(HBO) – Promoting the pioneering role in the local economic development movement, members of the war veterans’ association in Hoa Binh city have actively learned and created effective economic models to bring high incomes for locals.
In 2019, the average income of each
member reached 57 million VND, while the poverty rate declined to 0.32 percent.
Officials of the city’s war veterans’ association
share experience to develop cow breeding while visiting Dan Chu agriculture
cooperative.
After the mergence with Ky Son
district, the association has a total membership of 7,738. Over the past years,
it has encouraged members from the grassroots level to develop effective
economic models. Local war veterans have made use of the geographical location
of Hoa Binh city as an economic centre of the province with convenient trade
and goods transport to boost sales of local products and expand diverse
economic sectors.
The whole city counts 252 economic
models focusing on the development of agriculture, forestry and trade services,
contributing to the creation of jobs for the local labour force. More than 1,600
members have an average income of about 4.5 million VND per person per month.
Annually, the association
cooperates with departments and trade unions to open 3-4 refresher and
technology transfer courses to attract new members, as well as organise tours
to learn experience from effective and creative economic models.
In 2019, it cooperated with the
Social Policy Bank to help 1,097 households access loans worth 23.86 billion
VND.
It also made effective use of the
145 million VND capital sourced from the Central Committee of the Vietnam War
Veterans Association to create jobs for poor members./.
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.
