Following the successes achieved in 2023, the local agricultural and rural development sector, localities and cooperatives are gearing up for first orders of the year, as part of their efforts to boost agricultural exports.
Workers at Kim Boi joint Stock Company in Ba Hang Doi town in Lac Thuy district focusing on production to ensure adequate quantity of products serving upcoming export orders.
For the 2024-2025 crop, the sector targets having at least 300 tonnes of pomelo meeting export standards and one packaging facility fulfilling requirements from the EU market, as well as maintaining all codes of farming areas for export and issuing at least two new ones.
This year, the local agro-forestry-fishery sector is striving to grow at a rate of 4.5%, with its total production value reaching 13.5 trillion VND (546.5 million USD) and its 16 products under the One Commune One Product programme standardised at three stars or above.
In a bid to increase agricultural export activities and the value of agro-forestry-fishery goods, the sector has so far worked on effectively implementing a series of schemes issued by the provincial Party Committee's Standing Board. They include the one on restructuring the economy associated with renewing the growth model as well as another on developing agriculture, boosting product consumption, and building new-style rural areas for 2021-2025.
In addition, it is continuing various measures to facilitate local enterprises and cooperatives engaging in exports, thus helping them advertise their product on the portal https://hb.check.net.vn, while also strengthening inspection and supervision of their production processes, and studying and seeking new markets.
So far this year, the sector has issued food safety certifications for four production-business establishments, participated in an agricultural expo in Hanoi to seek partners and explore new consumption markets, activated 20,000 origin traceability labels, and conducted food safety testing on 45 farm produce samples.
Nguyen Phuong Thuy, Deputy Director of the provincial sub-department of quality management for agro-forestry-fishery products, stated that recently, a number of local agricultural goods, such as grains, canned porridge, and processed bamboo shoots, have been shipped overseas. The office has promptly implemented food safety and origin-tracing supervision at production and business facilities across the province after the Lunar New Year holiday, she noted.
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.
