(HBO) – The Hoa Binh Farmers’ Association has launched the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)-supported Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) programme in the second phase.
The FFF
programme gives training and technical guidance on organic grapefruit farming
to 35 farmer households in three communes in the project site.
Hoa
Binh is one of the four northern mountainous provinces to be covered by the
programme in the 2019-2022 period. It aims to turn forest and farm producer
organisations (FFPO), comprising of women and youngsters from ethnic minority
groups, into factors promoting changes to climate change resilience and the
improvement for locals’ livelihood.Total
aid for the programme in the third phase is 240,000 USD.
The provincial
Farmers’ Association has made surveys and chosen three communes in two
districts to implement the programme – An Binh commune in Lac Thuy district,
and Dong Lai and Tu Ne commune in Tan Lac district.
Currently,
the benefited communes have formed a key cooperative groups and cooperation
groups, while organising meetings at communal level to introduce and discuss
new laws, decrees and circulars to the local community. They have also held training
courses to give guidelines on a number of issues related to forest and farm
production./.
Playing a key role in Hoa Binh province’s economic development, Luong Son district has been focusing on science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation.
Identifying the application of online public services as a key step in administrative procedure reform and e-government building, Kim Boi district has proactively provided services and supported residents and businesses in accessing and utilising full-process online public services promptly and efficiently. The locality aims to lift the rate of end-to-end online public services to over 90%, with all officials and civil servants handling tasks in the digital environment.
Nguyen Anh Tuyet, hailing from a family steeped in the ancient art of herbal medicine, is transforming local medicinal herbs into high-value concentrated extracts, elevating their worth and healing potential.
Nguyen Phi Long, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and head of the steering committee for the province's key projects, chaired a conference on March 25 to discuss measures for implementing the project on constructing the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh road and upgrading the Xuan Mai - Hoa Binh section of National Highway 6 under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Administrative reform has been identified as a key priority in enhancing state governance, improving the business environment, and facilitating services for citizens and enterprises.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee met on March 18 to review and guide major investment projects aimed at boosting local socio-economic development.