(HBO) - In Tan Lac – the land of red grapefruit, Mr Duong Tat Tinh, a resident in Tan Huong 1 hamlet, Thanh Hoi commune, is known as one of the first and most productive grapefruit farmers. In the past, he planted more than 120 red grapefruit trees across 5,000 square metres of land, earning at least 600 million VND each harvest. Now, his grapefruit plantation spans more than 5 hectares.
Tan Lac farmers proudly earn their living in the homeland via red grapefruit
business
Farmer Bui Van Don in Xom village, Nam Son commune, is also admired
for his will to get rich. Pioneering in changing the plant structure in the dry
and stony land, Don planted over 700 old tangerine trunks. His garden recorded
first bumper harvest in 2016, with 4 tonnes of fruit earning 80 million VND. The
2017 harvest was higher, earning about 300 million VND in revenue.
The good production – business emulation movement has developed extensively,
with the average annual participation of over 10,000 households. The number of
households meeting the criteria of productive and good quality at all levels
accounts for nearly 50 percent of total registered households. In 2017, the
whole district had 4,788 households, of which 17 households met the criteria at
national level, 471 at provincial level, 1,750 at district level, and 2,550 at
grassroots level.
Alongside launching the movement, the Tan Lac farmers union’s
chapters mobilised farmers to make donations to the "Day for the poor” fund, helping
312 members escape poverty in the period 2013 - 2018. Through support in terms
of workday, capital, business experience, materials, and seedlings, the chapters
provided over 1.8 billion VND and more than 5,000 seedlings for 255 poor
members and mobilised donations to build and hand over 11 charity houses./.
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.
