(HBO) - Implementing the Program of one product per commune (OCOP), Mai Chau district directed communes and towns to build typical products.
Brocade weaving products of Chieng Chau cooperative (Mai Chau district) are popular with foreign tourists.
In the 2019-2020 period, the district registered 7 products belonging to 3 product groups. They are fruits and vegetables of Tam Hoa Cooperative in Tam Hoa hamlet, Tan Son commune; consumption market in shops and supermarkets in Hanoi capital. Mai Ha wine, consumption market in the district, inside and outside Hoa Binh province. Phuc San taro of the interest group in the same commune planted and consumed mainly inside and outside the district. Purple garlic is located in Pu Bin and Noong Luong communes, which is grown by households and consumed inside and outside the district. Da river fish of interest group in Phuc San commune; consumption market inside and outside Hoa Binh province.
Souvenir products include brocade weaving products of brocade weaving cooperatives and Chieng Chau tourism services; domestic and export markets.
The rural tourism service group has Lac village homestay tourism product of the Lac village tourism and cooperative service. The cooperative specializes in serving domestic and foreign tourists.
In addition to the above 7 products, the District People's Committee guides communes and towns to select typical products and submit them to the competent authorities for evaluation and ranking in subsequent years.
Based on the registered products, Mai Chau district has 4 products on the list of products participating in OCOP program of Hoa Binh Province in 2019, including: brocade weaving products of Chieng Chau Cooperative; Mai Ha wine products of Mrs. Ha Thi Ton in Chieng Ha hamlet, Mai Ha commune; organic vegetable products of Tam Hoa agricultural service Cooperative in Tan Son Commune; Lac hamlet homestay tourism product of Cooperative service for agriculture, forestry and tourism in Lac hamlet. In which, there are 2 products supported to implement OCOP product standard point in 2019: brocade weaving and homestay tourism in Lac hamlet, Chieng Chau commune.
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.
