(HBO) – Boasting 80km in length, the hydropower reservoir in Da river has a surface area of 8,892 ha with various stretches from the hydropower plant in Hoa Binh city to Suoi Nanh commune (Da Bac district), and borders Phu Yen commune of Son La province.
According to the Hoa Binh Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the reservoir is home to 94 species of fish belonging to 71 breeds, 21 families of eight orders. Of the figure, 88 are indigenous and six alien. It is noteworthy that 12 species listed in the 2007 Red Data Book of Vietnam also dwell here.
Hung Nguyen Limited Company currently raises 180 cages of
fish in the hydropower reservoir of Da river in Tien Phong commune (Da Bac
district).
After more than four years
implementing Resolution No. 12/NQ-TU, Hoa Binh province provided 32 billion VND
(1.375 million USD) for households and cooperatives in the area to farm 2,702
cages of fish. As a result, the cages now totals 4,300 in the water, equivalent
to 260,000 cu.m., an increase of 2,000 cages compared to 2015.
As of October 2018, the total
seafood output of the province hit 8,300 tonnes, of which farming output stood
at 2,700 tonnes, up 1,500 tonnes from 2015. Aquaculture has created stable jobs
and income for more than 5,000 workhands, surpassing the resolution’s target of
2,200.
In the reviewed period,
there were 41 farming units with over 20 cages each, and two with over 100
cages. Those two are Hai Dang company in Thai Thinh commune (Hoa Binh city),
which owns 200 cages totalling 28,800 cu.m., and Hung Nguyen in Tien Phong (Da
Bac district) with 180 cages of 25,200 cu.m.
Especially, seven firms
were granted certificates for setting cooperative links with fish farming households
under VietGap standards, supplying over 2,000 tonnes annually for the market.
They also formed three chains of production and consumption of Da river fish in
Hanoi market, with about 500 fish cages.
With financial assistance
from the national target programme on building new-style rural areas, the model
producing safe foodstuff from Da river fish has been successfully launched
through two production projects, with 300 cages of 70 families in five
districts.
In addition, since 2015,
the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has arranged 45
refresher courses on caged fish farming for 1,500 rural labourers living by the
reservoir and provided technical guidance for over 2,000 farmers. Four
scientific research projects applying high technology in fish farming and brooding
in cages have yielded good results.
Notably, fish and shrimp
in Da river from Hoa Binh been granted a trademark by the National Office of
Intellectual Property of Vietnam, which was announced during an investment
promotion event on December 11 this year. The recognition serves as a condition
for the province to bolster production, expand consumption market, and raise
product value towards exports.
Besides, the Marvin group
is working on a hi-tech project raising red and black tilapia in 100 cages of
2,000 cu.m. each on 100 ha of surface, with an expected annual yield of 10,000
tonnes. In the following phase, the group will build a processing factory and a
high quality brooding centre in the region./.
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.
