(HBO) - Binh Thanh Commune - new orange fruit growing of Cao Phong District, has been growing citrus fruit trees for about 10 years. Mr. Bui Tien Ban, living in Mo Village 2 is considered to be the first person to plant orange trees in this area.
Orange fruit trees started growing in Binh Thanh in 2008. Up till now, the
area of citrus fruit trees, mainly orange trees, has reached nearly 40
hectares, of which there are about 25 hectares in the exploitation period, 10
hectares in the growing and developing period. Among the orange growers in Binh
Thanh commune, besides Mr. Bui Tien Ban, Mr. Duong Nhu Mung is another typical
grower. He has orange and pomelo trees planted in the area of 11 hectares.
There are about 30 citrus fruit growers, which can be established Nhat Minh
cooperative commune producing and consuming oranges with 16 households.

Orange orchard of Bui Tien Ban, Mo Village 2, Binh Thanh commune,(Cao Phong) with billions of dollars in revenue a year.
Nowadays, no one doubts the suitability and adaptability of these citrus
fruit trees in this new land. According to the local orange and tangerine
growers, the natural condition is quite favorable with less rime. Especially,
the results of the soil and water samples analyzed and tested have ensured that
the condition is really good for irrigation and growing. This is the most
important facts for the households to continue expanding the orange growing
area with a high quantity. This crop, the gardeners calculate that the quantity
of orange and tangerine fruit trees can reach up to 50 - 60 tons / ha.
Thanks to the development of the safe orange growing area applying of
VietGAP production process, oranges and tangerines are trusted and highly
appreciated by customers in the markets in and outside the province. The
selling price at the gardens is kept at 22,000 VND/ kg with the view of consumption
in the systems of Clean Food stores.
With the stable price, the high quality of VietGAP oranges in Binh Thanh
commune has remained constant. More and more growers are investing in growing
fruit trees complying with the safety standards. Among them, Bui Tien Ban’s
orange garden in Mo Village 2 has been appointed as one of the most beautiful
orange orchards at Orange Festivals in Cao Phong district.
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.