With a focus on cash crop farming with science - technology application and brand building, Lac Thuy district is gradually increasing production value, improving people's life quality, and laying the foundation for sustainable socio-economic development.
Farmers in Phu
Thanh commune, Lac Thuy district, have reaped high profits from dairy farming development.
Implementing Plan No. 03-DA/TU, issued by the
provincial Party Committee's Standing Board on September 9, 2021, on developing
agriculture and promoting sale in association with building new-style rural
areas during 2021–2025, Lac Thuy has rolled out numerous measures. These
include reviewing and building specific plans, issuing action programmes suited
to local conditions, mobilising investment resources effectively, and
encouraging people and businesses to engage in modern agricultural production.
Lac Thuy is also taking the lead in developing
products under the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme. The district
currently boasts 23 OCOP products certified by provincial authorities,
including two with five-star national ratings. These products have not only
reached food safety standards but also secured VietGAP and production unit
certificates, meeting increasingly high market demand. In 2024, about 90% of
the district's key agricultural products are distributed through supermarket
chains and wholesale markets in Hanoi and other major localities.
Alongside production, the district has expanded
sale channels through e-commerce. Between 2021 and 2023, sales via the
Postmart.vn platform reached around 1.6 billion VND, primarily from chicken egg,
honeydew melon, bamboo shoot kimchi, and Dong Bong custard apple. Digital
technology is helping local farmers expand their market reach and gradually
adopt modern business methods.
As new-style rural area development remains a
central and ongoing task for Lac Thuy, the district has effectively mobilised
resources to upgrade rural infrastructure and improve the quality of life.
Investment has been prioritised for transport, irrigation, electricity,
educational, and cultural facilities. About 86% of agricultural land now has
access to irrigation, helping boost productivity.
Agricultural mechanisation is increasing,
especially in land preparation and harvesting, while attention has also been
paid to technology transfer and rural workforce training. From 2021 to 2024, 88
technical training courses were held with over 3,600 farmer participants, and
more than 1,000 rural labourers received vocational training. This has led to a
rise in skilled labour and helped create approximately 3,800 new jobs, thereby
increasing income and reducing the poverty rate.
As of 2024, Lac Thuy’s average income per
hectare of cultivated land reached 206 million VND (nearly 8,000 USD), a
1.25-fold increase from 2021. This reflects the district’s successful shift
from traditional to large-scaled commercial farming, with widespread adoption
of advanced techniques and new crop varieties.
The local agricultural structure has shifted
toward better balance and efficiency, with crop cultivation accounting for
nearly 50%, livestock farming about 28%, and the remainder forestry and
aquaculture. High-value specialised farming zones have taken shape, such as
safe vegetable areas, Song Boi tea plantations, and fruit orchards (custard
apple, longan, dragon fruit, macadamia). Signature products like Lac Thuy
chicken, Lac Thuy goat, Song Boi tea, and Dong Bong custard apple have gained a
foothold in the market both within and outside the province.
Vice Chairwoman of the district People’s
Committee Hoang Thi Thu Hang stated that Lac Thuy has fulfilled 13 out of 14
targets set in Plan No. 03-DA/TU. This achievement reflects the determination
and efforts by the entire political system and local people.
These results not only provide a strong
foundation for socio-economic development but also transform the rural
landscape towards modernity and sustainability. Moving forward, the district
will continue mobilising resources and accelerating digital transformation in
agriculture, aiming at a smart, sustainable, and high-value agricultural
sector, she added.
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.
As part of efforts to restructure and accelerate the development of its industrial and handicraft sectors, Hoa Binh province is focusing on the development of industrial parks (IPs) and industrial clusters (ICs) with synchronous infrastructure to attract strong investment.
