HBO – In 2018, Hoa Binh planted about 3,437 hectares of vegetable and bean of different kinds, up 18.9 percent over the previous year. With an average yield of 12-14 tonnes per hectare and output of 4,100 – 4,800 tonnes, the plants bring about an income of 80-130 million VND per hectare each crop for farmers, continuing to create more imprints in local agricultural production.
Up to now, the district has initially formed concentrated
vegetable production areas suitable to the ecological conditions of each
region, such as the one of gourd, pumpkin, cucumber, leek, bitter cucumber
and potato.
Besides, Kim Boi district has also developed citrus fruit
trees such as oranges, tangerines and grapefruit. As of early 2019, the total
area of citrus tree farm in the district was nearly 1,300 hectares, mostly in
the communes of Tu Son, Du Sang, Vinh Tien, Bac Son, Hung Tien, Kim Son, Nam
Thuong and My Hoa.
Chu Van Duong, head of Dong Ha village in My Hoa commune,
said that fruit trees are one of the priorities in the process of improving
gardens and transforming the structure of the cultivation sector in Dong Ha as
well as many other localities Kim Boi district.

The model of transforming a hodgepodge farm into orange and grapefruit
farm in Dong Ha village, My Hoa commune.
"Since 2013, my family pioneered converting nearly 1 hectare
of garden into orange and tangerine farm. Over the last two years, the farm has
regularly brought to the family an income of over 200 million VND each year,”
said Duong.
At present, Dong Ha hamlet has about 62ha of orange. Gardens
with mix plants have gradually been replaced with orange, grapefruit and some
kinds of crops with competitive advantages in the market.
Bui Van Dum, Chairman of Kim Boi district People's Committee,
said that the district People's Committee actively directed the implementation
of the scheme of upgrading trash gardens, considering it as a necessary motivation
to promote the process of transforming crop structure and restructuring the
cultivation sector of the locality.
In 2018, along with maintaining the area of developed
farms of 2017 at 100 hectares spanning 14 communes, the district converted another
82 hectares of mixed gardens, and supported farmers with over 19,200 high-value
fruit tree saplings such as longan, Dien grapefruit, Thai jackfruit, sapodilla,
mango, guava and custard apple, thus encouraging local famers to upgrade their
gardens and restructure crop structure.
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.
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