(HBO) - In seven months of 2019, the Women’s Union of Mai Chau district carried out a series of activities to assist its members in starting their businesses.
The Women’s Union of Mai Chau
district transfers a charity house to its poor member in Pa Co commune’s Pa Co
Con hamlet.
Understanding the group’s demand for exchanging and learning
from business experiences, the union has organised consultations on the
subject, advising its members on market expansion and encouraging them to join
startup training courses. Regarding female farmers who wish to start their own
businesses, the union guided them to switch from small and ineffective
production models to cooperatives and value chain-based economic models.
Staff of the union focused on helping its members make
business plans and get access to credit via its collaboration with the Vietnam
Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) and the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (Agribank).
Currently, different chapters of the union are managing over
64 billion VND (2.7 million USD) of outstanding loans from the VBSP for 1,891
local households, and more than 49.5 billion VND from the Agribank for 838
households.
Apart from promoting startup activities, the union in
collaboration with local authorities has worked to eradicate poverty in
building new-style rural areas. In the first seven months of 2019, it chapters
across the district donated more than 295 million VND, 4,425 working days, and
8,847 kg of rice for disadvantaged members./.
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.
