(HBO) – The project "Strengthen the self-help capacities of ethnic communities,” funded by Bread for the World (BfdW), has been implemented in the four selected communes of Nuong Dam, Vinh Tien, Binh Son, and Cuoi Ha in Kim Boi district, Hoa Binh.
The
13-billion-VND project supports these communes in shifting economic structure, improving income from
the same area of farming land, creating jobs and building new-style rural
areas.
The project
comprises of a number of sub-projects, including using Participatory Guarantee
Systems (PGS) in organic agriculture.
Members of an organic vegetable production group
in Dam Trong village, Nuong Dam commune, Kim Boi packs vegetables before
labeling origin stamps.
The GPS Kim
Boi coordinating board was
founded with nine members, said Nguyen Thi Minh Anh, Vice President of the
Women’s Union of Kim Boi district and head of the committee.
With the help
from the faculty of crop production, the North Vietnam College of Agriculture
and Rural Development – a member of the coordinating board, the GPS Kim Boi coordinating board has piloted applying PGS in eight
agricultural cooperatives in three communes – Vinh Tien, Cuoi Ha and Nuong Dam
– including four organic vegetable, two safe chicken farming and two bee
farming cooperatives.
These
cooperatives have a total of 45 members who have been assisted to take a
PGS-standard test of soil and water quality. The coordinating board has opened three training courses on
organic vegetable farming and PGS monitoring, inspection and approach.
The committee
now has its own logo and origin traceability stamps while four organic
cooperatives from the villages of Lung, Dam Rung, Lam Trong and My Tay from the
four selected communes have been granted with PGS certificates after being
cross-checked by other cooperatives./.
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.
