(HBO) – The year-end marks the harvesting season of Phuc San small taro in Mai Chau district. The specialty has increasingly well-known thanks to its good quality.
Phuc San taro put up for sale in a market in Mai Chau town.
Ha Thi Thoan, a local trader, has sold Phuc San
taro for many years in a market in Mai Chau town. She said taro put up for sale
must be carefully selected and cleaned to attract customers. Many have bought
Phuc San taro for their families and as a gift.
Customers often flock to Mai Chau at in weekends
to buy Phuc San Taro. Nguyen Thi Minh Thuong from Hanoi said she has enjoyed
the specialty for many times, and other members of her family like taro when it
is cooked with pork ribs or duck.
like her friends, Thuong bought up to 40kg of
taro for her family, relatives and friends during the trip.
According to Tran Manh Tan, deputy head of the
district's Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development, Phuc San taro has made
its name in the market. As compared with taro grown in other localities, Phuc
San taro is bigger and has better quality thanks to favourable weather and soil
conditions.
This year, farmers in former Phuc San commune
(now Son Thuy commune) has maintained an area of 40ha of taro, with each ha
yielding about 18-20 tonnes. Notably, the product has an origin-tracing stamp,
helping to increase its competitiveness in the market.
With a limited output, Phuc San taro is mainly
sold in the Mai Chau town market, stores selling specialties in Hoa Binh city,
and a number of stores in Hanoi.
This year, Phuc San taro is sold at prices
ranging from 23,000 - 25,000 VND per kg. It has been harvested from
mid-October, and would be sold out in mid-December.
Through tourism and services, the product has
become increasingly popular among consumers nationwide.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee has agreed in principle on a proposal by the Standing Board of the Party Committee of Hoa Binh city to gather feedback on the city’s 1:2000 zoning plan, which forms part of its broader urban development strategy.
Hoa Binh province has made notable progress in public administration reform and digital government development, with the satisfaction index among citizens and businesses reaching over 84%, according to recent government evaluations.
Thanks to great efforts by local authorities in recent times, the governance and public administration performance of Mai Chau district has been significantly improved.
In the afternoon of June 6, the Party Committee, the People's Council, the People's Committee and the Fatherland Front of Lac Son district solemnly held a meeting to celebrate the 139th anniversary of the district's founding (1886–2025) and the 79th anniversary of the establishment of the district's Party Committee (1946–2025). There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Van Thang, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Quach Tat Liem, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Ms. Dang Bich Ngoc, the Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of the province; as well as the former leaders of the province and district through various periods, who are the natives of the district.
Implementing the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science – technology, innovation, and digital transformation is a golden opportunity for the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh to renew growth model, improve competitive edge and shorten digital gap.
Resolution 57-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on December 22, 2024, identifies sci-tech, innovation, and digital transformation as strategic breakthroughs to build a developed and prosperous nation. In Hoa Binh province, this spirit is not just a slogan, it’s being put into action through concrete initiatives that form a "new development triangle”: digital citizenship, digital economy, and digital administration.
