(HBO) - Hoa Binh has a number of agricultural products farmed on commercial scale, such as longan, dragon fruit, banana, winter melon, and pumpkin along with many local specialties including sugarcane, tea, waxy corn, temperature climate fruits, herbs and medicinal plants. Many of these products have been exported.
The province has adopted a plan for the issuance of
Production Unit Code (PUC) for local agricultural products, making it one of the
first provinces in the country to do so.
Bananas produced by Phu Cuong – Song Da
agricultural cooperative are granted with a Production Unit Code for export to
China.
Dr. Nguyen Hong Yen, Director of the provincial
department of cultivation and plant protection, said to be granted a PUC, a
farm must satisfy many requirements. For example, plants must be pure-bred and
cultivated on a large enough area, she said.
Cultivation procedures and disease prevention measures must
be standardized and follow good agricultural practices (GAP), she noted, adding
that it is also important to keep farming records, particularly in terms of how
pesticide is used.
As of October 2020, Vietnam had issued 1,742 PUCs on a
total farming area of nearly 185,200 hectares for farm produce exported to the
Chinese market.
Some other northern provinces have also successfully
issued and managed PUCs for farming areas of longan, lychee, banana,
watermelon, and dragon fruit.
The province has developed policies for expanding export markets
for its key agricultural products from 2020 – 2025, with a vision towards
2030./.
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.
