(HBO) – Over the past years, all-level Party Committees and authorities of Lac Thuy district have viewed ensuring food security as a task of special significance.
Farmers in Residential Area No. 5, Chi Ne township, Lac Thuy district, utilise mechanisation in rice harvesting.
Residential Area No. 5 has 25 hectares of farming land with 85 farming households that have actively restructured plant cultivation, using high-yield and high-quality rice varieties.
Under a scheme on agricultural restructuring for 2021-2025, Lac Thuy’s total farming land is maintained at 9,300 hectares and cultivation accounts for 51.3% of the local agro-forestry-fishery sector.
The district has also promoted the organic vegetable farming model, under which farmers, cooperatives, production groups and businesses are connected with each other, with a total area of 155 hectares, covering Chi Ne and Ba Hang Doi townships, and Dong Tam, Phu Nghia and Thong Nhat communes. Meanwhile, the area of fruit trees stands at over 1,490 hectares.
The locality has successfully rolled out the production and consumption model of Bac Huong 9 – a high-quality variety – with an area of 100 hectares in Thong Nhat, Khoan Du and Phu Thanh communes, raising the area of high-quality rice varieties to 750 hectares, making up 23% of the combined rice area in the district.
Lac Thuy orange, chicken, custard-apple, goat and tea are now major brands of the district.
Hoang Thi Thu Hang, Vice Chairwoman of the district People’s Committee, said Lac Thuy has implemented a plan on ensuring food security towards green agriculture, climate change adaptation, sustainable development and environmental protection.
Lac Thuy will adjust and supplement the land use planning scheme to better serve the agro-forestry-fishery sector in line with regulations, and attract investors in agriculture and rural development, she said./.
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.
