(HBO) – In the first six months of 2021, the agricultural sector of Hoa Binh and localities across the province have taken measures to implement agricultural restructuring plans and projects, speed up work under the National Target Programme on New-Style Rural Area Building and other related programmes and projects, while proposing ideas to realise production development policies. The State management over agriculture and rural development has also been strengthened.
Photo: A household in Nhuan Trach commune (Luong Son district) has invested in livestock breeding facilities, which produced high economic efficiency.
According to the provincial Statistics Office, the cultivation area in the first half of this year is estimated at 64,000 hectares, reaching 100 percent of the plan. Currently, the total acreage of citrus fruit farms in Hoa Binh has reached 10,800 hectares. In the 2021-2022 crop, the area of sugar crane fell sharply to 5,782 hectares, equal to 76.7 percent of the plan.
Localities across the province have continued to transform their crop structure and merge fields . In the 2018-2020 period, the province managed to merge 2,057.4 hectares of fields. In the first six months of 2021, a total of 1,500 ha of ineffective rice fields have been converted to other plants of higher value.
The province also paid attention to restructuring the livestock breeding sector, concentrating on developing native animals and large-scale breeding farms.
In 2021, local farmers continued to restore pig farming as advised by local authorities, with the number of pigs rising 0.5 percent over 2021. Fish farming has also been developed.
Communication campaigns to popularise the law on food safety and agro-forestry-fisheries product quality have been intensified. The province has also supported the building of safe farm produce supply chains, while strengthening food safety inspection. In the first six months of 2021, local authorities conducted inspections of production facilities having VietGAP and organic certificates, and assisted six out of 40 facilities with origin tracing stamp, fulfilling 15 percent of the yearly plan./.
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%.
With a focus on cash crop farming with science - technology application and brand building, Lac Thuy district is gradually increasing production value, improving people's life quality, and laying the foundation for sustainable socio-economic development.
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.
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.
