(HBO) – Following the successful exportation of fresh sugar cane to Japan in 2019, Hoa Binh province shipped 10 tonnes of the produce to Germany in early November despite the complex COVID-19 situation. This is viewed as an encouraging sign opening up a new development direction for local sugar cane in the time ahead.
The fresh sugar cane exported to Germany was purchased, processed, and packaged
by the Tien Ngan Investment and Trade Co. Ltd, based in Hoa Binh city.
The exported sugar cane, supplied by the Tung
Duong agro-forestry services cooperative in My Hoa commune (Tan Lac district),
has satisfied strict plant quarantine requirements. The successful shipment is
a considerable driving force for this cooperative, as well as many sugar cane
farmers in My Hoa commune as their produce has met high export standards.
Dinh Long Duong, Director of the Tung Duong cooperative,
said the commune has about 300 hectares of sugar cane, and that the export of
fresh sugar cane to foreign markets brings about great hope for the cooperative
and farmers.
The shipment to Japan, the US, and Germany
proved that the local sugar cane production process has been increasingly
improved to meet strict requirements of foreign markets. To better product
quality and promote exportation, Hoa Binh province has expanded the area of
sugar cane farmed using tissue culture, which has resulted in higher
productivity and quality.
The province is currently home to about 6,800
hectares of sugar cane, mostly in the districts of Cao Phong, Tan Lac, Lac Son,
Kim Boi, Yen Thuy, and Da Bac. The cultivation generated an average of 200
million - 250 million VND (8,700 - 10,900 USD) per hectare in income and 100
million - 140 million VND per hectare in profit, according to the provincial
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Hoa Binh is set to export 44 tonnes of sugar
cane to the UK and Germany in the time ahead.
Nguyen Hong Yen, head of the department’s
division for crop production and plant protection, said the exportation of
fresh sugar cane to some major markets will give a boost to other potential
agricultural products of Hoa Binh. It will also help attract domestic and
foreign investment to the production and processing of sugar cane and other
farm produce, thereby enhancing investors and consumers’ trust in the sugar
cane of Hoa Binh./.
Anyone found to be encroaching upon the forest, even if it is just one bamboo shoot, will face penalties. This commitment has been unanimously added into the covenant of Bua Cau hamlet, Hung Son commune in Kim Boi district, to protect the forest.
The Hoa Binh Power Corporation (PC Hoa Binh) has applied synchronous measures to gear up for the coming summer season when power consumption demand surge may cause a risk of power supply disruption.
Appreciating the abundant potential and strengths of his hometown for tourism development, Ha Cong Hung, Deputy Secretary of the youth union of Mai Chau district’s Mai Hich commune, embarked on producing smoked meat with a desire to introduce his homeland's specialty to domestic and international tourists.
Hoa Binh farmers are investing big in their chilli pepper cultivation areas after the first batch of 7.5 tonnes of pickled chilli peppers was shipped to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Tien Ngan Trade and Investment Co., Ltd last month.
Recognising the role and importance of developing the collective economy, the northern province of Hoa Binh has promptly issued support policies to propel the development of the economy, making important contributions to local socio-economic development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) factory at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh province on April 13. The electronic PCB factory is invested by Japan's Meiko Group at a total cost of 200 million USD.
