During the two days of November 14th – 15th, at the Provincial Cultural Palace, the Department of Industry and Trade organized a conference to connect the product consumption of the ethnic minorities and the mountainous areas in 2024. There was the attendance of the representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches, businesses, manufacturers and distributors inside and outside the province.
The representative of Central Retail Group - the largest foreign-invested multi-sector retailer in Vietnam - signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation with a number of businesses and manufacturers in the province.
The Program Organizing Committee informed the delegates about the potential and advantages of Hoa Binh; the province's socio-economic development situation in recent years, the typical products and strengths of the province; the product consumption promotion in the past, and the consumption needs in the coming time... At the same time, they have provided the information about mechanisms and policies to support production and promote product consumption in Hoa Binh province ...
This is an activity within the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development of the ethnic minorities and mountainous areas in 2024. The conference has recorded many opinions from the delegates representing the leaders of several departments and branches of Hoa Binh province; the Department of Industry and Trade, the Center for Industrial Promotion and Trade Promotion in the Northern Midlands and Mountainous Regions; the representatives of manufacturing enterprises, cooperatives, business households, and distributors; the Representatives of the Business Association, the Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Association... The opinions focused on clarifying the potential and advantages of the typical agricultural and rural industrial products of the ethnic minority areas; the recommendations and proposals to remove difficulties in production development; proposing solutions to promote consumption...
At the conference, the Central Retail Group - the largest foreign-invested multi-sector retailer in Vietnam and distribution units: Duc Thanh General Trading and Services joint Stock Company (Hanoi), Tam Thanh Safe Food joint Stock Company (Hanoi); Dinh Nhuan Trading joint Stock Company (Hoa Binh) has signed the memorandums of understanding and cooperation with many businesses and manufacturers in the province.
Previously, from November 14th, the businesses, the manufacturers, and the localities in Vinh Phuc, Ninh Binh, Ha Nam provinces organized nearly 20 booths to display and introduce hundreds of products of the typical goods and OCOP products of the people, the business households and the cooperatives in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. In addition, there are also OCOP products, the agricultural products, the consumer foods and the cuisine of the localities in the province.
The Cao Phong orange has emerged as a shining example of sustainable agricultural development in Hoa Binh province, distinguished as the first and only locally produced agricultural product to receive a geographical indication certification. Renowned for its thin skin, juicy flesh, and delicate sweet flavour, the fruit has won the heart of consumers for years. Local farmers have made their efforts to cultivate environmentally friendly and consumer-safe products, creating a stable and sustainable brand identity.
In recent years, ethnic minority households in the province have embraced forestry and livestock farming as key drivers of income generation. By harnessing the economic potential of forests, these communities have not only improved their livelihoods but also contributed to sustainable development.
Da Bac district is striving to complete land clearance for the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau expressway project in the first quarter of next year. As of the end of November, the district handed over land for just 3 km of the road, from km 24+500 to km 27+500 in Cao Son commune.
Participating in the "Week introducing the products of Hoa Binh Province in 2024” recently held in Hanoi, the product introducing booth of Mo Duc Organic Agricultural Cooperative (Nhan Nghia Commune, Lac Son District) attracted consumers' attention. In addition to the district's outstanding OCOP products, the Cooperative proudly introduced the fresh products made from snails such as snail sausage stuffed with snail shells, and snail sausage stuffed with bamboo tubes... Many diners were particularly impressed with these products, so they not only shopped right at the booth but also contacted to order in large quantities.
Black chicken farming model has changed the lives of vulnerable families in Mong Hoa commune of Hoa Binh city.
Commercial eel products of the Thanh Cong Agro-forestry and General Trading Co. Ltd., based in Doan Ket Commune, Yen Thuy District, were certified as a 3-star One Commune One Product (OCOP) item last year. This recognition has secured the company’s position in the market and marked a new economic development direction for the locality.