(HBO) – Hoa Binh province boasts multiple advantages for trading activities with its location as a gateway to the northwestern region and a convenient transport system linking it with other provinces in the Red River Delta and the northeastern and central regions. However, promoting connectivity and partnership between cooperatives and purchasers is still considered an important step in trade promotion.
A
representative of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Proton One-Member Co. Ltd (second
from right) discusses cooperation in selling fruits at wholesale markets in HCM
City with the Muong Dong agricultural services and trading cooperative (Kim Boi
district).
Supporting trade promotion is key to strengthening
the linkage between producers and consumers.
A supply - demand connection conference was held
in mid-November, gathering businesses, supermarkets and distributors from
Hanoi, HCM City and Hoa Binh province, along with 30 agricultural and food
production cooperatives. It was deemed an important step to open up cooperation
chances in product consumption.
The Proton One-Member Co. Ltd, based in Go Vap
district of HCM City, specialises in developing wholesale markets. Its
representative, Nguyen Hong Long, showed his interest in citrus fruits of Hoa
Binh. He expressed the intention to sign contracts to purchase local citrus
fruits, especially oranges, for sale in HCM City.
There are 262 cooperatives across Hoa Binh
province at present, with 197 or 75.2 percent, involving in agriculture. They
have about 11,270 members, and over 19,800 regular workers. Their goods sales
and services revenue surpass 600 billion VND (25.8 million USD), averaging 2.3
billion VND per cooperative.
Recently, many cooperatives have promoted
connectivity to produce key agricultural products under value chains. With
traceable origin, their products have high and consistent quality while meeting
food safety standards. They have been sold in Hanoi and some other provinces
nationwide and won consumers’ trust./.
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.
