(HBO) - Social enterprises (social enterprises) in the locality are a special group of the social organizations (in the form of non-profit organizations, businesses, households, cooperatives, production groups or private enterprises) to serve unmet needs, to create jobs and sustainable income for the easily vulnerable people, the ethnic minorities, the poor, women and so on. In our province, the Project to Support the Social Enterprises for the creative and sustainable rural development (SERD Project) has been implemented by CSIP Center in cooperation with the Provincial Farmers' Association in three districts with high rate of the poor households. They include Tan Lac, Lac son and Yen Thuy districts. The project has been making positive contributions to the socio-economic development in the province.
The chicken cooperative in Dam village, Yen
Nghiep commune (Lac Son) needs the income for the production and business to
increase income and create jobs for local laborers.
The group of people who are interested in raising
indigenous chicken in Dam village, Yen Nghiep commune (Lac Son) was established
in late 2016. The group have gathered and attracted eight members. The members
mainly support each other in terms of technical knowledge, investment capital
for the production managed by themselves.
The Cooperative Group growing red pomeloes in
Tan Huong Village One, Thanh Hoi Commune
(Tan Lac) was established in 2016 with 14 members. The main activities of the
group are to help each other to share experiences in taking care of the citrus
fruit and supporting the market price information. In the group, there are 28
direct production workers (middle aged or older) who are hired by the local
members and paid daily (150,000 VND a person a day).
Similarly, the group of people who are
interested in raising chicken in the hills in Mu hamlet, Yen Nghiep commune
(Lac Son) is led by Mr. Bui Van Thiet with 5 households. The Agriculture and
Forestry Cooperative of Bao Hieu commune (Yen Thuy), managed and oparated by
Mr. Bui Quy Hoi, has also received the intervention of the project. At this
time, in the three intervention districts (Tan Lac, Yen Thuy and Lac Son), the
project has implemented the intensive support for 16 production and business
units in the fields of agriculture, service and tourism. . These are social
enterprises operating in the form of small and medium or micro enterprises,
individual business households, cooperatives, business groups with the low
income, in the remote areas.
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.