(HBO) – Safe agricultural production applying high technology in a bid to introduce quality products meeting food safety requirements has been rolling out in Lac Thuy district and proved effective.
Workers of
Truong Thinh Hi-tech agricultural investment JSC in Thong Nhat commune (Lac
Thuy) take care of the melon.
The model to grow melon in plastic greenhouses of Truong Thinh Hi-tech
Agricultural Investment JSC in Thong Nhat commune applying high technology in
Lac Thuy district rakes in high economic value and quality compared to
traditional production methods.
The company built five
greenhouses of 2,000 sq.m each on an area of 34 ha, which specialises in
growing Japan’s melon Ichiba. All the greenhouses are self-operating via a
control centre and applying modern cultivation techniques. After one year, the
model brought about high economic value and quality amongst all products while
meeting food safety regulations.
Nguyen Van Quang from
the company said that based on the GlobalGAP standards, the company keeps a
close watch on the quality and use of water, plant growing media, seeds,
fertiliser and technical procedures.
Workers have undergone
training and received food safety certificates. Ichiba melon has earned
positive feedback. Technical workers examine quality of each fruit after
harvest and paste origin tracing stamp with QR code. At present, the fruits
have been sold at fruit shops and supermarkets in Hanoi, Hai Phong and Thai
Binh. Products with origin tracing stamps have high prospects for exports in
the future. The model brings in nearly 400 million VND (17,570 USD) in profit
annually.
Vice head of the
district’s office of agriculture and rural development Hoang Dinh Chinh said
that local authorities encourage firms to operate in the district. In addition
to Truong Thinh, the Hoa Binh GAP JSC has built a 1-ha greenhouse to grow melon
varieties. Firms in other sectors also proactively works to apply achievements
in science and technology and raise public awareness of organic agriculture to
ensure food safety for high economic value, he added.
Over the years, the
district has paid heed to agricultural development, issued incentives for
investment and called on co-operatives to transform. It also worked to merge
small fields into larger ones and apply scientific and technological
achievements in production, as well as urge local farmers to grow products of
good quality which ensure food safety requirements, towards the safe and
sustainable agricultural development./.
On November the first, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting for the reports on the progress of preparations to hold the Ceremony to receive the Certificate of the special national relic ranking for Trai Cave, the Stone Roof of Vanh village (Lac Son district) and the Opening Ceremony of the Culture - Tourism Week of Hoa Binh province in 2024. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Organizing Committee of Culture - Tourism Week chaired the meeting.
alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long on October 30 had a working session with the Party Committee of the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment on the sector's implementation of political tasks in the past 10 months, and key tasks for the last months of 2024 and in the coming time.
In recent years, the People's Committee of Lac Thuy district has directed units and mass organisations to promote the popularisation of the Party's policies and resolutions and the State's laws, as well as issued guiding documents on local religious affairs.
The Hoa Binh Steering Committee for the organisation of the fourth provincial congress of ethnic minority groups held a meeting on October 29 to discuss the progress of preparations for the congress. Dinh Cong Su, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee chaired the event. The congress is slated for November 14-15 at the provincial Cultural Palace, expecting 250 official delegates.
Despite a low starting point, the mountainous district of Mai Chau has effectively implemented the National Target Programme on New Rural Development, resulting in significant improvements in people’s life and rural look.
Over the past years, Hoa Binh has systematically implemented the one-stop-shop and interconnected one-stop-shop mechanisms in processing administrative procedures, contributing to improving the efficiency of the work while promoting online public services.