(HBO) – From the new style rural area programme’s production development fund, Kim Boi district has carried out three projects to branch out production in value chain since 2017.
Photo: Citrus cultivation and consumption project,
covering 125 hectares of land in Kim Boi district, has shown high economic
efficiency.
Those projects include a safe vegetable cultivation chain, a citrus cultivation
and consumption chain and a sweet corn plantation and consumption chain. They
are implemented at a total cost of more than 14.8 billion VND using the new
style rural area programme’s production development fund.
The safe vegetable growing project, with an investment of 1.5 billion VND is carried
out in 10 hectares in Nam Thuong and Ha Bi communes, drawing the participation
of 55 local households. Ha Bi agriculture service cooperative is responsible for
the cultivation process while the Vinh Tien agriculture cooperative is in
charge of selling the products.
Under the project, irrigational and power systems were constructed to serve
vegetable production on 2.6 ha of land in Ha Bi commune. The district budget
financed the costs of seedlings and materials for vegetable cultivation and six
training courses on safe vegetable plantation. Meanwhile, the provincial budget
supported the construction of tanks to collect empty containers of plant
protection drugs.
Thanks to the project, productivity surged 10 percent while local farmers
earned more than 30 million VND in profit.
Regarding the sweet corn production project, My Hoa agriculture production
cooperative is in charge of cultivation while the products are consumed by Dong
Giao import-export company in Ninh Binh province. A 523m road was concretised
in My Hoa commune to ensure sufficient technical standards for the following
crops. The road was built at a total expenditure of over 475 million VND, 300
million of which came from the project and the remainder was contributed by
local residents.
In the spring crop 2018, the sweet corn will be planted in an area of 100
hectares while 50 hectares will be cultivated in the summer-autumn crop.
The citrus production and consumption project is carried out in 125 hectares in
Tu Son, Du Sang, Vinh Tien and Binh Son communes. Muong Dong agriculture and
trade cooperative cooperates with the Hanoi Agriculture Production and Processing
JSC and the Vietnam Chuan Nong Company to carry out the project. The project
held training courses to enhance capacity of the cooperative’s members and involved
farmers, and provide support in ensuring food safety during post-harvest
processing as well as in promoting product sales. Total budget for the project
was 12.8 billion VND, 300 million VND of which was sourced from the project,
50.5 million VND from the cooperative and 12.5 billion VND mobilised from the
cooperative’s members
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on November 20 coordinated with Hai Dang Group Hoa Binh Seafood Company Limited to release 1.5 tonnes of fries into Hoa Binh Lake to regenerate aquatic resources, with a total value of 266 million VND (10,460 USD).
On the afternoon of November 16, Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, held a reception for a delegation from the Indian Embassy led by Ambassador Sandeep Arya. The delegation included the chairperson of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, embassy personnel, and Indian businesses operating in Vietnam. Accompanying Long at the meeting were leaders of the provincial People's Committee and representatives from various departments and sectors.
Hoa Binh province hosted the "Meet India 2024" conference on November 16, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral economic ties between Vietnam and India.
In recent times, with its core role in building and fostering great national unity, Cao Phong district's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee has actively carried out its responsibilities and front work, and closely collaborated with member organisations to encourage locals to implement the Party’s guidelines, and the State’s policies and laws. At the same time, it has worked to promote the dynamism, creativity, and contributions of officials, Party members, and local people to help the district develop further.
From a type of bulb used as a seasoning for daily meals, thanks to the efforts of local authorities and farmers, shallots have become a commercial crop in Yen Thuy district, contributing to promoting the transformation of crop structure in agricultural production, bringing higher incomes to locals.
