In the cause of sustainable poverty reduction, the State’s supporting policies are considered a powerful lever to help poor and near-poor households escape poverty in Hoa Binh province. Over the past years, the Party committee and authorities of Tan My commune (Lac Son district) have always paid attention to and focused on implementing sustainable poverty reduction. Their efforts have produced positive results.
Bui Van Dung in Tan My commune, Lac Son district, runs a grocery shop to help his family have a stable income.
Quach Van San, Vice Chairman of the commune People's Committee,
said that the communal People’s Committee has advised the local Party committee
to issue a resolution on poverty reduction, while including the work in
socio-economic development plans.
In 2023, Tan My commune has intensified the implementation of
the National Target Programme for Sustainable Poverty Reduction. In particular,
in order to support poor and near-poor households as well as those who newly
escape poverty in economic development, the commune has opened vocational
training classes for them.
The training courses are mostly short term, focusing on animal
husbandry, farming, agricultural machine repair, industrial sewing, among
others. Poor and near-poor households can also borrow loans from the Bank of
Social Policies for household economic development. They are also provided with
loans from the National Target Programme for socio-economic development in
ethnic minority and mountainous areas to buy water tanks to improve water
sources and environmental sanitation in daily life.
The locality’s economic structure has seen a strong shift.
Currently, about 1,500 labourers in the commune have joined the labour market.
Many have found jobs in industrial parks in nearby Bac Ninh and Bac Giang
provinces, while some others have returned to work at local electronics and
garment manufacturing enterprises.
In 2023, the agriculture - forestry sector make up 47% in the
commune's economy, industry - handicrafts - construction 27%, and trade -
services 26%.
Living condition of the locals have continued to improve, with
the average income per capita reaching 53 million VND (2,200 USD) a year. The
commune has 1,661 households with over 7,700 people. The poverty rate decreased
to 7.83% while near-poor households accounted for 6.86%.
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.
