(HBO) – Statistics showed that average income of members of the veteran association in Thanh Luong commune, Luong Son district, was 29 million VND per person last year. There were six poor members in the association, accounting for 3 percent.
Nguyen Van On, a member of the
veteran association in Thanh Luong commune (Luong Son), has expanded his
farming area of citrus fruits.
We visited the family of Mr Nguyen Van On in Sau Thuong village,
an exemplary veteran who succeeds in economic activities. He now owns an
expanded area of 7,000 sqm growing Celastrus hindsii.
Local climate provides suitable conditions for growing Celastrus
hindsii so he can harvest the crops three times per year, earning about 60
million VND annually.
To improve income, he has transformed his garden into a farm
planting about 230 pomelo trees of different varieties, like Tan Lac pink
pomelo, Dien pomelo and pummel (green-skin pomelo), since 2015. The pomelo farm
expects to see first harvest in 2019.
Viewing economic development as a key task, members of the
communal veteran association have united and encouraged each other to initiate
new business models. Since 2015, the veterans have enlarged their citrus farms
to nearly 20 hectares, following the VAC model, a highly intensive method of
small-scale farming in which food gardening, fish rearing and animal husbandry
are integrated; integrated animal husbandry and aquaculture. Furthermore, some
members have also succeeded with businesses far from home, earning an income
ranging from 100 million to 200 million VND per year.
As of June 2018, the association have been authorised to manage
three credit provision groups to give its members easier access to soft loans.
These groups have offered some 4.7 billion VND in soft loan to the veterans.
Besides, association members have raised a fund of 166 million VND
with contribution averaging 834,000 VND per person. Notably, contribution of
each veteran in Sau Thuong village was valued at 1.068 million VND per person
in average while Sau Ha village received 1.35 million VND from each person in
average.
Every year, the association teams up with other organisations to
open 3 – 4 training courses that introduce new advanced agricultural technology
to the members./.
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.
