(HBO) - Hung Thi is one of the six difficult communes of Lac Thuy district, 90% of its population are Muong ethnic minority people. Their lives are still very difficult, and the economy is mainly dependent on forestation and livestock. Recognizing the economic benefits of lemongrass and its stable market consumption, the Committee and authorities of Hung Thi commune propagated and mobilized the local people to put lemongrass plants into growing on the land area of riverbank and hills. This makes the life of the farmers become quite well.
Lemongrass brings the income to the local
people of Tram village, Hung Thi commune
Talking to Mr. Pham Van Toan, the Head of
Tram village, we learn that: Up to now, the whole commune of Hung Thi has over
100 hectares of planting short hybrid lemongrass. This kind of plant is easy to
grow, easy to care, with nearly no disease; it can give high yield with the
time from planting to harvest of only 4.5 - 5 months. Two months later, another
crop can be collected. The harvesting period of lemongrass to be replanted is
after 3 years. On average, 1 hectare of lemongrass will be harvested for 5-7
crops, after deducting all the expenses, the farmers can earn the profit from
100-140 million VND / hectare.
For the people of Tram village, the village
9, the hamlet 8 and Mang village, at present, some house have about from some
perches to 1 hectare planting lemongrass, some other houses have up to 5 - 7
hectares. All products were collected by Mr. Pham Van Toan, the Head of Tram
village with prices ranging from 6,000 to 6,500 VND / kg, then they will be
sold to major wholesale markets in Hanoi and Vinh Phuc. According to Toan's
share, on average, he buys more than 2 tons of lemongrass roots every day. For
the months prior to Tet holiday, there are some days he collected dozens of
tons of lemongrass, but that amount didn’t meet the need of the market. In
addition to growing lemongrass in river banks, replacing the field bottom
planting vegetables before, lemongrass is also planted at the edge of the roads
or hill areas; it can be planted scattered in the fruit trees to help limit
weeds and increase the income for the local people.
In the first quarter of 2024, the credit institutions in the province have actively deployed the legal documents of the State and the State Bank relating to currency, credit and interest rates. At the same time, they have promoted the capital mobilization, focusing on the solutions to expand the credit investment along with strengthening the credit quality management, lending to priority programs to promptly meet the capital needs for export - business and consumer demand during Tet in 2024.
Outside the key economic region of Hoa Binh, yet Lac Son district has utilised its potential and strengths regarding labour, land, and transportation connectivity to attract investment to the locality, contributing to promoting socio-economic development.
In a move to expedite the execution and disbursement of the 2024 capital plan for ODA projects, aiming for a disbursement rate of over 90% of the allocated funding, the Hoa Binh People's Committee issued Document No. 483/UBND-KTN on April 3, 2024, regarding such efforts.
Nguyen Van Thap from Kim Duc hamlet, Vinh Tien commune, Kim Boi district, has built the brand of Hoa Qua Son for local fruits. His efforts have brought about income for his family and generated job opportunities for locals, helping hundreds of households escape from poverty.
The Hoa Binh administration was entrusted by the Prime Minister with a budget of 3.43 trillion VND (142.91 million USD) for investment in 2024. The provincial People's Council approved nearly 3.76 trillion VND, which has been meticulously allocated to projects, achieving 100% of the assigned capital plan.
Hoa Binh province has mobilised all resources to propel local agricultural products to make inroads into foreign markets, towards lifting the export turnover of key agricultural products to 137.8 million USD by 2030, accounting for 3.4% of the locality’s total export value of goods.
The locality aims to export farm produce to the US, the European Union, the UK, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.