(HBO) – Yen Thuy district has enjoyed robust changes in its agriculture, particularly after implementing agricultural shake-up project coupled with building new style rural areas in ten years, local production has been developed in a sustainable manner, which helps increase added value for local goods while improving income for farmers. The success was due to the Party and State’s support and proactive participation of local people.
Bao Hieu agricultural cooperative in
Bao Hieu commune, Yen Thuy district grows solanum trilobatum in accordance with
VietGAP standard, and develops a production and consumption model for the
plant.
A wide range of favourable policies
were carried out to support local production. Nearly 230 hectares of land
quality was improved, including 159.19 hectares in line with the province’s
project, and expanded 70.5 hectares. The acreage for plantation of citrus
fruits continued to be expanded to 600 hectares.
Together with agricultural policies integrated into the new style rural area
building programme, many value chains have been formed in the district.
Yen Thuy district is currently home to 22 agricultural cooperatives and 27
agricultural artels, who play an important role in building brand names for
local staples, developing effective production models, and controlling food
safety and hygiene.
Communes and towns across the districts have shifted to cultivate in value
chains with key agriculture products like hill chickens, pigs, wax guard and
pharmaceutical plants, among others.
By the end of June, the value chains earned the district 290.64 billion VND
(12.5 million USD), up 7.73 percent from the same time last year, of which the
husbandry sector contributed 224.8 billion VND, increasing 9.16 percent year on
year.
Local residents were happy with robust production as their incomes have been
better. Last year, income per capita in the district’s rural area reached 29.91
million VND, while the rate of poor households dropped to 13.99 percent.
The district is striving to build three more value chain models, develop three OCOP
(one commune one product) products, and establish five new agricultural
cooperatives.
Being located more than 10 km from the center of Hoa Binh city, Sen Vang Organic Farm is in Dong Chua hamlet, Thong Nhat ward. This is an ideal destination for those who want to immerse themselves in the nature and find the peace after the hustle and bustle of life. With an area of over 60 hectares, the farm is systematically planned, harmoniously combining the wild natural landscape and diverse experience areas. Sen Vang chrysanthemum tea is produced from organic, completely natural ingredients.
In 2024, Hoa Binh province witnessed signs of economic recovery, particularly in investment attraction. Notably, several projects are showing good progress, indicating that the vitality of businesses is positively correlated with the overall economic recovery.
The 25th Party congress of the Lac Thuy district for the 2020-2025 term identified the development of industry, trade, and services as its top priorities to drive the shift of the economic structure towards increasing the proportion of industry and services while reducing the that of agriculture, thus contributing to creating a motivation for socio-economic development in the locality.
Hoa Binh HKK Knitting Co. Ltd., located in the Hoa Binh Left Bank Industrial Zone, employs nearly 500 local workers with an average monthly salary of 8 million VND (3,150 USD).
Maximizing local potential and advantages, Yen Tri commune in Yen Thuy district is actively promoting the cultivation of medicinal herbs and turning medicinal herbs into One Commune - One Product (OCOP) products.
Situated at the gateway to the Northwest, Hoa Binh province has a population of over 900,000, including about 540,000 of working age. It is home to 6,000 businesses and production facilities, providing employment for over 100,000 workers. The remaining workforce is engaged in informal jobs, works in enterprises outside the province, or contributes to agro-forestry-fisheries. Additionally, around 3,000 workers are employed abroad.