(HBO) - With the increasing sense of responsibility, Cao Phong orange growers in Hoa Binh province have actively applied good agricultural practices to produce clean products, for the purpose of quality and consumer health. The orange zone ensures food safety, thereby increasing.
Nhat Minh Agriculture and Service Cooperative
in Binh Thanh Commune, Cao Phong district, Hoa Binh province has a good market for its products thanks to the quality of oranges
meeting VietGAP standards.
Currently, Cao Phong district has 1,018.34 ha
of oranges that are produced according to VietGAP standards with 759 households
participating. Of which, in 2014, there were 15 households participating in
VietGAP certified area of 46.97 ha. In 2015, 100 households participated in
an area of 59.5 ha. In 2016, 120 households participated with an area of
141.89 ha. In 2017, there were 86 households participating in an area of
164.6 hectares. In 2018, the area of orange certified VietGAP increased
sharply, reaching 616.7 hectares. In 2019, VietGAP certified orange area
continues to increase by 45.9 hectares.
Mr. Bui Dang Khoa, Head of Agriculture and
Rural Development Division of Cao Phong district, Hoa Binh province said:
Producing oranges according to VietGAP standards helps the price to increase,
profits and product consumption of producers are more and more stable, while
forming the value chain of citrus fruit.
The Cao Phong district People's Committee has assigned the district DARD to
coordinate with the People's Committees of communes, towns, enterprises and
cooperatives to organize the implementation of the project to support Cao Phong
orange production and consumption. From 2017 to now, about 350 households with
400 ha of citrus fruit, 2 businesses and cooperatives have been supported.
Participants received technical assistance, agricultural materials and signed
product off-take contracts with enterprises.
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.
