(HBO) - Kim Boi district has developed clean, safe agricultural production models in accordance with Vietnam's Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) in order to meet demand of consumers for a wide range of farming products while promoting sustainable agriculture and increasing incomes for farmers.
Members of Binh Son commerce, agriculture and services
cooperative, Binh Son commune, Kim Boi district take care of crops).
Along with safe vegetable production, oranges and pomelos are
key fruit trees of the district. The locality currently has more than 210
hectares under citrus trees, dragon fruit plants and vegetables of all types
meeting VietGap standards. It also has 34 hectares of longan meeting Global
Good Agricultural Practice (GlobalGAP) for exports.
In 2023, the district continues to support six local
agricultural products to obtain VietnamGAP and ISO
22000:2018certificates.
Nguyen Thi Minh Anh, deputy head of Kim Boi district’s
Agriculture and Rural Development Department, said that the locality has a
strength in agricultural development. Under the guidance of the district Party
committee, agriculture and rural development in the locality has received
attention, with several resolutions and projects promulgated to restructure the
agricultural sector.
She noted the department has proactively advised the district
People’s Committee to invest in infrastructure, development, establishing
production chain areas, products meeting VietGAP, one commune- one product
(OCOP) standards, helping to generating stable incomes for farmers.
Currently, the district has 16 production chains with an average
earning of a chain ranging from 50 million to 100 million VND (2,000 USD -
4,000 USD) per hectare a crop.
Promoting clean and safe agricultural production in accordance
with VietGAP standard has helped to increase productivity, product quality and
environmental protection.
The average income in the district reaches 48
million VND per person a year. The poverty rate is 17.61% while the share of
cultivation sector reaches 6.8% of the district's economy.
In the coming time, Kim Boi district will continue to support and encourage
people to apply technology to develop clean, safe and sustainable agricultural
production according to VietGAP standards. At the same time, the locality will
expand production chains to creat a solid fulcrum for farmers to develop a
variety of clean, safe agricultural products to supply to the market.
After the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, trade union members and workers in Hoa Binh province returned to work with an excited spirit at the beginning of the new spring. Throughout the workshops, factories and enterprises, they were full of enthusiasm, immediately getting to work, striving to excellently complete tasks and production and business targets.
Red grapefruit is a native crop of Tan Lac district, where the fertile soil and favourable climate create ideal conditions for its growth. With over 80% of the area being mountainous, at an altitude of 300-400 metres above sea level, red grapefruits here thrive on well-drained, fertile hillside soil. The region’s large temperature variation between day and night enhances the fruit's nutrient absorption. The local cultivation techniques also contribute to its uniqueness
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