(HBO) – Tan Lac district of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh is home to about 1,046 ha of pomelo, with 395 ha currently ready for harvest.
According to estimates of the People’s Committee of the district, productivity of pomelo in the 2018-2019 crop will be lower compared to the same period last year due to impact of natural factors. However, pomelo remains the district’s major plant with the most significant economic values.
Household cultivating Tan Lac red pomelo in Dong Tien village
(Dong Lai commune) harvest the fruit with delight. It yields high productivity,
high quality and its price stands at about 12,000-25,000 VND (0.15-1.07 USD)
per fruit.
Specifically, this year,
each ha of red pomelo yields an average of 35,000 fruits, equivalent to a productivity
of 30 tonnes per ha. With the most-common price of about 15,000 VND per fruit,
a crop generates an average income of 525 million VND (22,440 USD) per hectare.
For the green-skin pomelo,
with an average productivity of 15,000 fruits per hectare, or 20 tonnes per ha,
it is sold at 30,000 VND per kg, generating an income of 600 million VND (nearly
25,650 USD) per ha a crop.
A citrus festival and agricultural fair in the province is expected to
be held in mid-December 2018, which falls in the harvest time of Tan Lac
pomelo.
Therefore, the district is set to attend the fair with eight booths
introducing its staples like red and green-skin pomelo. Other farm produce such
as chayote, garlic, onion, and Quyet Chien organic vegetables, among others,
will also be on show./.
Once a mountainous province facing many challenges, Hoa Binh has, after more than a decade of implementing the national target programme on new-style rural area development, emerged as a bright spot in Vietnam’s northern midland and mountainous region. In the first quarter of 2025, the province recorded positive results, paving the way for Hoa Binh to enter a phase of accelerated growth with a proactive and confident mindset.
Hoa Binh province is steadily advancing its agricultural sector through the adoption of high-tech solutions, seen as a sustainable path for long-term development.
The steering committee for key projects of Hoa Binh province convened on May 14 to assess the progress of major ongoing developments
A delegation of Hoa Binh province has attended the "Meet Korea 2025" event, recently held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, and the People's Committee of Hung Yen province.
Hoa Binh province joined Vietnam’s national "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme in 2019, not simply as a mountainous region following central policy, but with a clear vision to revive the cultural and agricultural values in its villages and crops.
From just 16 certified products in its inaugural year to 158 by early 2025, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in Hoa Binh province has followed a steady and strategic path. But beyond the numbers, it has reawakened local heritage, turning oranges, bamboo shoots, brocade, and herbal remedies into branded, market-ready goods - and, more profoundly, transformed how local communities value and present their own cultural identity.
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