(HBO) – The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hoa Binh province has recently partnered with the national centre for plant varieties and Thai Binh Seed Corporation to hold a conference on directing use of varieties and management of new pests in rice and citrus fruits in the province.
Delegates of the conference visited
the field demonstrations of some new rice varieties in Khang Dinh village, Yen
Mong commune, Hoa Binh city.
The conference reviewed the current use of rice and citrus
seeds in the province. The province has seen the increasing use of high-quality
conventional and hybrid rice but the percentage of use widely varies between
districts.
High-quality conventional rice has been cultivated across
81-90 percent of rice fields in Cao
Phong, Ky Son and Yen
Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city while hybrid rice accounted for a majority of
the rice areas in Lac Thuy district. The hybrid rice is regarded as suitable to
the province’s diversity in terrain, climate and soil.
There is also a growing trend of cultivating high-yield,
high-quality, and short-growth-duration varieties, making it easier for local
farmers in intensive farming, increasing productivity and land use.
Hoa Binh has developed a wide range of citrus varieties in
order to suit the local farmers’ needs to grow the fruits throughout the year
and reduce price drops due to abundant supplies. Most of the citrus varieties
had been piloted in small farms before grown in large areas, so they developed
well in local soil condition and weather.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) factory at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh province on April 13. The electronic PCB factory is invested by Japan's Meiko Group at a total cost of 200 million USD.
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.
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