(HBO) – An agricultural fair and exhibition of products under the "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme of the northern midland and mountainous region recently took place at the fair and exhibition centre of Hoa Binh province in Hoa Binh city. Localities, enterprises, cooperatives, and production and business households displayed their best products at the event.
High-quality fruits of Cao Phong district’s orange farming zone have been popularised at the 2022 agricultural fair and OCOP product exhibition of northern midland and mountainous region.
Citrus fruits, including orange, tangerine, and pomelo, were among the outstanding products on display. This time of the year coincides with the citrus fruit harvesting season in Hoa Binh province. The Cao Phong orange, Lac Thuy orange, Tan Lac red-flesh pomelo, or citrus fruits in the Muong Dong areas have gained a foothold in the market, becoming a milestone of the local agricultural sector. Statistics show that the province is currently home to more than 9,600ha of citrus trees, including over 7,400ha for commercial production.
Aside from citrus fruits, a large number of local OCOP products were also showcased at the fair, including viba banana, "ca gai leo” (Solanum trilobatum) tea sachets, Luong Son organic vegetables, Da Bac corn spirit, roasted sacha inchi, Phu Cuong Song Da banana, Chien Tho vermicelli, and Lac Thuy chicken.
The fair also featured processed food, plant seedlings, animal breeds, agricultural machinery, consumer goods, and delicacies of different localities.
Do Duc Truong, Director of the Hoa Binh provincial Agricultural Extension Centre, said the 2022 agricultural fair and OCOP product exhibition of the northern midland and mountainous region advertised farm produce and OCOP products of Hoa Binh and other provinces in the region.
It also looked to create chances for promoting investment in agricultural products and projects; connecting regional localities in agricultural and rural development; boosting partnerships among enterprises, farms, production and commercial establishments in agro-forestry-fishery product sale and processing; and attracting localities, production establishments, and economic organisations’ attention to the development and advertisement of OCOP products, thereby helping implement the "Vietnamese people prioritise Vietnamese goods” programme and meeting local consumer demand, he added./.
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.
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