(HBO) - Binh Thanh Commune - new orange fruit growing of Cao Phong District, has been growing citrus fruit trees for about 10 years. Mr. Bui Tien Ban, living in Mo Village 2 is considered to be the first person to plant orange trees in this area.
Orange fruit trees started growing in Binh Thanh in 2008. Up till now, the
area of citrus fruit trees, mainly orange trees, has reached nearly 40
hectares, of which there are about 25 hectares in the exploitation period, 10
hectares in the growing and developing period. Among the orange growers in Binh
Thanh commune, besides Mr. Bui Tien Ban, Mr. Duong Nhu Mung is another typical
grower. He has orange and pomelo trees planted in the area of 11 hectares.
There are about 30 citrus fruit growers, which can be established Nhat Minh
cooperative commune producing and consuming oranges with 16 households.
Orange orchard of Bui Tien Ban, Mo Village 2, Binh Thanh commune,(Cao Phong) with billions of dollars in revenue a year.
Nowadays, no one doubts the suitability and adaptability of these citrus
fruit trees in this new land. According to the local orange and tangerine
growers, the natural condition is quite favorable with less rime. Especially,
the results of the soil and water samples analyzed and tested have ensured that
the condition is really good for irrigation and growing. This is the most
important facts for the households to continue expanding the orange growing
area with a high quantity. This crop, the gardeners calculate that the quantity
of orange and tangerine fruit trees can reach up to 50 - 60 tons / ha.
Thanks to the development of the safe orange growing area applying of
VietGAP production process, oranges and tangerines are trusted and highly
appreciated by customers in the markets in and outside the province. The
selling price at the gardens is kept at 22,000 VND/ kg with the view of consumption
in the systems of Clean Food stores.
With the stable price, the high quality of VietGAP oranges in Binh Thanh
commune has remained constant. More and more growers are investing in growing
fruit trees complying with the safety standards. Among them, Bui Tien Ban’s
orange garden in Mo Village 2 has been appointed as one of the most beautiful
orange orchards at Orange Festivals in Cao Phong district.
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.
