(HBO) – Building chain agricultural production models is a new way to help farmers sustainably improve products’ value. In particular, as Mai Chau district’s agricultural sector is on small scale, linkage is very necessary, especially manufacturing in value chain in tandem with branding. Under the chain agricultural development policy, Mai Chau district has carried out two projects on growing garlic and quash using funding from the national target programme on new rural development in Mai Hich commune since 2017.
Accordingly, participating
households received State support with 70 percent of seedlings and varieties, 5
percent of fertilisers, and training courses on plant growth periods. An automatic
irrigation system have been built to serve three hectares of safe vegetables in
Hai Son hamlet, 56 percent of the project’s cost will be sourced from the local
budget and the remaining for workforce was from farming households.
These are value chains linking
farmers with businesses which will be responsible for the supply of seedlings,
intensive farming guidance, pest control and consumption.
Farmers in Ngoa hamlet, Mai Hich
commune, Mai Chau district grow garlic in value chain to bring economic efficiency.
The Luong Phu cooperative has
signed a contract on the supply of materials (seedlings, chemical fertilisers,
pesticides) and a garlic and quash consumption contract with farming
households.
The Anh Tu Cao Phong clean
orange cooperative has sealed a contract on building an automatic watering
system for vegetables. The two cooperatives are competent enough to meet
requirements set forth in the projects.
The agricultural and forestry
encouragement stations built a technical process for garlic and squash farming
that suits local conditions and held training courses for farming households.
Economic efficiency for garlic is estimated at
22 tonnes of fresh garlic per ha, earning 330 million VND per hectare at a retail
price of 15,000 VND per kg for 330 million VND per ha. The cost is 164 million
VND per hectare while the profit tops 165 million VND per hectare. Quash yields
43 tonnes per hectare at a retail price of 4,000 VND per kg, earning 172
million VND per hectare. The cost surpasses 81 million VND per hectare and the
profit nears 90 million VND per hectare.
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.
