Kim Boi district of Hoa Binh province has identified the movement to encourage farmers to emulate in production and business, unite to help each other get rich and reduce poverty sustainably as one of the three key emulation movements, according to Chairman of the district Farmers' Association Nguyen Manh Hung.
In recent years, the farmers’ associations at all levels in the district have done a good job of disseminating and encouraging members and farmers to innovate their mindset and change their ways of doing, effectively exploit the potential and strengths of capital, labour, and land for investment in production and business, thus gradually escaping poverty and getting rich. Through the movement, many farming households have developed into businesses and cooperatives in agricultural production and business, creating jobs and stable incomes for hundreds of rural labourers.
Do Cat Luc, member of Sao Bay commune Farmers' Association (Kim Boi district), develops combined production model that brings high economic efficiency.
Since 2015, the family of Do Cat Luc, a member of the Farmers’ Association of Sao Bac hamlet, Sao Bay commune, has removed mixed gardens to expand a combined production model. Luc shared that with a total area of about five hectares, his family is currently growing three hectares of acacia, raising pigs for meat, and chickens and ducks for eggs under the canopy of trees; and uses about two hectares of water surface to raise fish. In 2023, the family's total income reached about 800 million VND (32,200 USD). In addition, his family creates stable jobs for four local people with an average salary of 5 million VND a person a month.
In 2023, Kim Boi district had 10,846 households registered to meet the standards of good production and business households at all levels, of which 5,971 were recognised, including 10 at the central level, and 202 at the provincial level and 10 households at the district level.
To create conditions for member households to gain access to loans, the farmers' associations at all levels in the district have received and well managed entrusted loans from the district Bank for Social Policies, with a total outstanding debt of 138.4 billion VND and 3,428 borrowers.
The movement has helped change the mindset and working method of farmers in Kim Boi district, and helped them get rid of poverty and become rich, thus contributing to building new-style rural areas and ensuring social security.
Along with cultivation following good agricultural practices, the 3T Cao Phong Agricultural Cooperative (3T Farm), located in Cao Phong town, Cao Phong district, focuses on researching and applying scientific techniques to produce processed products from fresh oranges. This not only helps diversify products but also promotes sustainable consumption while maximising the value of the fresh oranges grown in Cao Phong.
The Xuan Son Cement Plant project, with a total investment exceeding five trillion VND (more than 196 million USD), is under development on a 40-hectare site in Ngoc Luong commune, Yen Thuy district. As one of 14 key projects in Hoa Binh province, the plant is expected to create a breakthrough in the local economy.
The tax sector of Hoa Binh province has proactively implemented key tasks and solutions since early 2025 to complete the state budget revenue target of 5.8 trillion VND (227.71 million USD) assigned by the Government and the Ministry of Finance; and 6.8 trillion VND set by the provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee. Land-related revenue remains a crucial source in the locality’s state budget plan in 2025.
With its vast forest land, Da Bac district has focused on reforestation and developing forest economy over the past few years to improve livelihoods and increase income for local residents.
In 2025, Hoa Binh’s banking sector will focus on providing capital to drive production and business activities. Credit institutions in the province are committed to meeting the loan demands of businesses and individuals, fostering economic growth.
According to the Tan Lac District’s Branch of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), in January 2025, the bank disbursed nearly 18 billion VND to more than 300 poor households and policy beneficiaries. Notably, the employment solution loan program had the highest disbursement, with over 5.1 billion VND, helping 81 employees access the capital to create jobs and develop their economies.
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