HBO – From an agriculture-based commune with a lot of economic difficulties, Dong Bac commune in Kim Boi district has emerged as one of the communes achieving comprehensive development.

Officials, party members of Dong Bac
commune, Kim Boi district, visit a longan growing model of party member Bui Van
Thuan in Ve hamlet.
Bui Van
Thuan, deputy head of the Dong Bac commune Party Committee’s Inspection
Commission and a Party member in Ve hamlet, has seen the busiest these days.
The reason is that more than 300 longan trees of his family are in harvest
season. This year, the total longan output is expected to exceed seven tonnes.
His longan fruits, produced in line with the VietGap standards, are favourite
in the market.
His
longan growing model was built in 2012, Thuan said, adding that his family took
all the area of the commune’s deserted swamp and improved it for growing longan
trees as part of efforts to restructure crops.
As a
member of the Fruit Growing Cooperative of Son Thuy commune, he learns longan planting
technique and commits to produce longan fruits in line with the VietGap
standards. As a result, his longan garden generates hundreds of millions dongs
per year.
Thuan’s
longan garden is among the outstanding economic models run by Party members.
Bui Duc Binh, Secretary of the Dong Bac commune Party Committee, highlighted
the commune’s favourable conditions for economic development, saying that it
locates on
National Road12B and near the district downtown. However, the commune had witnessed no
breakthrough development, because most of local farmers grew rice on small-sized
fields and in a traditional way, which hampered technological application.
Being
aware of the reality, the commune’s Party Committee developed and issued a
resolution on improving mixed gardens, restructuring crops and developing
high-valued fields. In order to implementing the resolution, the leadership
role of communal party organisations and members has been identified as the key
factor and they have to set examples for all people. Therefore, the commune has
joined hands with Kim Boi district’s sectors to send its cadres and party
members to learn effective economic models to apply in the locality.
Promoting
the role of local officials and party members in economic development has given
a boost to production in the commune. The commune’s party organisation
instructed the administration and social organisations to play their leadership
and pioneering role in economic restructuring.
Currently, a large number of
party members have fully taken use of land to restructure their crops by
growing high-value trees, such as sugarcane, red-pulp dragon fruits, citruses,
and longan trees.
Local farmers are encouraged to
cultivate in line with the VietGap standards to enhance their agricultural
products’ value. Over 40 hectares of high-yield fruit trees have been grown
across the commune.
Hoa Binh province’s economy posted an impressive Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growth rate of 12.67% in the first quarter of 2025, representing a 12.76% year-on-year increase, the highest rate recorded since the beginning of the current tenure, according to the provincial Statistics Office. This robust growth reflects years of strategic groundwork and sets a strong foundation for the province’s annual growth target of over 10%.
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In recent years, the economic development model "Hoa Binh Earthworm Farm” run by Mr. Bui Van Dang in Co Giua Hamlet, My Thanh Commune (Lac Son district) has not only brought stable economic value but it is also environmentally friendly, helping to protect and reduce pollution, contributing to the construction of a green and sustainable agriculture.
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.
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