(HBO) – We were being so impressed when visiting the honey beekeeping model of Mr. Nguyen Van Tuoi in Sau Ha village, Thanh Luong commune.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tuoi, the leader of Sau Ha's
beekeeping cooperative group, Thanh Luong commune (Luong Son) is checking the
honey bee layer.
At the beginning time of bee raising, he kept
raising over 100 litters of bees. Then, the number has gradually increased to
200 - 250 litters per year. The food source of bees are trees, fruit trees
around the garden, acacia forest of the family. The nearby forests are also an
important food source for bees to look for food during almost four seasons. Mr
Tuoi said: On average, the family collects more than 1,000 liters of honey each
year. Honey of acacia is usually sold at 120,000 VND / liter, especially, honey
of longan with special taste, sweet taste is always favored by the market with
the higher prices, the average of 200,000 - 220,000 VND / liter; which makes
him get the income from 200 - 250 million VND / year.
In 2016, due to the demand of people with the
same bee keeping hobby in the village, Sau Ha's beekeeping cooperative group
was established with 5 members. Mr Tuoi was elected to be the leader of the
cooperative group. To be compared to the number of bee herds, Mr. Tuoi’s family
had the largest number of bee herds with 250 herds. The remaining households
maintain the number of bee herds from a few dozen or more. The second largest
bee keeping household is the family of Mr. Bui Van Rung with 90 herds. Mr Tuoi
shared: Since joining the cooperative group, every month and quarter, the
members of the group gather to exchange experience. In addition, when needed, the
members meet face-to-face or make a phone calls to help each other a lot in the
career development. The issues of common bee diseases, honey exploitation for
quality, best efficiency, market demand, prices, etc. are all being
enthusiastically supported and open by the members.
At present, Mr. Tuoi has supplied about 1,000
liters of honey to the market. In addition to honey production, he also has a
good income from bee breeding and bee-related supplies. His average annual
income is about 300 million VND.
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.
