Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
The green-skinned pomelos from Tan Lac district have been
packaged and labeled before being exported to the EU market.
Along with
this, the process of guiding the evaluation of the establishments for
certification of compliance with the safety conditions has been intensified.
Since the beginning of 2025, the Sub-Department has guided, evaluated, and
issued the food safety certification to 5 establishments involved in the
production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products; evaluated
and issued 2 certificates for the establishments selling pesticides, and 2
certificates for the establishments selling fertilizers in the province’s
agricultural supply businesses; and issued 16 certificates confirming the
product safety in the supply chain for agricultural, forestry, and fishery
businesses in the province. Additionally, technical support was provided to RYB
Company and ECO Company to export 12 tons of pomelos to the EU, UK, and US
markets.
In compliance
with Circular No. 38/2018/TT-BNNPTNT dated December 25, 2018, and Circular No.
17/2024/TT-BNNPTNT dated November 28, 2024, from the Ministry of Agriculture
and Environment, the Agriculture and Environment sector in Hoa Binh Province
has conducted the assessments and evaluations of 6 agricultural, forestry, and
fishery production and trading establishments. The results showed that 5
establishments met the standards, and 1 establishment did not meet the
standards.
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.
"Behind every One Commune One Product (OCOP)-starred product lies a quietly operating support system: technical staff, experts, trade fairs, and e-commerce platforms. OCOP cannot go far without forward-looking policy support," affirmed Nguyen Huy Nhuan, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province.
The economic landscape of Hoa Binh province continued its impressive upward trajectory through the first four months of 2025, according to a recent report from the provincial Department of Finance. The local authority has directed departments and sectors to keep close tabs on growth scenarios for each quarters and remove bottlenecks, striving to complete the set growth targets.
