HBO – Visiting Quyet Chien commune, Tan Lac district, this time, we made an appointment with Dinh Thi Quyet, head of the Quyet Chien Cooperative. Although it was established recently, the cooperative supplies several tonnes of organic vegetables for the Hanoi and Vinh Phuc markets everyday.
Dinh Thi Quyet prepares
chayote shoots to be sold at wholesales markets in
Hanoi.
Located nearly
1,000 metres above the
sea level, the Quyet Chien commune has cool climate suitable with many kinds of
vegetables. Many years ago, several companies eyed this land to plant
vegetables and considered it a "miniature of Da Lat”.
Thanks to these advantages, over the past time, the
province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and other
organisations have carried out many projects supporting the development of
organic farming of vegetables in the area. With the hope to switch to
profitable crops, Quyet and other households have actively participated in
these projects. Talking to us, Quyet said: "locals have planted forests, corns
and other food crops on this land for generations. However, these crops produce
low economic efficiency. So it is difficult for us to escape from poverty.
After being trained, I began planting vegetables on nearly 5,000sq.m of land
owned by my family. Participating in the project, we received assistance in the
form of seeds, capital and more importantly, we gained access to advanced
cultivation technologies from experts and different regions, so that we can
learn from experience and determine our own ways. Among the vegetables planted
here, chayote is the most suitable in terms of climate and cultivation
conditions and customs of mountainous residents. Chayote is easy to plant with
little care and prolonged harvest, so we have regular incomes”.
Quyet also visited wholesales markets in Hoa Binh city
and
Hanoi to
seek consumption partners. She learnt that many people liked chayote shoots and
the price remained stable. She set up direct ties with dealers at these
markets, and then purchased vegetables of locals and hired cars to transport to
dealers in
Hanoi.
Quyet said, "Along with vegetables planted on my
family’s 5,000sq.m land, I buy vegetables of villagers. When they trust in me,
they want to sell at stable volume and prices. When delivering vegetables for
distributors, the price is sometimes low due to several objective reasons, but
to maintain stable supply, I myself have to bear the loss, so that villagers feel
secured to continue their plantation”.
Sharing her experience in planting organic vegetables,
Quyet said: "unlike in other areas, in our place chayote shoots can be harvested
all the year round. As the area is surrounded by rocky mountain, we do not have
to water regularly and fertilise much. The plant also suits local soil and does
not attract pests. Therefore, the organic plantation is pretty easy”.
When the Quyet Chien cooperative was established,
Quyet was elected as its head. At that time, 30 households participated in the
cooperative with the understanding that they can only gain a firm foothold on
the market by planting clean and organic vegetables. At present, together with
chayote, the Quyet Chien cooperative also received help to farm off-season
turnip and cabbage./.
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.