(HBO) – This year, Hoa Binh has seen considerable progress in quality management of agricultural production inputs and food safety. The province has also promoted more flexible agricultural production, distribution of farm produce and capacity building for local farmers and agribusinesses.
Thanh An organic agricultural cooperative, located in Nhon Trach Commune, Hoa Binh’s Luong Son District, now cultivates more than 10 hectares of VietGAP-standard and organic vegetables.
To date, Hoa Binh’s authorities have granted food safety, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and organic certificates for a total of 3,525 hectares of fruits and 561 hectares of vegetables of different kinds.
Food safety and GAP certificates have also been granted to 1,945 fish cages and 22 livestock farms. Three agribusinesses have cooperated with pig farming households, supplying to the market about 19,500 tonnes of pork a year./.
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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