HBO – Nguyen Hong Yen, who manages the Linh Dung organic farm in Dong Ngoai hamlet of Vinh Tien commune (Kim Boi district), is considered the first Vietnamese planting organic citrus. His farm’s citrus fruits were recently recognised by the NHO- QSCERT as organic products in conformity with Vietnam’s organic agricultural requirements TCVN 11401:2015.
Nguyen Hong Yen (right) is the first Vietnamese receiving
NHO- QSCERT certificate for organic production facility TCVN 11041:2015.
Along with research and
tests, Yen has applied organic cultivation techniques in his citrus trees at
the 3.2ha farm. According to him, the soil here is used for forest plantation
and not affected by chemical cultivation. Citrus trees are watered with clean
spring water and cared with organic and biological fertilisers, pesticides and
herbicides.
With organic cultivation
methods, Linh Dung farm’s citrus fruits are recognised with five yeses, five
noes, and three safe, including having organic certificate, having food safety
certificate, having field diary, having clear origins and having packing and
label; no stimulants, no chemical fertilisers, no preservatives, no chemicals,
and no genetically modified organism; and safe for producers, consumers and the
eco-environment.
After three years, Linh
Dung has become the first citrus farm in
Vietnamreceiving the certificate of the NHO-QSCERT –
Vietnam’s leading organisation on
assessing and certifying Vietnamese organic standards TCVN 11041:2015.
At present, the farm is
harvesting lemons with an output of more than 4 tonnes and sold at the price of
30,000 VND per kg at the orchard. The farm’s total yield of oranges, grape
fruits and lemons is expected to reach 35 tonnes a year, which are registered
to be purchased by businesses.
However, to ensure his
organic products reach hands of consumers, Yen uses smart stamps which are
applied for the first time in agricultural products of provincial farms.
Together with organic
products, Yen is also providing consultations on GAP and organic cultivation
systems and serving visitors to the farm.
With his citrus orchards,
Yen becomes the first Vietnamese person planting organic citrus trees./.
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.