(HBO) - Tien Phong commune in Da Bac district has 10 out of the 12 hamlets
being located by the Hoa Binh lake which has rich and diverse aquatic resources.
Therefore, more than 300 households have focused on developing caged fish farming with over 800 cages.
In 2018, Le
Dinh Hoi in Tup hamlet, Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district provided 6 tonnes
of fish to the market, earning 200 million VND in profit.
Caged fish farming was initiated in
the locality before 2000. However, as science and technology have not been
applied in the production process, and the consumption market is not stable, the
model has developed ineffectively.
From 2013, locals in Muc, Tup and Dieng hamlets has been focusing on developing
strongly caged fish farming models with varieties of Chien fish (Bagarius bagarius), Lang fish (Hemibagrus) and Tram den (Mylopharyngodon piceus). The profits from each cage developed effectively is estimated to be 20 - 30
million VND per year.
In order to encourage and support residents
in Tien Phong commune in particular, and those from other communes by the Hoa
Binh lake in general, the provincial People’s
Committee issued a decision on implementing policies to support caged fish
farming in the locality in the period of 2015 - 2020.
Accordingly, 142 local households have
been provided with 315 fish cages worth nearly 3 billion VND. In addition, the
commune has directed sectors and agencies to strengthen coordination in organising
training courses and transferring science and technology to attract the
participation of aquatic breeding households. Local people have been supported in accessing to preferential capital to expand
the model.
Xa
Van Thuc, Chairman of the communal People’s Committee, said per capita income
in the locality in 2018 reached 18 million VND, and the rate of poor households
was at 59.86 percent.
Therefore, the locality authorities have determined that caged fish farming is
a sustainable poverty reduction model to help local people improve their income
and promote poverty reduction.
In the first quarter of 2024, the credit institutions in the province have actively deployed the legal documents of the State and the State Bank relating to currency, credit and interest rates. At the same time, they have promoted the capital mobilization, focusing on the solutions to expand the credit investment along with strengthening the credit quality management, lending to priority programs to promptly meet the capital needs for export - business and consumer demand during Tet in 2024.
Outside the key economic region of Hoa Binh, yet Lac Son district has utilised its potential and strengths regarding labour, land, and transportation connectivity to attract investment to the locality, contributing to promoting socio-economic development.
In a move to expedite the execution and disbursement of the 2024 capital plan for ODA projects, aiming for a disbursement rate of over 90% of the allocated funding, the Hoa Binh People's Committee issued Document No. 483/UBND-KTN on April 3, 2024, regarding such efforts.
Nguyen Van Thap from Kim Duc hamlet, Vinh Tien commune, Kim Boi district, has built the brand of Hoa Qua Son for local fruits. His efforts have brought about income for his family and generated job opportunities for locals, helping hundreds of households escape from poverty.
The Hoa Binh administration was entrusted by the Prime Minister with a budget of 3.43 trillion VND (142.91 million USD) for investment in 2024. The provincial People's Council approved nearly 3.76 trillion VND, which has been meticulously allocated to projects, achieving 100% of the assigned capital plan.
Hoa Binh province has mobilised all resources to propel local agricultural products to make inroads into foreign markets, towards lifting the export turnover of key agricultural products to 137.8 million USD by 2030, accounting for 3.4% of the locality’s total export value of goods.
The locality aims to export farm produce to the US, the European Union, the UK, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.