(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.
After more than four years of implementing a project launched by the Hoa Binh Party Committee’s Standing Board on developing agriculture and promoting product consumption linked with building new-style rural areas for the 2021-2025 period, the province’s industry and trade sector has made significant strides, greatly contributing to local socio-economic development.
Luong Son district has identified 2025 as the year for the accelerated breakthrough to successfully implement the socio-economic development plan for the 5-year period from 2021 to 2025. The district has been focusing on executing the plans and trying to achieve a GRDP growth rate of approximately 15%.
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.
Hoa Binh province saw a significant rise in state budget revenue in the first two months of 2025, heard a meeting chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Quach Tat Liem.
Ha Thi Ha Chi, a 26-year-old graduate in law, has taken an unconventional path by returning to her hometown in Mai Chau district to establish the Tong Dau Cooperative, creating stable jobs for local women and bringing Thai ethnic brocade weaving to the global market.
As the Lunar New Year 2025 approached, pork prices surged, creating a profitable season for farmers in Tan Vinh commune, Luong Son district. Taking advantage of the rising demand, Can Minh Son, a farmer from Coi hamlet, sold over 30 pigs at 69,000 VND/kg, each weighing more than 100 kg. After deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of over 50 million VND.
