(HBO) – Since 2016, tissue culture sugarcane has been put into production in Hoa Binh province to gradually replace the local purple sugarcane variety which has been degraded through many years of cultivation. This model is part of a project replacing the purple sugarcane variety with tissue culture sugarcane implemented by the local centre for application of scientific-technological advances.
Farmers
in Treo Ngoai hamlet, Nam Phong commune (Cao Phong district), grow tissue
culture sugarcane, which has proved superior economic efficiency.
By now, harvest has completed on all the areas
under tissue culture sugarcane, with each stalk sold for 5,500 to 6,000 VND,
bringing a profit of about 50 percent for growers.
Hoa Binh localities have been expanding the growing area and
directing farmers to proactively seek markets.
Vu Quang Hung, head of the agriculture and rural
development office in Tan Lac district said the sale of purple sugarcane is
facing difficulties, with prices lower than that of tissue culture plants by
about 2,000 VND each stalk.
After three years of implementing the cultivation
of tissue culture sugarcane in Cao Phong, Tan Lac and Yen Thuy district, Hoa
Binh has expanded the growing area to 145 hectares.
Specifically, Cao Phong district now has 35.67
hectares under tissue culture sugarcane, Tan Lac 73 hectares, and Yen Thuy 33.2
hectares.
Though still modest, the cultivation of tissue
culture sugarcane has helped remove difficulties in production and sales of
purple sugarcane in recent years. The province currently has 3,000 ha under
purple sugarcane.
The project of replacing purple sugarcane with
tissue culture sugarcane was carried out by the local centre to conserve the
gene of purple sugarcane using Invitro technology. The cultivation of tissue
culture sugarcane was first implemented in Tan Lac and Cao Phong districts.
Tissue culture sugarcane has received good feedback on the market on its
quality. This is an important prerequisite for the province to expand the
cultivation of this plant./.
In the first quarter of 2024, the credit institutions in the province have actively deployed the legal documents of the State and the State Bank relating to currency, credit and interest rates. At the same time, they have promoted the capital mobilization, focusing on the solutions to expand the credit investment along with strengthening the credit quality management, lending to priority programs to promptly meet the capital needs for export - business and consumer demand during Tet in 2024.
Outside the key economic region of Hoa Binh, yet Lac Son district has utilised its potential and strengths regarding labour, land, and transportation connectivity to attract investment to the locality, contributing to promoting socio-economic development.
In a move to expedite the execution and disbursement of the 2024 capital plan for ODA projects, aiming for a disbursement rate of over 90% of the allocated funding, the Hoa Binh People's Committee issued Document No. 483/UBND-KTN on April 3, 2024, regarding such efforts.
Nguyen Van Thap from Kim Duc hamlet, Vinh Tien commune, Kim Boi district, has built the brand of Hoa Qua Son for local fruits. His efforts have brought about income for his family and generated job opportunities for locals, helping hundreds of households escape from poverty.
The Hoa Binh administration was entrusted by the Prime Minister with a budget of 3.43 trillion VND (142.91 million USD) for investment in 2024. The provincial People's Council approved nearly 3.76 trillion VND, which has been meticulously allocated to projects, achieving 100% of the assigned capital plan.
Hoa Binh province has mobilised all resources to propel local agricultural products to make inroads into foreign markets, towards lifting the export turnover of key agricultural products to 137.8 million USD by 2030, accounting for 3.4% of the locality’s total export value of goods.
The locality aims to export farm produce to the US, the European Union, the UK, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
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