Representatives from Hoa Binh province’s Sub-Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection on February 22 held a working session with the Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Thuy district, and Dai Dong Agricultural Cooperative in Ngoc Luong commune.
Representatives from the provincial Sub-Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection make a field trip to a pomelo orchard of Dai Dong Agricultural Cooperative, and inspect its compliance with regulations regarding growing area codes.
In 2022, 52 farms joined the province’s pomelo production - export chain with 98.25 hectares and five growing area codes granted. Last year, the number of participating farms rose to 201, along with 11 cooperatives and collaborative groups, with 269.08 hectares and 24 growing area codes approved. Seven production facilities have received the GlobalGAP certificate so far, covering 145.5 hectares.
The provincial agricultural sector strives to raise the output of pomelo eligible for export to at least 300 tonnes for the 2024-2025 crop, and maintain the coded growing areas and seek at least two other codes. Besides, at least one packaging facility is expected to be eligible to enter the EU market.
At the meeting with the district Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development and Dai Dong Agricultural Cooperative, the delegation pointed to achievements as well as obstacles to production, business, market connectivity and product promotion.
They also touched upon production and business plans in the years to come, and how to raise product values, meeting stringent standards, thus ensuring sustainable agricultural export.
Kudzu powder product of Nhuan Trach agricultural services and starch processing cooperative in Dong Se hamlet, Nhuan Trạch commune, Luong Son district was certified as meeting One Commune One Product (OCOP)’s 3-star standard last year. For local residents, kudzu is a crop that helped them improve income, alleviate hunger and reduce poverty. The certification of the product is a prerequisite for local households to continue their production and expand their market.
Yen Thuy district has effectively implemented a project to support the construction of model new-style rural residential areas and gardens under the national target programme on new-style rural area building for 2021-2025.
With favourable climate and land advantages, the agriculture sector in Hoa Binh has been attracting investment from enterprises, organisations, and cooperatives, gradually asserting the position of some local specialties in the international market.
Currently, Luong Son district counts 905 business establishments operating in industry and handicraft, helping generate jobs and stable incomes for local labourers.
Hoa Binh scored the highest points in two out of the eight indicators of the Public Administrative Reform (PAR) Index ranking in 2023 that the Ministry of Home Affairs announced on April 17.
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