The Steering Committee for Cooperative Economic Development of Hoa Binh province organised a conference on January 10 to review its operation in 2023 and launch orientations and tasks for 2024. The event was chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dinh Cong Su.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dinh Cong Su speaks at the
conference.
In 2023, the Steering Committee for Cooperative Economic Development strictly
maintained operations in accordance with working regulations. Communications
work was enhanced to raise public awareness of cooperative economic
development.
Training courses were organised to improve the quality of human resources for
cooperatives. As many as 31 cooperatives got loans totaling 16 billion VND
(over 653,000 USD) from the province’s cooperative development support fund.
Up to 70 new cooperatives were established in the year, 75% higher than the set
plan, lifting the total to 758. The average revenue and profit of a cooperative
are estimated at 1.52 billion VND and 164 million VND, respectively.
At the conference, the committee’s members focused their discussion on issues
related to production land, cooperative headquarters, criteria for establishing
new cooperatives every year, capital sources, and developing sustainable raw
material areas.
In 2024, the committee will strengthen its leadership and direction for
collective economic development and provide consultation to the provincial
People's Committee to implement the 2023 Law on Cooperatives and policies on
developing collective economy and cooperatives.
Average revenue of each cooperative and income of regular labourers in
cooperatives are expected to increase by 7% and 4%, respectively. At least 20
cooperative models are hoped to be recognised as typical models in the year.
Speaking at the conference, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee
Dinh Cong Su called on sectors and the committee’s units to strengthen
leadership and direction for cooperative economic development, thus
contributing to promoting the province’s socio-economic development.
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.
