(HBO) – With the strong determination of the whole political system and the high consensus of the people, the building of new-style rural areas in Lac Thuy district, Hoa Binh province, has seen significant changes. The majority of officials and locals have become more aware of the matter and contributed to developing rural areas in many creative ways. So far, eight communes in the district have been recognised as new rural areas, including three particularly disadvantaged ones - Lien Hoa, Phu Thanh and Yen Bong. Lac Thuy is striving to become new-style rural area by 2020.
The district’s People’s
Committee has approved a project restructuring the agricultural sector towards
increasing added value and sustainable development between 2016 and 2020,
focusing on cultivation.
The district has established concentrated farm
produce production areas and large-scale fields. It is now home to 1,146
hectares of citrus fruits and 200 hectares of mixed plants.
Besides implementing the three value chains,
including two growing chilli for export and safe vegetable on 40 hectares and
one raising 10,000 chickens, the district has maintained the operation of farm
produce and safe food cooperatives, and attracted businesses to invest in
growing safe vegetable and medicinal plants according to value chain links such
as Lac Thuy Clean Agriculture Company, Vietnam Chilli Co., Ltd., Northern Green
Land Real Estate and Services JSC, and Sinh Loc Humanity Vocational Training
JSC.
As of 2018, the per capita income in the
district reached 38.9 million VND (1,659 USD), up 2.5 times against 2011. The
rate of poor households was brought down to 10.98 percent, or 10.42 percent
lower than the figure in 2011.
Lac Thuy
district develops chains for raising chickens and builds brand for Lac Thuy
chicken.
Lac Thuy has built a roadmap to meet all the criteria
of the new-style rural building programme by 2020. The district strives to
continuously improve the eight recognised new rural communes as well as build
An Binh and Khoan Du into new rural areas in 2019 and An Lac, Dong Mon, and
Hung Thi in 2020./.
Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
Hoa Binh province saw a significant rise in state budget revenue in the first two months of 2025, heard a meeting chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Quach Tat Liem.
Ha Thi Ha Chi, a 26-year-old graduate in law, has taken an unconventional path by returning to her hometown in Mai Chau district to establish the Tong Dau Cooperative, creating stable jobs for local women and bringing Thai ethnic brocade weaving to the global market.
As the Lunar New Year 2025 approached, pork prices surged, creating a profitable season for farmers in Tan Vinh commune, Luong Son district. Taking advantage of the rising demand, Can Minh Son, a farmer from Coi hamlet, sold over 30 pigs at 69,000 VND/kg, each weighing more than 100 kg. After deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of over 50 million VND.
alternate member of the Central Party Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long on March 5 had a working session with Yan Jiehe, Founder and Chairman of the China Pacific Construction Group, one of China's largest private corporations in the field of transport infrastructure. Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Duc Hinh and leaders of provincial departments and sectors also attended the working session.
The electronic printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing and processing plant of Japan’s Meiko Group, located at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh city with a total investment of over 200 million USD, is expected to create thousands of jobs and make a significant contribution to the local budget.
