(HBO) - Many households in the remote commune of An Binh in Lac Thuy district have planted lemongrass in the alluvial land, and even exhausted fields, and they have ensured stable supply of materials for businesses.
Lemongrass rattan products are on display at the 25th Party
Congress of Lac Thuy district’s party committee.
According to Quach Thi Luyen in Tien Lu village, she harvests lemongrass every 40-60
days, and earns some 900,000 VND (38.71 USD) per 360 square metres, which means
she pockets tens of millions of VND from lemongrass growing.
Several local residents gain more as they engage in lemongrass essential oil
production.
An Binh is currently the only place that produce lemongrass rattan products in
the nation. Local products have been favoured by customers nationwide.
Director of the An Lac Hoa Eco-tourism joint Stock Company Ta Thi My Phuong
said her firm’s products have been sold like hot cake in Ho Chi Minh City,
Hanoi, and Thai Nguyen, Bac Can and Cao Bang provinces, adding many products
are customised while many others have been sent to the UK and France as gifts.
The lemongrass rattan craft has been developed in the locality since 2018.
Earlier, the communal People’s Committee joined hands with local enterprises to
organise training courses for 100 rural labourers. Currently, nearly 30 workers
are engaging in the rattan craft, with average income of more than 4 million
VND per month per worker. Additionally, over 20 households in Tien Lu and Dong
Van villages get money from their lemongrass cultivation model with an area of
10 hectares.
By 2020, the commune’s income per capita topped 53 million VND, while poverty
rate slid to 4.37 percent.
According to the Vice Chairman of the communal People’s Committee, the
lemongrass rattan craft has made significant contributions to promoting local
economy and sustainable poverty alleviation in recent three years.
The commune has built the lemongrass rattan products to make them meet the
standards of the One Commune-One Product programme, he said, adding the move
aims to stimulating the economy and increasing value of the local products./.
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on November 20 coordinated with Hai Dang Group Hoa Binh Seafood Company Limited to release 1.5 tonnes of fries into Hoa Binh Lake to regenerate aquatic resources, with a total value of 266 million VND (10,460 USD).
On the afternoon of November 16, Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, held a reception for a delegation from the Indian Embassy led by Ambassador Sandeep Arya. The delegation included the chairperson of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, embassy personnel, and Indian businesses operating in Vietnam. Accompanying Long at the meeting were leaders of the provincial People's Committee and representatives from various departments and sectors.
Hoa Binh province hosted the "Meet India 2024" conference on November 16, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral economic ties between Vietnam and India.
In recent times, with its core role in building and fostering great national unity, Cao Phong district's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee has actively carried out its responsibilities and front work, and closely collaborated with member organisations to encourage locals to implement the Party’s guidelines, and the State’s policies and laws. At the same time, it has worked to promote the dynamism, creativity, and contributions of officials, Party members, and local people to help the district develop further.
From a type of bulb used as a seasoning for daily meals, thanks to the efforts of local authorities and farmers, shallots have become a commercial crop in Yen Thuy district, contributing to promoting the transformation of crop structure in agricultural production, bringing higher incomes to locals.
