(HBO) - Hoa Binh ranked third nationwide in managing food safety for agro-forestry-aquaculture products in 2022, according to a notice from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Officials of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
inspect production at Kim Boi joint Stock Company (Lac Thuy district).
With the goal of promoting agriculture development in the direction of safety
and efficiency; large commodity production associated with consumption; the
restructuring of agriculture and new-style rural building in connection with
tourism development, environmental and ecosystem protection, and response to
climate change, provincial authorities paid heed to organising campaigns to
popularise legal regulations on food safety with varies forms. These have
contributed to raising public awareness and creating social changes in the
issue.
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has directed the
Sub-Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Quality Management to
strengthen sampling in order to monitor the quality and food safety of
agro-forestry-fishery products produced and traded in the province. Those
violating quality and food safety were traced and handled in accordance with
legal regulations.
By the end of 2022, the provincial sub-department guided and granted food
safety certificates to 111 agro-forestry-aquatic production and business
establishments and supported 28 farming and breeding establishments certified
with VietGAP, GlobalGAP and organic standards.
So far, 147 farming, breeding and aquaculture establishments have been
certified of meeting VietGAP, GlobalGAP, and organic standards, and 87
organisations and individuals confirmed of meeting the standards of safe food
supply chain.
In 2022, as many as 14 enterprises, cooperatives and groups of cooperatives in
Hoa Binh exported 48,027 tonnes of products to China, Taiwan (China), Japan,
Australia, the Republic of Korea, the European Union, the Netherlands and
Germany, with a total revenue of over 1.24 trillion VND (nearly 52.9 million
USD), up 19.17% and 24.35% year-on-year, respectively./.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee has agreed in principle on a proposal by the Standing Board of the Party Committee of Hoa Binh city to gather feedback on the city’s 1:2000 zoning plan, which forms part of its broader urban development strategy.
Hoa Binh province has made notable progress in public administration reform and digital government development, with the satisfaction index among citizens and businesses reaching over 84%, according to recent government evaluations.
Thanks to great efforts by local authorities in recent times, the governance and public administration performance of Mai Chau district has been significantly improved.
In the afternoon of June 6, the Party Committee, the People's Council, the People's Committee and the Fatherland Front of Lac Son district solemnly held a meeting to celebrate the 139th anniversary of the district's founding (1886–2025) and the 79th anniversary of the establishment of the district's Party Committee (1946–2025). There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Van Thang, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Quach Tat Liem, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Ms. Dang Bich Ngoc, the Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of the province; as well as the former leaders of the province and district through various periods, who are the natives of the district.
Implementing the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science – technology, innovation, and digital transformation is a golden opportunity for the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh to renew growth model, improve competitive edge and shorten digital gap.
Resolution 57-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on December 22, 2024, identifies sci-tech, innovation, and digital transformation as strategic breakthroughs to build a developed and prosperous nation. In Hoa Binh province, this spirit is not just a slogan, it’s being put into action through concrete initiatives that form a "new development triangle”: digital citizenship, digital economy, and digital administration.