(HBO) - Muong Thang - Cao Phong has entered the early stage of the spring full of vitality. As the Lunar New Year (Tet) comes, oranges become ripe on hills. It is hard to find any street with kilometer-long lines of orange trees like Cao Phong town. Behind orange stalls along the National Highway 6 is a vast area of orange orchards. It is not wrong to state that Cao Phong is the capital of oranges in the north.
French visitors visit an orange
stall at the fifth Cao Phong orange festival 2019.
Cao Phong oranges are now
available at major supermarkets such as BigC, Vinmart, Metro, and have become
popular among customers. They were even served on flights of national flag
carrier Vietnam Airlines.
In order to sustainably develop
Cao Phong orange brand, product quality is a core factor apart from marketing
activities.
Amid fierce competition in the
market, several local units made breakthroughs with models to promote Cao Phong
orange brand, notably the union of Cao Phong orange cooperatives with four
member cooperatives. Each cooperative with own strengths partnered together to
gain power. The digital agriculture cooperative is in charge of producing and
marketing smart stamps to prevent counterfeits. Customers are also able to
trace the origin of the products via barcodes.
Ha Phong Cooperative made
breakthroughs when launching the model "Organic oranges in production chain and
processing products derived from fresh oranges”.
Impressive stories about Cao
Phong oranges prove that it is a valued brand. With the involvement of the
provincial Party Committee and authorities and creativity of local residents,
it is hoped that Cao Phong oranges will be shipped abroad in the near future./.
Dao Village’s honey – a product certified with a 3-star OCOP (One Commune One Product) rating by Thong Nhat Agricultural Cooperative in Dao Village (Hoa Binh City) – is highly regarded by consumers for its quality, richness, and variety in packaging. The distinctively sweet taste of Dao Village’s honey leaves a lasting impression on anyone who has tried it.
In alignment with Project No. 07-DA/TU, issued by the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on November 1, 2021, Lac Thuy district has actively promoted investment and supported the sustainable development of its industrial and handicraft sectors during the 2021–2025 period. Alongside this, the district has remained committed to preserving and revitalising traditional craft villages.
Located in the northern part of Lac Thuy district, with a temperate climate and fertile soil, Phu Thanh commune has great potential and advantages in growing tea. The long-standing experience, combined with strict adherence to organic farming practices in the tea gardens, ensures that the dried tea products from Phu Thanh and Lac Thuy as a whole are sold out immediately upon production, providing a stable and prosperous life for the local people.
Amid efforts to streamline the administrative apparatus, Hoa Binh province has intensified measures to address challenges in land clearance, resettlement support, and infrastructure investment, aiming to speed up the progress of key projects.
Hoa Binh province has posted an unprecedented economic growth rate of 12.76% in the first quarter of 2025, marking its highest quarterly performance to date and positioning it as the second fastest-growing locality in the country, trailing only Bac Giang province.
Under current regulations, products in the One Commune – One Product (OCOP) programme that are rated three stars or higher must undergo re-evaluation every three months. However, in reality, some of these products fail to consistently meet the required standards, raising concerns about the sustainability of their OCOP certification. This underscores the urgent need for producers to enhance product quality and gradually develop their OCOP products into strong, marketable brands.
