(HBO) - Hoa Binh has a number of agricultural products farmed on commercial scale, such as longan, dragon fruit, banana, winter melon, and pumpkin along with many local specialties including sugarcane, tea, waxy corn, temperature climate fruits, herbs and medicinal plants. Many of these products have been exported.
The province has adopted a plan for the issuance of
Production Unit Code (PUC) for local agricultural products, making it one of the
first provinces in the country to do so.
Bananas produced by Phu Cuong – Song Da
agricultural cooperative are granted with a Production Unit Code for export to
China.
Dr. Nguyen Hong Yen, Director of the provincial
department of cultivation and plant protection, said to be granted a PUC, a
farm must satisfy many requirements. For example, plants must be pure-bred and
cultivated on a large enough area, she said.
Cultivation procedures and disease prevention measures must
be standardized and follow good agricultural practices (GAP), she noted, adding
that it is also important to keep farming records, particularly in terms of how
pesticide is used.
As of October 2020, Vietnam had issued 1,742 PUCs on a
total farming area of nearly 185,200 hectares for farm produce exported to the
Chinese market.
Some other northern provinces have also successfully
issued and managed PUCs for farming areas of longan, lychee, banana,
watermelon, and dragon fruit.
The province has developed policies for expanding export markets
for its key agricultural products from 2020 – 2025, with a vision towards
2030./.
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.
