(HBO) – The Hoa Binh Farmers’ Association has launched the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)-supported Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) programme in the second phase.
The FFF
programme gives training and technical guidance on organic grapefruit farming
to 35 farmer households in three communes in the project site.
Hoa
Binh is one of the four northern mountainous provinces to be covered by the
programme in the 2019-2022 period. It aims to turn forest and farm producer
organisations (FFPO), comprising of women and youngsters from ethnic minority
groups, into factors promoting changes to climate change resilience and the
improvement for locals’ livelihood.Total
aid for the programme in the third phase is 240,000 USD.
The provincial
Farmers’ Association has made surveys and chosen three communes in two
districts to implement the programme – An Binh commune in Lac Thuy district,
and Dong Lai and Tu Ne commune in Tan Lac district.
Currently,
the benefited communes have formed a key cooperative groups and cooperation
groups, while organising meetings at communal level to introduce and discuss
new laws, decrees and circulars to the local community. They have also held training
courses to give guidelines on a number of issues related to forest and farm
production./.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee met on March 18 to review and guide major investment projects aimed at boosting local socio-economic development.
The air is thick with the hum of drills and the clatter of machinery as the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway takes shape amid the rugged terrain. Welding sparks illuminate the faces of workers, and concrete mixers churn relentlessly, laying fresh pavement on the newly-carved road. The construction site buzzes with a palpable sense of urgency, particularly in Hoa Binh province where the expressway's future is being forged.
The northern province of Hoa Binh, with over 467,000 hectares of natural forest and more than 100,000 hectares of production forest, holds significant potential for carbon credit market development.
Replacing substandard houses with more sturdy ones by June 30 is the direction given by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, at a meeting held in early March by the provincial Steering Committee for the programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses for the needy.
Recognising digital transformation as an inevitable trend, authorities and agencies in Hoa Binh have made great efforts in the work by focusing on three core pillars - digital government, digital society, and digital economy, resulting in enhanced competitiveness, improved investment climate, and ensured economic and social welfare.
In recent years, Da Bac district has improved administrative reform with a one-stop shop mechanism, streamlined inter-agency procedures, and a shift to digital platforms. These efforts have enhanced public service efficiency and contributed to local socio-economic development.
