Duc Phoc – Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Committee, from PVFCCo’s leadership were Mr. Nguyen Hong Vinh – Member of the Board of Directors and Mr. Le Anh Quoc – Secretary of PVFCCo’s Youth Union.
This year PVFCCo in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee continued to sponsor Luong Dinh Cua Awards with the total sponsoring value of nearly 3 billion dongs. This is the 8th consecutive year PVFCCo plays the role of main sponsor of Luong Dinh Cua Awards, hoping that the awards will contribute to honor and encourage rural youths for their outstanding achievements, initiatives in production – business, building new rural areas and contributing positively in the sustainable development of the local economy.
The awards were granted to 300 youths in which 52 are ethnic minority people, aged from 18 to 25, coming from 62 provinces over the country and having outstanding achievements in production – business, transfer of technological advancements and building of new rural areas. It is known that enterprises and models of these 300 youths created jobs for over 3,000 regular workers and tens of thousands of seasonal working days. Over the past 8 years, 1,350 “excellent young farmers” aged from 18 to 35 were awarded due to their exceptional achievements in the field of agriculture and rural areas.