(HBO) - Promoting the local potentials and strengths in the agricultural production, Yen Bong commune (Lac Thuy) has strongly developed the model of raising hill chickens in the form of semi-grazing in combination with agriculture and forestry in recent years. The local hill chicken products are of high quality with delicious taste, and are popular in the market, thereby creating a significant source of income for the local people.
The model of raising chickens on a hill of Mr. Quach Van Quynh's family, Dong Bi hamlet, Yen Bong commune (Lac Thuy) brings about 100-150 million VND per year.
Currently, the total herd of poultry of the whole commune has reached over 50,000 heads, mainly concentrated in Soc Bai, Dong Bip, Manh
Tien hamlets with hundreds of households. The chicken breeding is mainly Lac
Thuy chicken, taken from the prestigious breeding farm in the district. The
farmers who follow the model of semi-grazing in combination with agriculture
and forestry can get high profit.
Mr. Tran Manh Tuan, the Chairman of the People's Committee
of Yen Bong Commune says "Taking advantage of the natural conditions and
forested areas, the commune has encouraged people to promote and replicate the
model of poultry raising combined with afforestation, creating an environment
for the development of the poultry. With the existing Lac Thuy chicken brand,
the quality and prestige have been affirmed for a long time, therefore, raising
hill chickens is one of the local key economic development directions.
Developing and expanding the chicken raising model has made a significant
contribution in the hunger eradication and poverty alleviation, raising the
income for the people ".
Each household of chicken raising in the commune has a scale
of 2,000 to 5,000 heads. The commune still does not have a cooperative group, a
chicken raising cooperative, however, the households know how to link and share
experiences to improve the quality and the brand of the products in the market.
Thanks to applying the scientific and professional breeding procedures and
techniques, the quality products and the stable prices, the products of the
local hill chicken are increasingly known to the near and far markets. Raising
chickens on hills has proved to be an effective economic development direction,
contributing to raising incomes, reducing hunger and alleviating poverty and
developing the local economy. Currently, the average income of the whole
commune is 33.5 million VND a person every year, the poverty rate is 11.8%.
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.
In a move to expedite the execution and disbursement of the 2024 capital plan for ODA projects, aiming for a disbursement rate of over 90% of the allocated funding, the Hoa Binh People's Committee issued Document No. 483/UBND-KTN on April 3, 2024, regarding such efforts.
Nguyen Van Thap from Kim Duc hamlet, Vinh Tien commune, Kim Boi district, has built the brand of Hoa Qua Son for local fruits. His efforts have brought about income for his family and generated job opportunities for locals, helping hundreds of households escape from poverty.
The Hoa Binh administration was entrusted by the Prime Minister with a budget of 3.43 trillion VND (142.91 million USD) for investment in 2024. The provincial People's Council approved nearly 3.76 trillion VND, which has been meticulously allocated to projects, achieving 100% of the assigned capital plan.
Hoa Binh province has mobilised all resources to propel local agricultural products to make inroads into foreign markets, towards lifting the export turnover of key agricultural products to 137.8 million USD by 2030, accounting for 3.4% of the locality’s total export value of goods.
The locality aims to export farm produce to the US, the European Union, the UK, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.