The agriculture and rural development sector of Hoa Binh has focused on restructuring its cultivation sector by converting areas of low-efficiency crops into crops that can bring higher economic value and meet market demands. It has also enhanced investment attraction, developed value chain-based production linkages, and took proactive measures to prevent and control diseases of crops.
Squash growing helps farmers in Doc Lap commune (Hoa Binh city) improve economic efficiency.
Localities in the province have proactively organised flexible and adaptive production, well-managed growing areas, and expanded consumption markets for agricultural products.
The total annual crop planting area in the province reached over 117,000 ha, equivalent to 100% of the plan. Of which, the area of citrus fruit trees reached over 10,200 ha with the output estimated at 210,000 tonnes in 2022 – 2023.
The locality has recorded high rations of mechanization application in agricultural production, reaching over 95% for rice cultivation and over 80% for other crops.
The granting of growing area codes has been accelerated with 58 growing area codes have been granted, including 33 codes serving export to China, the EU, New Zealand, the US and Australia.
In 2023, Hoa Binh exported 150 tonnes of sugarcane, 350 tonnes of banana, seven tonnes of orange, and 13 tonnes of lemongrass to China, the EU, and the Republic of Korea.
The scale of agricultural production chains has been increasingly expanded, including fresh sugarcane raw material areas for export in Tan Lac, Lac Son, and Cao Phong districts; and chili and passion fruit growing areas in Tan Lac, Lac Son, and Yen Thuy districts.
Some typical models that bring earnings of over 200 million VND (8,245 USD) per hectare per year include longan, sugarcane, and high quality rice growing models in Kim Boi, and Da Bac districts, and cucumber production chains for export invested by Pacific Co., Ltd and Hagimex Co., Ltd.
In recent years, Mai Ha commune in Mai Chau district has been making efforts to restructure its crops and livestock to improve production efficiency, enhance the quality of life, and increase income for local residents. Notably, the cultivation of watermelon in line with Vietnamese Goods Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards has helped local people escape poverty.
Hoa Binh province scored 43.5493 points in the 2023 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), ranking 20th out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 23 places compared to the 2022 list. The results show people's satisfaction with the effectiveness of implementing State policies and laws, local governance, and providing public services by authorities at all levels in the province.
With the motto of "polite, dedicated, professional, and lawful,” over the years, Phu Cuong commune in Tan Lac district has gradually improved the quality of processing administrative procedures, winning high satisfaction from local people and businesses.
Stretching over 300 meters, valued at hundreds of million dong and built to the new-style rural standards, a concrete road in De hamlet, Bac Phong commune, Cao Phong district, was completed by the end of 2023 thanks to the collective contributions of armed forces at provincial and district levels coupled with the active participation of military units stationed throughout the district.
Over the years, the People’s Committee of Lac Thuy district has issued many plans and programmes to speed up the administrative reform, aiming to better serve local people and businesses.
Kim Boi district is drafting 23 planning projects which are expected to help boost the local socio-economic development, attract investors, and mobilise resources for development, said Vice chairman of the district People’s Committee Tran Tuan Son.
They include the one on Bo urban area development until 2045, 20 zoning, and 12 on rural residential areas in communes.
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