(HBO) – Smoother roads, busy trading activities and services, and prosperous villages with better economic conditions were our impression as we visited mountainous areas in Tan Lac in early Autumn when locals were busy preparing for the National Day festival.
In the summer-autumn crop this year,
farmers in mountainous communes of Tan Lac enjoyed bumper rice, maze and
chayote harvests. Their rice production was estimated at 0.56 tonne per
hectare. Maze farms, mostly in Quyet Chien, Lung Van, Ngo Luong and Bac Son
communes, also produced 0.55 tonne per hectares.
Chayote hub Quyet Chien, thanks to the
reform of cultivation technique and the application of VietGap standards, as
well as the formation of a cooperative, has developed its trademark and created
a sustainable agricultural value chain.
Tan Lac chayote vines have been put on
sale at big markets, and accessed restaurants and supermarkets in Hanoi and
some other provinces and cities. Therefore, economic conditions in Tan Lac have
been improved, increasing locals’ income and raising their living conditions,
especially among ethnic minority groups.
Farmers in Bieng village of Quyet Tien
commune in Tan Lac enjoy a bumper chayote crop with high prices
Improvement in infrastructure, health
care, socio-cultural system as well as stable security and order in mountainous
communes was another positive sign of the area. Statistics from the district’s
Office of Ethnic Affairs show that in 2017, 35 infrastructure works and
projects were built in the area at a cost of 17 billion VND, along with 19
other projects to assist the production with a total investment of nearly 3.5
billion VND.
In 2018, the district proposed to the
provincial People’s Committee 25 infrastructure projects with a total capital
of nearly 20 billion VND.
Efforts of mountainous communes in Tan Lac
in maintaining political security and social safety and order have been
recognised, as there were no complicated cases related to land conflicts,
compensation and ground clearance. The movement of community-based national
security protection has proved efficient, along with models of order-security self-management
in localities.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) factory at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh province on April 13. The electronic PCB factory is invested by Japan's Meiko Group at a total cost of 200 million USD.
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.
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