(HBO) – The Business Association of Hoa Binh Veterans (BAHV), founded in September 2017, has become a venue for war veterans to gather for a new front – the front of poverty reduction and contribution to the province’s development.
The
cage fish farming following VietGAP standards of veteran Pham Van Thuat has
attracted a number of BAHV members coming to learn from his experience.
Pham Van Thuat is an outstanding BAHV member in economic
development when he has adopted cage fish raising technique following VietGAP
standards. In 2014, basing on the provincial Party Committee’s Resolution 12 on
development of cage fish farming in the Hoa Binh hydropower reservoir, he
discussed the aquaculture with his family. At first, his company invested in
more than 20 cages in Voi hamlet of Thai Thinh commune. After two years, it has
developed three cage fish farming establishments with 250 cages in Hoa Binh
city and Da Bac and Mai Chau districts.
Thuat said cage fish farming is not simple, especially for
inexperienced persons. With the determination to build a quality and
prestigious brand for Da River fish, the company hired experts and agricultural
engineers to give guidance and transfer techniques. Its staff has also made
efforts to practice the farming following VietGAP standards.
Cage fish farming is difficult, but how the products enter the
market is also not easy. Therefore, Thuat has actively sought market,
introduced his products, and pledged clean fish supply for consumers. His fish
products such as lang (hemibagrus), dieu hong (Oreochromis
sp), ro (anabas), nganh (Cranoglanis
sinensis), and tram (Ctenopharyngodon
idella) have been sold in major markets like Hanoi, Hai Phong city
and Ho Chi Minh City and big supermarket chains like Big C. The company
produces 4 – 5 tonnes of fish per year, gaining 3 billion – 4 billion VND
(131,700 – 175,600 USD) in revenue.
Pham Van Thuat is only one of the many BAHV members who are always
dynamic and creative in seeking new directions for their business. Despite
difficulties, they have made efforts to legitimately enrich their families and
contribute to the society.
Among them, Nguyen Thanh Giam is a distributor of many high-end
tile and toilet accessories brands in Hoa Binh and Son La province. Meanwhile,
Thanh Bien is the owner of a chain of telecom services, entertainment centres,
and the Sao Mai education centre.
There are 240 BAHV members across Hoa Binh at present, including
50 business owners, five owners of cooperatives, 40 others with service
businesses, and over 100 doing farm-based economic activities.
Aside from supporting one another in economic development, the
BAHV members have also offered mutual assistance in daily lives. In the first
two months of operation, the association spent 40 million VND (over 1,700 USD)
on supporting four members affected by natural disasters.
With its meaningful activities, the BAHV continues to attract a
number of new members. The provincial association decided to set up 11 chapters
at the district level, and three of them have been put into operation,
contributing to promoting connection for economic development and poverty
reduction and ensuring social welfare./.
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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