(HBO) – This year, the market price for Cao Phong orange ranges from 17,000 VND to 22,000 VND per kilo. Meanwhile, with the price of 20,000 VND per kilo, Ha Phong Cooperative’s supply of 2.5 tonnes per day to the Big C supermarket system is making many orange farm owners jealous.
Le Van Cuong, Director of Ha Phong cooperative in Mon
village, Bac Phong commune, said that the cooperative was established and put
into operation in 2016. Up to now, the cooperative has 10 members managing 144 hectares
of the fruit. This is the area contributed by members in the cooperative which
is specialised in buying, preserving, preliminary processing and selling of
orange products to the domestic market.
Recently, the cooperative has participated in the
project to "support the cultivation and consumption of Cao Phong orange in
the direction of quality certification improvement and brand management"
launched by the district People's Committee. The project aims to give a number
of support policies for the formation of cultivation and selling chain of Cao
Phong orange to ensure food safety with consumption chain spanning from growers
to consumers. Thanks to the policies, in 2017 and 2018, the cooperative secured
consumption contracts with the Big C supermarket system. Under the contracts, from
October 15, 2018, every day, the cooperative supplies the system with 2.5 tonnes
of orange with a price fixed at 20,000 VND per kilo.
Ha Phong cooperative invests in cold storage system for
preserving orange fruits before selling to the market.
like Ha Phong cooperative, Hung Phong company, based
in Zone 2, Cao Phong town, has become a major consumer of orange in Tan Phong,
Thu Phong, Dung Phong, Nam Phong, Bac Phong, Dong Phong communes and
surrounding areas.
According to statistics, by 2018, Cao Phong district
has 3,056.2 hectares of orange, with 61 hectares planted in 2018. Of this, the
area with commercial yield covers 1,589.3 hectares, and that of the development
stage, 1,407.7 hectares. Particularly, among the nearly 1,600 hectares of yielding
farms, nearly 800 hectares have been granted VietGAP certificates. It is
estimated that Cao Phong's orange output will reach 35,000 tonnes in the 2018 –
2019 crop. By now, thanks to good promotion and communications, Cao Phong
orange products have become popular among domestic consumers and entered the top
10 brands in Vietnam./.
Appreciating the abundant potential and strengths of his hometown for tourism development, Ha Cong Hung, Deputy Secretary of the youth union of Mai Chau district’s Mai Hich commune, embarked on producing smoked meat with a desire to introduce his homeland's specialty to domestic and international tourists.
Hoa Binh farmers are investing big in their chilli pepper cultivation areas after the first batch of 7.5 tonnes of pickled chilli peppers was shipped to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Tien Ngan Trade and Investment Co., Ltd last month.
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.
