(HBO) - The 2015-2020 period was a peak time for the agricultural sector of Hoa Binh province to realise its target of agricultural restructuring. Therefore, its localities have spared no efforts in enhancing value chains and farm produce consumption, helping to raise productivity, quality and agricultural product values.
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Trade
and consumption promotions have helped to expand markets, boosting the
production and consumption of the province’s farm produce.
In the past five years, 93 firms and
cooperatives attended safe farm produce fairs organised in provinces and cities
around the country, which offered chances for them to seek partners and learn
from others’ experience.
The province also built an origin tracing
system to prevent fake products and support supply-demand connectivity at
hb.check.net.vn. The portal is designed to help businesses and cooperatives introduce
and promote their recognised products, and provide consumers with information
on product origin. There have been 56 facilities and 311 products introduced on
the portal.
Through trade promotion conferences, Hoa
Binh and Hanoi businesses inked 10 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on the
consumption of agro-fishery-forestry products. Of them, the provincial
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development signed MoUs with major groups
such as Central Group Vietnam, Aeon Vietnam and the agricultural promotion
centre.
The agro-forestry product quality
management sub-department recently signed regulations on quality control and
origin tracing with its counterparts in Hanoi city, and Son La and Ha Nam
provinces. As a result, various typical farm produce of Hoa Binh have been sold
in supermarkets and malls like Big C, Hapro Mart, T Mart, Co.op Mart, Lotte and
Biggreen clean food store.
Of note, national flag carrier Vietnam
Airlines signed contracts to purchase Cao Phong orange and Viba banana to serve
on its flights./.
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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