(HBO) - In order to encourage local people to continue to invest in expanding the plantation area and increasing yield, productivity and quality of lemongrass, since 2017, Hung Tien commune (Kim Boi district) has collaborated with the district Forestry and Agricultural Encouragement Station to train the local people about technology; supporting fertilizer, helping to improve the quality of roots and leaves of lemongrass. At present, many households in the area have expanded the lemongrass plantation area to nearly 1 hectare, such as the households of Ms. Bui Thi Hang, Mr. Nguyen Van Manh, Ms. Bach Thi Giup, etc. to bring the stable income of over 50 million VND / hectare/ lemongrass / year.
Many households in the locality has boldly
invested in planting oranges, grapefruits with high economic efficiency.
Together with that, the commune Party Committee led the
local people to strengthen the development of citrus plantation and livestock
husbandry. According to the Vice Secretary of the Commune Party Committee, at
present, the area of planting oranges and grapefruit in Hung Tien commune is
103 hectares, which is mainly planting Dien grapefruit, red grapefruit, about
30% of the area planting oranges and grapefruit has been harvested for 2 or 3
times. According to the initial evaluation, Hung Tien commune is suitable for
developing citrus trees.
In order to encourage the local people to develop
livestock husbandry, for recent years, with the support of the Poverty
Reduction Project and the Forestry and Agricultural Encouragement Station of
Kim Boi District, Hung Tien commune has trained for the cadres about the caring
and regular vaccination for livestock as well as encouraging and promoting to
build farms for livestock. In 2018, with the budget from 135 Program and
Poverty Reduction Project of the district, Hung Tien was supported with 38 oxen
and 4 tons of grass. The commune has delivered those to the poor and near poor
households for caring.
With many solutions in a drastic and synchronous manner,
the percentage of poor households in Hung Tien commune has decreased year by
year. In 2015, this number was 34.3% but up to now, it has reduced to 18.5%,
striving to reduce less than 12% at the end of the term. The average income of
the people is constantly increasing, reaching 17 million VND in 2018. The
Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party Committee said: For the rest of our
term, Hung Tien continues to promote transformation of the structure of plants
and animals associated with consumption and processing of products. In
addition, we focus on mobilizing people's efforts and resources to support the
hardening of rural and inland traffic, facilitating the mechanization of
production, facilitating trade, thus increasing the value of agriculture. The
determination of the commune's income is 20 million VND/ person by 2020.
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Recognising the role and importance of developing the collective economy, the northern province of Hoa Binh has promptly issued support policies to propel the development of the economy, making important contributions to local socio-economic development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) factory at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh province on April 13. The electronic PCB factory is invested by Japan's Meiko Group at a total cost of 200 million USD.
In the first quarter of 2024, the credit institutions in the province have actively deployed the legal documents of the State and the State Bank relating to currency, credit and interest rates. At the same time, they have promoted the capital mobilization, focusing on the solutions to expand the credit investment along with strengthening the credit quality management, lending to priority programs to promptly meet the capital needs for export - business and consumer demand during Tet in 2024.
Outside the key economic region of Hoa Binh, yet Lac Son district has utilised its potential and strengths regarding labour, land, and transportation connectivity to attract investment to the locality, contributing to promoting socio-economic development.