(HBO) – Yen Thuy district has enjoyed robust changes in its agriculture, particularly after implementing agricultural shake-up project coupled with building new style rural areas in ten years, local production has been developed in a sustainable manner, which helps increase added value for local goods while improving income for farmers. The success was due to the Party and State’s support and proactive participation of local people.
Bao Hieu agricultural cooperative in
Bao Hieu commune, Yen Thuy district grows solanum trilobatum in accordance with
VietGAP standard, and develops a production and consumption model for the
plant.
A wide range of favourable policies
were carried out to support local production. Nearly 230 hectares of land
quality was improved, including 159.19 hectares in line with the province’s
project, and expanded 70.5 hectares. The acreage for plantation of citrus
fruits continued to be expanded to 600 hectares.
Together with agricultural policies integrated into the new style rural area
building programme, many value chains have been formed in the district.
Yen Thuy district is currently home to 22 agricultural cooperatives and 27
agricultural artels, who play an important role in building brand names for
local staples, developing effective production models, and controlling food
safety and hygiene.
Communes and towns across the districts have shifted to cultivate in value
chains with key agriculture products like hill chickens, pigs, wax guard and
pharmaceutical plants, among others.
By the end of June, the value chains earned the district 290.64 billion VND
(12.5 million USD), up 7.73 percent from the same time last year, of which the
husbandry sector contributed 224.8 billion VND, increasing 9.16 percent year on
year.
Local residents were happy with robust production as their incomes have been
better. Last year, income per capita in the district’s rural area reached 29.91
million VND, while the rate of poor households dropped to 13.99 percent.
The district is striving to build three more value chain models, develop three OCOP
(one commune one product) products, and establish five new agricultural
cooperatives.
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.
