(HBO) – Since 2016, tissue culture sugarcane has been put into production in Hoa Binh province to gradually replace the local purple sugarcane variety which has been degraded through many years of cultivation. This model is part of a project replacing the purple sugarcane variety with tissue culture sugarcane implemented by the local centre for application of scientific-technological advances.
Farmers
in Treo Ngoai hamlet, Nam Phong commune (Cao Phong district), grow tissue
culture sugarcane, which has proved superior economic efficiency.
By now, harvest has completed on all the areas
under tissue culture sugarcane, with each stalk sold for 5,500 to 6,000 VND,
bringing a profit of about 50 percent for growers.
Hoa Binh localities have been expanding the growing area and
directing farmers to proactively seek markets.
Vu Quang Hung, head of the agriculture and rural
development office in Tan Lac district said the sale of purple sugarcane is
facing difficulties, with prices lower than that of tissue culture plants by
about 2,000 VND each stalk.
After three years of implementing the cultivation
of tissue culture sugarcane in Cao Phong, Tan Lac and Yen Thuy district, Hoa
Binh has expanded the growing area to 145 hectares.
Specifically, Cao Phong district now has 35.67
hectares under tissue culture sugarcane, Tan Lac 73 hectares, and Yen Thuy 33.2
hectares.
Though still modest, the cultivation of tissue
culture sugarcane has helped remove difficulties in production and sales of
purple sugarcane in recent years. The province currently has 3,000 ha under
purple sugarcane.
The project of replacing purple sugarcane with
tissue culture sugarcane was carried out by the local centre to conserve the
gene of purple sugarcane using Invitro technology. The cultivation of tissue
culture sugarcane was first implemented in Tan Lac and Cao Phong districts.
Tissue culture sugarcane has received good feedback on the market on its
quality. This is an important prerequisite for the province to expand the
cultivation of this plant./.
Once a mountainous province facing many challenges, Hoa Binh has, after more than a decade of implementing the national target programme on new-style rural area development, emerged as a bright spot in Vietnam’s northern midland and mountainous region. In the first quarter of 2025, the province recorded positive results, paving the way for Hoa Binh to enter a phase of accelerated growth with a proactive and confident mindset.
Hoa Binh province is steadily advancing its agricultural sector through the adoption of high-tech solutions, seen as a sustainable path for long-term development.
The steering committee for key projects of Hoa Binh province convened on May 14 to assess the progress of major ongoing developments
A delegation of Hoa Binh province has attended the "Meet Korea 2025" event, recently held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, and the People's Committee of Hung Yen province.
Hoa Binh province joined Vietnam’s national "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme in 2019, not simply as a mountainous region following central policy, but with a clear vision to revive the cultural and agricultural values in its villages and crops.
From just 16 certified products in its inaugural year to 158 by early 2025, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in Hoa Binh province has followed a steady and strategic path. But beyond the numbers, it has reawakened local heritage, turning oranges, bamboo shoots, brocade, and herbal remedies into branded, market-ready goods - and, more profoundly, transformed how local communities value and present their own cultural identity.
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