(HBO) – On these days, grapefruit growers throughout the Muong Bi region begin entering a new harvest season. Thanks to the active application of scientific and technological advances, proper care and favourable weather, the quality of grapefruit is increasingly improved. This year, local growers have taken advantage of social networks and online sales methods to actively find markets, with hope for a good harvest and stable prices.
Farmer in Dong Lai commune (Tan Lac) harvests
red-flesh grapefruit at the beginning of the season.
As the harvest season comes, the Tan Dong organic grapefruit
growing and service cooperative promote its role in connecting, finding
markets, and ensuring product sales for its members.
Tran Hong Nang, director of the cooperative said after the
COVID-19 pandemic, cooperative members have been more proactive and responsive
in coordinating and uniting to find markets and make most of online sales
channels on zalo and facebook social network platforms, and e-commerce trading
platforms to reach more potential customers. They have also been equipped with
knowledge and legal regulations on the production and business of safe
agricultural products and food; and guided with experience on production and
business models and processes and linkages to produce and consume safe
agricultural products and food.
Grapefruits of cooperative members are all grown in
accordance with VietGAP standards, he said, adding that the fruit is also a
provincial 3-star OCOP (one commune-one product) product, with a traceability
stamp and contained in a box printed with full information, the address of the
place of production. Therefore, this fruit is chosen by many customers, traders
and clean agricultural product shops in big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi
Minh City, when the harvest season comes.
Tan Lac district currently has over 1,500 hectares of citrus
trees, including over 1,100 hectares of grapefruits of all kinds grown in most
communes and towns. Bui Van Hien, head of district Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development, said that over the years, grapefruit trees have affirmed
their value, contributing to the socio-economic development of the district.
The district has many areas certified with VietGAP. To enhance the value and
preserve the local grapefruit brand, the district continues to effectively
implement brand management, maintain the supply of traceability stamps, use
packaging for units and cooperatives that meet standards./.
Over recent times, the implementation of the single-window mechanism for administrative procedure settlement in electronic environments at various units and localities has seen positive changes.
In Pa Co commune of Mai Chau district, apart from 82ha of 'shan tuyet' teas grown several decades ago, there are also ancient plants aged more than 100 years, mostly in Pa Hang Lon and Pa Co hamlets. The local tea with its distinctive flavour has become a consumer preference. Besides, the ancient plants are also favourite check-in places of tourists at present.
A working team from the Hoa Binh Party Committee led by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, inspected the preservation and promotion of the cultural values of the Muong culture and the making of planning for a reservation space for the Muong culture in Phong Phu commune of Tan Lac district on March 6.
Kim Boi district has been paying much attention to promoting role models in patriotic emulation movements.Developing role models helps identify outstanding individuals and organisations – exemplars of patriotic emulation.
The provincial People’s Committee has worked to accelerate the construction of the Hoa Binh – Hanoi highway and the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau section of the Son La highway, which received in-principle approval from the provincial People’s Council in 2021.
The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province, in collaboration with Military Region 3, held a ceremony in Yen Mong commune, Hoa Binh city, on February 19 to launch a tree planting festival on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon, and in response to the Government’s programme of planting 1 billion trees for a green Vietnam.