(HBO) – Hoa Binh has taken various measures to implement the Government's Decree No. 109/2018/ND-CP regarding the expansion of organic agriculture, including the formation of a taskforce for organic agriculture development and the issuance of a document guiding the building of a project on boosting organic agriculture and a decision approving a plan to develop organic agriculture to 2025 with a vision to 2030.
Kim Boi currently has about 640 hectares of
organic farms. Photo: Farmers in Tu Son commune take care of their fruit farm.
Currently, Hoa Binh has nine agricultural
facilities certified to meet Vietnam’s organic standards, including those in
cultivation and breeding.
Organic farm produce of Hoa Binh has seen good
sales, mostly in Hanoi, through contracts with distributors.
So far, the province has defined major products
to develop value chains. For example, it boasts 10,700 hectares of citrus
trees, including 7,400 hectares of commercial area with total output of 150,000
tonnes, 12,878 hectares of vegetables with productivity of 5.43 tonnes per
hectare, sugar cane with 5,342 hectares, and herbal plants with 1,689
hectares.
In order to realise the plan to to develop
organic agriculture to 2025 with a vision to 2030, Hoa Binh has planned organic
agricultural areas in seven out of 10 districts and city, with 3,197 hectares
recommended for organic farming. Products subjected to organic farming include
citrus fruits, vegetables, banana, sugar, dragon fruit and herbal plants. The
area for organic farming meeting the Vietnamese and PGS standards has risen
from 9.8 hectares in 2018 to 66.3 hectares currently.
Although Hoa Binh has high potential in
developing its organic agriculture thanks to favourable climate and soil
conditions, the province’s organic farming areas have remained modest with
small-scale farms.
In the time to come, Hoa Binh will focus on
supporting local farmers to invest in agriculture, especially organic
agriculture, while attracting investment in the field, issuing local standards
for local farms, expanding farming areas meeting current organic standards, and
strengthening trade promotion for better sales of its products./.
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.
