(HBO) – The Farmers’ Association in Mai Chau district has just launched a chapter named "Farmers doing homestay” in Lac village, Chieng Chau commune.
Photo: The inauguration of the "Farmers doing homestay” chapter in Lac village
The chapter has 18 members, of whom seven are already members of the farmers' association and the rest are newly admitted ones.
The establishment of the chapter aims to create a close connection between members who share a passion for community tourism business, make use of the available potential and strengths of the locality, improve the living standards of members and stimulate the development of sustainable tourism.
The chapter operates based on the principles of voluntariness, self-governing and democratic centralism. Its main activities include popularising information, guidelines, and policies of the Party and State, socio-economic development policies, the orientation of local industries related to areas that members are interested in.
It also coordinates with relevant agencies to organize training courses in doing business and building new business models in high-value chains.
It will offer a venue for members to discuss plans on how to organize production and offer new services to enhance the value and competitiveness of their business, thus helping create jobs and stable income for members.
The chapter's revenue, contributions of members and mobilization of capital must be tracked to ensure transparency in both finance and the distribution of profits among them. Members of the chapters are entitled to participate in activities, especially training to improve knowledge and skills, and join exchanges to learn from local and international experiences.
They have the right to discuss and raise opinions on the regulations and operational plans of the association. They can make suggestions to the Vietnam Farmers' Union through the chapter on the union's mechanisms, policies, and issues related to agriculture, farmers, rural areas, and the interests of members.
Also at the launching ceremony, the Farmers' Association Chieng Chau commune announced the admission of and give membership cards to the 11 new members of the Vietnam Farmers' Union, who join the "Farmers do Homestay” chapter in Lac village./.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Hoa Binh province continues to implement the expanded tourism development cooperation program plan of 8 Northwest provinces with Ho Chi Minh City; deploying digital transformation content in tourism and developing a smart tourism province. Hoa Binh province received about 3.6 million views, an increase of 7.9% over the same period. In which, international visitors are about 380 visitors, domestic visitors are estimated at 3 million 220 visitors.
Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.
The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.
The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.
Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.
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