(HBO) – Farmers in Hoa Binh province are happily entering the harvesting season of their main crops of agricultural products as they are enjoying increases in both consumption and prices. In addition, many plants have bumper crops with stable productivity and safe quality.
Famers in Dich Giao commune, Tan Lac district collect melon.
Along with big wax
gourd and pumpkin growing areas such as Tan Lac, Yen Thuy and Lac Son, areas
that grow melons of different kinds like Kim Boi and Mai Chau are at the end of
harvesting season, with good consumption.
Regarding production
and consumption in the spring crops, Nguyen Hong Yen, head of the provincial cultivation
and plant protection sub-department, said that production is quite good, and
the weather is favourable for harvesting. The structure of crops continues to
be converted to meet market demands, with the focus on crops that produce high
economic values such as wax gourd, pumpkin, water melon and cucumber.
Therefore, concentrated production areas have been formed, thus bringing about
high income for locals, such as melon growing areas in Kim Boi, Mai Chau, Yen
Thuy, Lac Thuy and Tan Lac districts.
Prices of agricultural
products are 20-30 percent higher than those of previous years. The
productivity of cucurbits is estimated at 25 tonnes per hectare, melons at
18-20 tonnes a hectare, vegetables at 12-18 tonnes a hectare. In terms of
value, each hectare of wax gourd and melons can bring about 180-220 million
VND. To date, about 1,500 hectares out of 5,400 hectares of crops in the
province are in harvesting season.
Local farm produce
enjoys stability in terms of productivity, quality and consumption. A half
volume of agricultural products is sold in the province, and the remaining is sold
in other localities. The good consumption of the products has helped locals
feel secured in production./.
According to data from the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, the industrial production index for the first six months of 2025 is estimated to have increased by 20% compared to the same period last year. This marks the highest year-on-year growth rate for this period since 2020.
In the first six months of 2025, Hoa Binh province’s export turnover was estimated at 1.145 billion USD, marking an 18.11% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Import turnover was estimated at $ 804 million, a 17.15% increase, which helped the province maintain a positive trade balance.
The lives of the ethnic minority farmers in Tan Lac district have gradually improved thanks to the new directions in agricultural production. This is a testament to the collective strength fostered through the professional associations and groups implemented by various levels of the district’s Farmers’ Union.
With the motto the "product quality comes first,” after nearly one year of establishment and operation, Muong village’s Clean Food Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative, located in Cau Hamlet, Hung Son Commune (Kim Boi district), has launched reputable, high-quality agricultural products to the market that are well-received by consumers. The products such as Muong village’s pork sausage, salt-cured chicken, and salt-cured pork hocks have gradually carved out a place in the market and they are on the path to obtaining the OCOP certification.
In the past, the phrase "bumper harvest, rock-bottom prices" was a familiar refrain for Vietnamese farmers engaged in fragmented, small-scale agriculture. But today, a new spirit is emerging across rural areas of Hoa Binh province - one of collaboration, organisation, and collective economic models that provide a stable foundation for production.
Maintaining growing area codes and packing facility codes in accordance with regulations is a mandatory requirement for agricultural products to be eligible for export. Recently, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province has intensified technical supervision of designated farming areas and packing facilities to safeguard the "green passport" that enables its products to access international markets.
