(HBO) – The Farmers' Association of Da Bac district has been promoting communications and calling on its members to develop models of clean agricultural production, towards a clean, safe, and sustainable agriculture.
Tam Cuong safe agricultural product store in Da Bac
township, Da Bac district.
The association and the provincial Farmers Support Centre coordinated to open
Tam Cuong safe agricultural product store in Da Bac town in early August. It’s the first of its kind in the district and the 10th in the
province.
Store owner Ha Thi Tam said that with the desire for consumers
to access safe agricultural products, she opened the store with support from
local authorities. Currently, the store sells 21 products, of which 15 are One
Commune – One Product (OCOP) ones of Hoa Binh and other provinces.
The associations at all levels in the province have offered
farmers training courses and transfer of scientific and technical advances in
production and animal husbandry. Farmers were also instructed to connect the
market, make production and business plans, and properly use fertilisers. Since
2018, over 24,300 farmers have attended a total of 305 training courses. Up to now, the district Farmers Support Fund has topped 3.18
billion VND ( 132,400 USD). In the last five years, 14 economic models of 146
farmer households got loans from the fund.
Quach Thi Khieu, Chairwoman of the People's Committee of Da Bac district, said
that farmers’ associations offer support in capital, seeds, science, and
technology, and coordinate with sectors to help farmers build brands and sell
products. The associations is cooperating with the district’s Post and
Viettel Post to help farmers join e-commerce trading floors.
As a result, two of the district’s agricultural products are
sold on Postmart.vn. By the end of 2022, the whole district had established 93
cooperative groups, 43 cooperatives providing agricultural materials services,
and processing agricultural and forestry products. Out of the six OCOP products
of Hoa Binh province, three are from Da Bac district.
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.
