(HBO) – Hoa Binh province boasts considerably potential for developing fisheries as it is home to over 14,460ha of pond, lake, irrigation work, and hydropower reservoir surface, along with some river and big streams that can be used for cage fish farming or fishing. Notably, the Hoa Binh hydropower reservoir is considered a precious treasure of fishery resources in the northwestern region.
Residents in Ne village of Suoi Hoa commune (Tan Lac
district) are developing cage fish farming as a source of livelihood.
To tap into existing potential and advantages,
preserve and develop fishery resources, and create stable livelihoods to
improve living standards for residents near the Da River reservoir, over the
past years, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has
pushed ahead with restructuring the fisheries sector in a way that increases
cage farming in particular and aquaculture in general.
Authorities have been working to expand the cage
farming of quality and high-value fish species on local rivers and large lakes,
especially the Hoa Binh hydropower reservoir, with advanced aquacultural
technologies applied. They have boosted upgrading fish fry production
establishments, disseminating the Law on Fisheries, monitoring exploitation
activities so as to detect and deal with any wrongdoings in a timely manner,
conserving aquatic biodiversity and the environment, and recovering fishery
resources in river basins and lakes.
For 2022, the province looks to maintain the
aquaculture area, raise the number of fish farming cages to 4,900, and record
12,000 tonnes in the total fishery output, including 10,000 tonnes from
aquaculture and 2,000 tonnes from fishing.
The fisheries sub-department reported that in
the first half of this year, Hoa Binh produced more than 26 million fish fries
while maintaining 2,700ha of water surface for aquaculture and 4,750 farming
cages. The aquaculture output stood at 5,199 tonnes, up 10% year on year.
Meanwhile, fishing mostly takes place on the Da River hydropower reservoir,
rivers, large streams, and lakes, harvesting an estimated 961 tonnes, rising 5%
from a year earlier.
Hoa Binh plans to develop the farming of
high-value fishery species, especially cage fish farming on large reservoirs,
to serve processing and export. It targets 3,000ha of water surface for
aquaculture, 5,500 farming cages, and over 15,000 tonnes in fishery output by
2025.
To achieve the targets, authorities are taking
measures for diversifying fishery species, encouraging the farming of new and
high-quality varieties that suit local conditions so as to improve productivity
and value, and expanding concentrated farming areas on the Da River reservoir.
They have also paid attention to food safety and VietGAP practices, origin
traceability, along with trade promotion./.
After more than four years of implementing a project launched by the Hoa Binh Party Committee’s Standing Board on developing agriculture and promoting product consumption linked with building new-style rural areas for the 2021-2025 period, the province’s industry and trade sector has made significant strides, greatly contributing to local socio-economic development.
Luong Son district has identified 2025 as the year for the accelerated breakthrough to successfully implement the socio-economic development plan for the 5-year period from 2021 to 2025. The district has been focusing on executing the plans and trying to achieve a GRDP growth rate of approximately 15%.
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.
