(HBO) – The Hoa Binh Cooperative Alliance has held a conference to review its performance in the first half of 2019 and deploy tasks for the remaining months.
The Hoa Binh Cooperative Alliance presents
certificates of membership to 12 newly-admitted cooperatives.
According to the
provincial cooperative alliance’s report, Hoa Binh currently has 222
cooperative groups and 324 cooperatives. In the first six month of the year, 21
new cooperatives was established while eight others were resolved and seven temporarily suspendedtheir operations.
Theexisting cooperatives have a total
of over 11,505 members,
mostly households, and creates jobs for nearly 20,130 workers.
The cooperatives’
total charter capital exceeded 642 billion VND with capital averaging 2.2
billion VND each. The charter capital accounted for about 50 percent of their
operating capital.
Sale revenues
from goods and services averaged
nearly 1.59 billion VND per cooperative, about 65 percent of which came from
transactions among cooperative members.
Average profit
was estimated at 197 million VND each cooperative and workers’ monthly wage was 3.8 million VND on average.
The alliance
reported that 58.2 percent of the cooperatives, or 169, are running
effectively. About 65.4 percent of communes in the province have established
cooperatives operated in various areas. The cooperatives’ management capacity
has been improved with an increase in the number of capable official personnel.
The conference
outlined ten key tasks for the remaining months of the year, including
continued promotion of collective economic development, adivising the
provincial People’s Committee to provide funding for new cooperatives
established in 2018 and 2019, continued implementation of six major projects
and plans on collective economic development, developing a plan to support
cooperatives in 2020, strengthening coordination among governmental agencies
and departments in managing and supporting collective economic development./.
Dao Village’s honey – a product certified with a 3-star OCOP (One Commune One Product) rating by Thong Nhat Agricultural Cooperative in Dao Village (Hoa Binh City) – is highly regarded by consumers for its quality, richness, and variety in packaging. The distinctively sweet taste of Dao Village’s honey leaves a lasting impression on anyone who has tried it.
In alignment with Project No. 07-DA/TU, issued by the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on November 1, 2021, Lac Thuy district has actively promoted investment and supported the sustainable development of its industrial and handicraft sectors during the 2021–2025 period. Alongside this, the district has remained committed to preserving and revitalising traditional craft villages.
Located in the northern part of Lac Thuy district, with a temperate climate and fertile soil, Phu Thanh commune has great potential and advantages in growing tea. The long-standing experience, combined with strict adherence to organic farming practices in the tea gardens, ensures that the dried tea products from Phu Thanh and Lac Thuy as a whole are sold out immediately upon production, providing a stable and prosperous life for the local people.
Amid efforts to streamline the administrative apparatus, Hoa Binh province has intensified measures to address challenges in land clearance, resettlement support, and infrastructure investment, aiming to speed up the progress of key projects.
Hoa Binh province has posted an unprecedented economic growth rate of 12.76% in the first quarter of 2025, marking its highest quarterly performance to date and positioning it as the second fastest-growing locality in the country, trailing only Bac Giang province.
Under current regulations, products in the One Commune – One Product (OCOP) programme that are rated three stars or higher must undergo re-evaluation every three months. However, in reality, some of these products fail to consistently meet the required standards, raising concerns about the sustainability of their OCOP certification. This underscores the urgent need for producers to enhance product quality and gradually develop their OCOP products into strong, marketable brands.