The provincial Department of Industry and Trade developed a two-way trade model to enhance market access for the products of the ethnic minority people in Kim Boi and Lac Son district. The initiative aims at expanding distribution network for local essential goods.
The provincial Department of Industry and Trade
in collaboration with the People’s Committee of Da Bac district organise a
trade fair to introduce products by ethnic minority people.
In Kim Boi district, Bui Van Tron's household was
selected to carry out the model. His family has received support regarding
display equipment, marketing materials, and connections to distribution
networks. He said the assistance is meaningful as it has helped agricultural
producers establish market channels and bridge supply-demand gaps, adding the
model enables ethnic minority communities to access quality products at stable
prices.
The Phu Luong agricultural and services
cooperative in Lac Son district also engaged in the programme.
According to Quach Tuan Phong, head of
district’s ethnic affairs bureau, while ethnic minority communities produce a
wide range of agricultural goods, their market access remains limited.
Therefore, finding markets for the products is crucial.
Beyond mere product distribution, the programme
has improved businesses, cooperatives, and business households’ knowledge and
skills on brand building and market connectivity, he said.
Once a mountainous province facing many challenges, Hoa Binh has, after more than a decade of implementing the national target programme on new-style rural area development, emerged as a bright spot in Vietnam’s northern midland and mountainous region. In the first quarter of 2025, the province recorded positive results, paving the way for Hoa Binh to enter a phase of accelerated growth with a proactive and confident mindset.
Hoa Binh province is steadily advancing its agricultural sector through the adoption of high-tech solutions, seen as a sustainable path for long-term development.
The steering committee for key projects of Hoa Binh province convened on May 14 to assess the progress of major ongoing developments
A delegation of Hoa Binh province has attended the "Meet Korea 2025" event, recently held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, and the People's Committee of Hung Yen province.
Hoa Binh province joined Vietnam’s national "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme in 2019, not simply as a mountainous region following central policy, but with a clear vision to revive the cultural and agricultural values in its villages and crops.
From just 16 certified products in its inaugural year to 158 by early 2025, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in Hoa Binh province has followed a steady and strategic path. But beyond the numbers, it has reawakened local heritage, turning oranges, bamboo shoots, brocade, and herbal remedies into branded, market-ready goods - and, more profoundly, transformed how local communities value and present their own cultural identity.
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