(HBO) – Tan My commune in Lac Son district, the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh, has a total area of over 3,000 hectares, of which more than 2,700 hectares are arable land. Over the past years, under the leadership of the local Party Committee and administration, residents in the commune have actively shifted the crop and livestock structures, helping improve their living standards.


Bui Van Mung’s family in Kho hamlet, Tan My commune, Lac Son district, has invested in growing pachyrrhizus tubers in an effort to raise income.

 

Over the past time, farmers in Tan My commune have actively transferred crop and livestock structures and focused on goods production. With abundant natural land, locals have spurred economic development by growing sugarcanes, citrus trees, acacia trees and short-term industrial plants like gourd, pachyrrhizus and chilli. They mostly raise animals in farms. The commune has two large-scale breeding farms. More than 143 households in the locality have participated in service business activities.

 Along with economic development, local infrastructure has also received investment. The State has helped with cement while local residents contributed workdays and land, as well as money to buy sand and gravel. Thanks to such joint efforts, the whole of the 5.77-km road in the commune has been concretized. Local schools have also been upgraded, meeting teaching and learning demands of teachers and students at different levels. Besides, the standard medical centre has also satisfied primary health care demands of local people.  

 With the achievements, as of the end of 2016, Tan My basically met all the 19 criteria of a new-style area. Rural areas in the commune have been given a facelift and its economic life improved significantly. In 2018, the commune’s average per capita income reached 31.5 million VND. The number of poor households was brought down to 9.7 percent. Currently, the commune is focusing on maintaining and improving the quality of new-style rural area criteria, aiming to raise material and spiritual life of local people.

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