(HBO) – The agricultural commune of Yen Mong is one of the nine communes and wards of Hoa Binh city that haven’t had waste incinerators. Waste, mostly household garbage and agricultural by-products, was dumped in landfills, leading to pollution in surrounding areas. Facing that fact, the commune has piloted a waste-to-fertiliser model at local households in recent years.
A tank for composting waste
to make fertilizer in Yen Hoa 1 hamlet of Yen Mong commune (Hoa Binh city).
Since 2015, the communal Farmers Association has
coordinated with local authorities, sectors and organisations to encourage
households to dig 532 pits for waste treatment, initially helping to reduce the
waste volume that garbage collectors had to deal with.
The agricultural cooperative of Yen Mong commune
is farming 5,000 square metres of cabbage, French bean, tomato and kohlrabi
this season. It is also managing two waste composting tanks in Yen Hoa hamlet.
Nguyen Van Vin, Chairman of the Yen Mong Farmers
Association, said the commune has been chosen to pilot the sorting of home
garbage and production of fertilizer from organic waste at households in five
hamlets. The work also aims to raise locals’ awareness of environmental
protection and equip them with relevant knowledge and skills.
With the State’s financial support of 100
million VND (over 4,300 USD) and local residents’ help with construction work,
10 waste composting tanks have been built, serving over 50 households in five
hamlets, namely Yen Hoa 1, Yen Hoa 2, Khang Dinh, Moi Mit and My.
Each tank is about 12 cubic metres in size and
located far away from water resources to ensure environmental hygiene.
One hundred members of the Farmers Association
have also been trained in waste collection, sorting and treatment at
households, and equipped with knowledge about environmental protection in rural
areas.
In recent years, Thung Nai commune on has undergone significant changes in its appearance, landscape, and lives of local residents. Road 435 from Hoa Binh City to Tan Lac district’s Suoi Hoa commune, passing through the Thung Nai commune, has helped attract many tourists to the area.
A seminar on promoting the startup movement among high school students has been held recently by the provincial Department of Education and Training and the Vietnam National University of Agriculture at Tan Lac High School in Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province.
In the morning of April 24th, at Uncle Ho’s Monument on Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Project, Vietnam Youth Federation coordinated with Hoa Binh Youth Federation to organize the journey "I love my Fatherland” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory.
From the fact that the market takes place only every Tuesday, Bo market in Van Son commune (Tan Lac) officially takes place every Sunday from March 24. Thereby, the aim is to turn the market into a place promoting the cultural identity of Muong people in Hoa Binh and the consumption of goods and products of the neighboring communes, meeting the needs of tourists for the local products when travelling to Van Son at weekends.
Nguyen Van Toan, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee on Population and Development.
