(HBO) – The northern province of Hoa Binh is developing a process to convert the current arable land into organic cultivation areas. Its localities are building production chains in association with sales of organic farm produce.
Hoa Binh
Organic Farm in Yen Thuy district is applying organic production measures to
create safe products for customers.
According to the provincial Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development, Hoa Binh is now home to about 88,500
hectares of agricultural land, making up 19.2 percent of the natural areas.
Over the past few years, the agriculture sector has recorded annual average
growth of over 4 percent.
From 2020 onward, the province will launch a
roadmap to develop organic agriculture according to an organic agriculture
development project until 2025, with a vision to 2030, which has been approved
by the provincial People’s Committee.
The project is applicable for some vegetables,
fruits and animal husbandry products. Businesses, cooperatives and households
will directly implement the project or engage in production linkage models. The
total investment is estimated at about 932 billion VND (39.9 million
USD).
In 2020, Luong Son district plans to grow
organic vegetables on 20 hectares and raise 500 organic goats. Meanwhile, Tan
Lac district aims to grow organic grapefruits in Dong Lai and Thanh Hoi
communes. Da Bac district moves to grow organic rice in Muong Chien commune.
Cao Phong and Kim Boi districts will create organic orange products. Mai Chau
district and Hoa Binh city aims to create organic fish products.
By 2025, the province strives to develop 16 key
organic products. Each locality will have at least one production linkage
chain./.
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.
