(HBO) –Since the first Cao Phong Orange Festival was held successfully, Cao Phong orange brand has gained a firm foothold in the market. With its typical flavour and quality farming, the specialty fruit of Muong Thang land has become popular, meaning that more and more tourists seek to visit orange orchards, opening up a new orientation to local ecotourism.
During the harvest season, it is easy to see ripe and
fruitful orange trees along a road from Hoa Binh city to Cao Phong, starting
from the top of Cun slope in Thu Phong commune to the centre of Cao Phong town.
Standing in the midst of a ripe orange garden, enjoying the pleasant orange
scent and fresh air, picking up and enjoying sweet and succulent orange pieces
are really an interesting experience luring visitors to Cao Phong.
Though newly-launched, orange orchard tourism has initially
brought about positive results. Not only strengthening consumers’ trust in Cao
Phong oranges and ensuring consumption, the experience has attracted a number
of visitors, contributing to increasing local income. Along a road running
through the centre of the town to the district, orchards like Thuy Nga (zone 4,
Cao Phong town), Thanh Loan (zone 2, Cao Phong town) and Ms Sen are crowded
thanks to hospitality of the owners. Consumers also feel secure when buying
oranges here because they are grown up to VietGAP standards.
Bui Tien Dung, head of the district Office of Culture and
Information, said that the total citrus cultivation area in the locality now
nears 2,100 ha with an annual output of over 23,000 tonnes, bringing in a
revenue of upwards 700 million VND per hectare. Visiting orchards, visitors
will have a chance to see farming process first-hand and enjoy "standard”
products instead of bad quality ones under the guise of Cao Phong trademark.
The number of vacationers has increased over years. In the first half of this
year, tourist arrivals was estimated at over 220,700, generating a revenue of
more than 15.8 trillion VND.
Anyone found to be encroaching upon the forest, even if it is just one bamboo shoot, will face penalties. This commitment has been unanimously added into the covenant of Bua Cau hamlet, Hung Son commune in Kim Boi district, to protect the forest.
The Hoa Binh Power Corporation (PC Hoa Binh) has applied synchronous measures to gear up for the coming summer season when power consumption demand surge may cause a risk of power supply disruption.
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.
