(HBO) - Social enterprises (social enterprises) in the locality are a special group of the social organizations (in the form of non-profit organizations, businesses, households, cooperatives, production groups or private enterprises) to serve unmet needs, to create jobs and sustainable income for the easily vulnerable people, the ethnic minorities, the poor, women and so on. In our province, the Project to Support the Social Enterprises for the creative and sustainable rural development (SERD Project) has been implemented by CSIP Center in cooperation with the Provincial Farmers' Association in three districts with high rate of the poor households. They include Tan Lac, Lac son and Yen Thuy districts. The project has been making positive contributions to the socio-economic development in the province.
The chicken cooperative in Dam village, Yen
Nghiep commune (Lac Son) needs the income for the production and business to
increase income and create jobs for local laborers.
The group of people who are interested in raising
indigenous chicken in Dam village, Yen Nghiep commune (Lac Son) was established
in late 2016. The group have gathered and attracted eight members. The members
mainly support each other in terms of technical knowledge, investment capital
for the production managed by themselves.
The Cooperative Group growing red pomeloes in
Tan Huong Village One, Thanh Hoi Commune
(Tan Lac) was established in 2016 with 14 members. The main activities of the
group are to help each other to share experiences in taking care of the citrus
fruit and supporting the market price information. In the group, there are 28
direct production workers (middle aged or older) who are hired by the local
members and paid daily (150,000 VND a person a day).
Similarly, the group of people who are
interested in raising chicken in the hills in Mu hamlet, Yen Nghiep commune
(Lac Son) is led by Mr. Bui Van Thiet with 5 households. The Agriculture and
Forestry Cooperative of Bao Hieu commune (Yen Thuy), managed and oparated by
Mr. Bui Quy Hoi, has also received the intervention of the project. At this
time, in the three intervention districts (Tan Lac, Yen Thuy and Lac Son), the
project has implemented the intensive support for 16 production and business
units in the fields of agriculture, service and tourism. . These are social
enterprises operating in the form of small and medium or micro enterprises,
individual business households, cooperatives, business groups with the low
income, in the remote areas.
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.
