(HBO) Having collective trademark certification for Lac Son Doi seeds since 2015, Lac Son district is completing the procedures and conditions for two years (2018 - 2019) to have two specialties, Lac Son chicken and citrus fruits certified.

Huong Nhuong Commune (Lac Son) is actively
expanding the commercial orange areas.
Ri chicken (Mo chicken) has been the
specialty chicken of Hoa Binh in general and Lac Son in particular for a long
time. Lac Son Ri chicken living in the limestone mountains, self-feeding,
having thin skin, low fat, firm and aromatic meat, are well-known and popular
with a lot of people. From 2016 up till now, the district has coordinated with
the Department of Science and Technology and some related organizations to
organize seminars on preservation and development of chicken breeds and to
compile dossiers so that the competent agencies can consider and certify the
brand. At present, Lac Son Ri collective chicken brand is waiting for
recognition. In the process of building the brand, raising chicken in each
household in the area has strongly developed in terms of quality and scale
through propaganda and advocacy. The total number of poultry in the district is
1.2 million. Promoting the establishment of a number of chicken co-operatives
such as Huong Nhuong chicken co-operative, chicken breeding in Chi Thien, Vu
Lam and Yen Phu communes with the scale of the number of 10,000 - 20,000.
The area of citrus fruit trees in Lac Son
district has increased sharply over the past five years. By the end of October,
2018, the district has had 638 ha, in which there are 339,03 ha of orange
trees, 24 ha of tangerine trees and 214,07 ha of pomelo trees. The area of
citrus fruit trees of 214.8 ha, including 128 ha of orange, 80 ha of pomelo,
6.8 ha of tangerine trees have been harvested. Initially, citrus orchards were
established in Huong Nhuong, Thuong Coc, Tan My, My Thanh, Van Son, Binh Chan
communes. Some cooperatives and cooperative groups have called the planting
orange tree households to establish the advertising and selling points to
self-seek the product consumption. Through the quality evaluation, the quality
of orange and tangerine designs here are not inferior compared with the quality
of oranges and tangerines planted in other localities in the province. However,
with the area and the production of citrus fruit trees in 2018 and in the
coming years is forecasted to be increased, the "output" and product
prices are farmers’ great concern. According to the aspirations of the
households making products, Lac Son district is conducting the survey to
promote the brand of oranges and tangerines.
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.