(HBO) – Hoa Binh province has reaped significant achievements in cultivation in the 2021-2023 period, with its production scale expanded, contributing to raising productivity, quality and competitiveness of local agricultural products.
The area of sugarcane in Hoa Binh has been maintained at 7,000 hectares between 2021 and 2023. In photo: A farmer in Hop Thanh commune, Hoa Binh city, tends to sugarcane in her field.
Hoa Binh’s total farming land stands at over 117,000 hectares each year, of which the area of cereal crops is 71,000 hectares with a combined output of more than 360,000 tonnes.
Citrus trees are mainly grown in Cao Phong, Kim Boi, Lac Thuy, Tan Lac, Lac Son, Luong Son and Yen Thuy districts, covering over 10,000 hectares, and yielding some 150,000 tonnes, with a value of 300-450 million VND per hectare each year.
Meanwhile, the area of vegetables amounts to over 14,000 hectares with an output of more than 200,000 tonnes per year. The area of sugarcane has been maintained at 7,000 hectares.
Hoa Binh has paid attention to plant restructuring, forming concentrated production zones in combination with the building of rural infrastructure and irrigation system, and facilitating the application of technical advances and mechanisation in production.
With the target of promoting mass, large-scale cultivation, models of connectivity in production and value chain have been formed in such districts as Da Bac, Kim Boi, Lac Son, Mai Chau, Tan Lac and Yen Thuy./.
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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