(HBO) – Hoa Binh has adopted various policies over recent years to develop products which the province has competitive edges of, in response to a national agricultural restructuring project which seeks to increase added value for the agriculture and foster sustainable development and new-style rural building.
The province
has formulated and amended nine agricultural restructuring plans and issued 25
others for the development of specific sectors, sub-sectors and products in a
bid to foster the comprehesive growth of the agriculture, expand added-value
and respond to climate change.
Villagers in Phu Thanh commune, Lac Thuy
district shift to safe orange farming in response to agriculture restructuring policy.
Particularly,
the province has given priority to the cultivation of citrus fruits, clean vegetables and sugarcanes. It is now home to 10,500 hectares of citrus
fruits, including over 6,600 hectares as commercial farming which can generate
up to 120,000 tonnes.
A total of 14
farms in the province, with a combined of about 271 hectares, have met food safety standards and been qualified
for organic and VietGAP production.
Between 2017
and 2019, over 7,000 hectares of low-yielding rice and crops have been
transformed into the land for the cultivation of other crops with higher productivity.
There is an
increasing number of large-scale livestock farms raising high-yielding amimals
which use advanced farming techniques and disaster-free practice.
The province
has focused on intensive farming of cattle, pig, poultry and goat. By the end of this year’s first
quarter, the province has had 129 farms, including 41 for pig farming, 71 for
poultry, 14 for goat, and three for cow.
The province
has expanded areas of hardwood and indigenous trees as part of its plan to restructure forestry
sector while shifting to thefarming of high-value fishery varieties./.
Over recent years, the Farmers' Union of Mai Chau district has implemented numerous specific programmes and activities to support its members in developing products under the One Commune One (OCOP) programme. These efforts have contributed to enhancing local agricultural branding, increasing goods value, and improving incomes and living standards for residents.
Since 2022, the Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training has provided advice for the provincial People's Committee to issue Plan No. 219/KH-UBND on November 17, 2022, which outlines the implementation of a project titled "Enhancing the application of Information Technology (IT) and Digital Transformation in Education and Training for the 2022–2025 period, with a vision to 2030.” As of now, the local education sector has made significant progress in IT adoption and digital transformation.
Hoa Binh allocated over 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.18 billion USD) to develop infrastructure systems in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2019 - 2024. Priority was given to transport and irrigation infrastructure; markets; schools; medical stations; communal houses; and power grid, telecommunication, radio, and television systems.
The Hoa Binh provincial organising committee for anniversary activities on December 17 held a ceremony to unveil a ceramic mural on the local military-civilian ties and release a book on the Party and political work of the provincial armed forces during 1947 – 2024, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival.
In recent years, Hoa Binh has allocated significant resources to foster cooperative economy, helping ethnic minorities capitalise on their potential and advantages to escape poverty.
As a mountainous district still facing numerous challenges, Da Bac has made notable progress in advancing administrative reforms across various areas. The district has prioritised reorganising and streamlining its administrative apparatus, operating "one-stop-shop” units, and applying information technology (IT) in the handling of administrative procedures. Efforts have also been directed toward upgrading infrastructure and equipment to enhance service quality for residents and businesses.
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