(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. /.
In Lac Thuy district, communes have been succeeded in promoting their One Commune-One Product (OCOP) products while others are still struggling to position their typical farming products in market. Some communes in the district still fail to have their products met OCOP programme’s requirements, while others have seen their certifications expired.
The inspectorate agency of Hoa Binh province has issued Official Dispatch No. 1090/TTr-PCTN to provincial departments, agencies, localities, business associations, enterprises, and investors regarding measures to improve informal component indexes of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).
Hoa Binh is taking concrete steps to improve its investment environment, with a strong focus on supporting businesses, settling obstacles for strategic investors, and creating opportunities for robust development in the coming years.
Under the blazing early summer sun, the construction site of Nhuan Trach Industrial Park (IP) in Luong Son district is abuzz with activities from dawn to dusk, a testament to the determination of the investor to meet their construction targets on schedule.
