(HBO) - After nearly 3 years, we returned to Nieng village, Hung Thi commune (Lac Thuy), which is one of the 36 most difficult villages in the province. We feel a remarkable change in the the rural face, and the local people's lives have been improved significantly.

Ms. Bui Thi Phuong's family earned nearly 100
million VND from the model of acacia planting and animal husbandry.
Hung Thi Commune has promoted propaganda,
mobilized the local people to be more active, creative, exploring development
of economic models. In particular, the acacia tree is identified as the main
plantation with a total area of over 300 hectares, 60 hectares of the area
can be harvested. Most of the households maintain to plant on 1-2 hectares,
some households have expanded the area to over 10 hectares. The value of 1
hectare of acacia trees in the cycle of 5 years can be profited from 45 to 60
million VND, depending on the quality.
Besides promoting forestry development, the
households maintain and develop livestock and poultry with over 3,400 animals.
In addition, some new models such as citrus planting, chili planting are
invested to pilot planting by farmers. Since then, some typical households have
earned over 100 million VND per year, such as: the households of Mr. Bui Tien
Trung, Mr. Bui Van Thang C, Mr. Bui Thi Phuong, etc.
We visited Ms. Bui Thi Phuong's family, a
typical household in the economic development of the commune. Currently, Ms.
Phuong's family plants 9 hectares of acacia, 8 hectares of which is in the
business period. In addition, her family invested in wood furniture workshop.
Ms. Phuong said: "In the past, my family economy was mainly based on
agricultural production, that was so hard working but we could not live on.
Since 2011, I borrowed the loan from the bank to expand the area of planting
acacia and developing a variety of industries such as chicken farming,
household furniture processing, etc. Currently, acacia is identified as a main
plant, 1 hectare of acacia with the cycle of 5 years of good varieties can make
the earning of 45- 50 million VND. In 2017, the family earned over 100 million
VND from economic models. "
To help people access to preferential loans,
the commune cooperated with the bank to create conditions for more than 100
households to borrow with total outstanding loans of 4 billion VND. Every year,
departments, unions organize 2-3 training sessions, transferring science and
technology.
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.