(HBO) – Lac Thuy district in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh aims to have from 150 – 200 hectares of safe vegetables by 2020, with more than half of the products to be sold outside the province. To that end, the province has implemented the planning on centralised production areas, built mechanised application models and applied VietGAP standards in communes, especially those with big areas of crops.


The Lac Long safe vegetable cooperative is one of the largest waxy pumpkin production areas in Lac Thuy district. 

Currently, Lac Thuy has over 4.5 hectares of safe vegetables, mostly in Lac Long and Dong Tam communes. After more than two years of implementation of the project on restructuring the agricultural sector towards higher added value and sustainable development in Lac Thuy district during 2016-2020, local people’s lives have been ensured. Many models of safe vegetable production models have each generated more than 100 million VND annually, contributing to raising income and generating jobs for local people.

The district mainly cultivates high-value industrial plants like waxy pumpkin, pumpkin and chili. The total area of chili in the district exceeds 12 hectares, mainly in Dong Tam, Chi Ne and Khoan Du communes with a cumulative area amounting to 5 hectares.

To ensure product consumption for local farmers, Lac Thuy signed a contract with Vietnam Chili Ltd., Co. which buys all products of local farmers with a price of 5,500 VND per kg. The company even purchases the products with a price equivalent to 80 percent of market price in case of price changes.  

Apart from chili, Lac Thuy has also expanded production on waxy pumpkin and pumpkin. The district now has 10.5 hectares of pumpkin in Lac Long and Hung Thi communes.  This year, round pumpkins were sold to Truong Son JSC at a price of 3,500 VND per kg. /.

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