(HBO) - In 2010, many households in Tuan Lo commune (Tan Lac district) boldly replaced trees in their gardens with citrus trees, with positive outcomes recorded initially. By the end of 2018, the entire commune housed close to 50 hectares of citrus trees, of which 20 hectares were producing fruits for sales. Citrus cultivation has helped many households secure good incomes and gradually improve their living standards.
Tran
Van Tinh’s citrus garden in Tan Thanh hamlet generates between 400 and 500
million VND each year.
The entire
commune has over 10 families who have at least 1 – 2 ha or more of land under citrus
trees, while the rest have between 3,000 and 4,000 square metres or plant the
trees on their unused land lots.
Visiting
Tran Van Tinh’s citrus garden in Tan Thanh hamlet, we learned that in 2014, he
started the cultivation of 600 orange trees and 30 pomelo trees across some 1.1
hectares of land. To date, Tinh has invested about 1.6 billion VND into the
garden. All fruits from his garden are sold to traders from Hai Duong, Thai
Binh, and Hanoi. In 2017, his family sold 17 tonnes of fruits for 400 million VND.
In 2018, Canh orange suffered a crop failure due to hard weather, but Tinh harvested
and sold 7 tonnes of yellow-flesh orange, at 16,000 VND per kilo.
In order to help local households expand citrus cultivation,
the commune’sauthorities have assignedthe Community Learning Center to
work with other sectors and organisations in organising relevant training and technology transfer courses. In
2018, eightsessionsof this kind took place,
attracting a large number of families. The commune, meanwhile, joined the Vietnam
Bank for Social Policiesand Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development in helping locals access loans in line with regulations./.
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.
