(HBO) - Mr. Nguyen Van Vin, the Chairman of Farmers Association of Yen Mong commune, said: "In recent years, the movement of farmers emulating economic development to change the structure of plants and animals for rising value on a hectare of cultivated area has been implemented very excitingly.”

The farmers in Moi Mit hamlet, Yen Mong
commune (Hoa Binh City) develop citrus plantation for high economic efficiency.
The Farmers Association of Yen Mong commune
has 9 branches with nearly 780 members. The Chairman of the Commune Farmers
Association added: "The number of families having farmer members is more
than 94% of the total households in the commune.
Making the goal of changing the structure of
plants and animals become real, in time supporting the farmers techniques, from
2017 to now, the Commune Farmer Association has cooperated with The Center for
Learning Community has opened 3 training courses, a short-term vocational
training course with practical contents, such as: extracting and caring of
grapefruits; raising gardening chickens; citrus planting techniques; integrated
pest disease management, etc. This is considered to be useful knowledge for the
localities that are promoting the improvement of mixed orchards and citrus
planting development in combination with farm- scale farming. In order to solve
difficulties of capital for farmers, at present, the Farmers Association has
provided credit with the Social Policy Bank for 124 member households with a
total amount of 2.2 billion VND.
Taking advantage of the local strengths of
the hills, available grassy area, from 2016, the Farmer Union of Bun village
has set up a "Cooperative group of raising cattle" with 10 household
members, the initial capital was 300 million VND, up to now, there have been 14
young cattle of buffalos and cows.
According to the statistics at the end of
2017, the whole commune has 280 members registered to run good production and
business at all levels, the result was that 74 families achieved good
production and business households. Of which, 5 good production households are
at the provincial level, 31 good production households are at the city level,
etc. In the area of the commune, there are many models of effective economic
restructuring, with the income of 200 - 300 million VND, even 500 million VND
per year. This active restructuring from farmers has contributed to the
economic development that has significantly improved their rural appearance.
Dao Village’s honey – a product certified with a 3-star OCOP (One Commune One Product) rating by Thong Nhat Agricultural Cooperative in Dao Village (Hoa Binh City) – is highly regarded by consumers for its quality, richness, and variety in packaging. The distinctively sweet taste of Dao Village’s honey leaves a lasting impression on anyone who has tried it.
In alignment with Project No. 07-DA/TU, issued by the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on November 1, 2021, Lac Thuy district has actively promoted investment and supported the sustainable development of its industrial and handicraft sectors during the 2021–2025 period. Alongside this, the district has remained committed to preserving and revitalising traditional craft villages.
Located in the northern part of Lac Thuy district, with a temperate climate and fertile soil, Phu Thanh commune has great potential and advantages in growing tea. The long-standing experience, combined with strict adherence to organic farming practices in the tea gardens, ensures that the dried tea products from Phu Thanh and Lac Thuy as a whole are sold out immediately upon production, providing a stable and prosperous life for the local people.
Amid efforts to streamline the administrative apparatus, Hoa Binh province has intensified measures to address challenges in land clearance, resettlement support, and infrastructure investment, aiming to speed up the progress of key projects.
Hoa Binh province has posted an unprecedented economic growth rate of 12.76% in the first quarter of 2025, marking its highest quarterly performance to date and positioning it as the second fastest-growing locality in the country, trailing only Bac Giang province.
Under current regulations, products in the One Commune – One Product (OCOP) programme that are rated three stars or higher must undergo re-evaluation every three months. However, in reality, some of these products fail to consistently meet the required standards, raising concerns about the sustainability of their OCOP certification. This underscores the urgent need for producers to enhance product quality and gradually develop their OCOP products into strong, marketable brands.