(HBO) – With great determination, tenacious efforts and innovative mind, Hoa Binh province has reaped significant results in implementing the national target programme on building new-style rural areas in the 2010-20, despite unfavourable start.
The province is among leading localities nationwide in
building new-style rural areas, as it was awarded the third-class Labour Order for
its outstanding achievements in the 10-year implementation of the programme.
Leaders of the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development survey a model of production
development in combination with new-style rural building in Lac Son district.
Ten years ago, the programme on building new-style rural
areas began in the province, with just two communes meeting 10 criteria.
Meanwhile, 124 communes fulfilled less than five criteria, and on average each
commune met 4.4 criteria. Some criteria remained difficult to satisfy, such as transportation,
irrigation, school and number of poor households.
Thanks to firm determination, the whole political system
strived to fulfil targets of building new-style rural areas. Even Da Bac, the
most disadvantaged mountainous district of the province, has made appropriate
steps for no one left behind.
After a decade, various measures were adopted to remove
bottlenecks in the implementation of the programme.
Rural infrastructure has been upgraded, along with
production and life quality. The political system has operated effectively and
living conditions of rural residents have improved remarkably.
In 2019, per capita income in the rural areas was over 32
million VND (1,385 USD) per annum, rising by 23.7 million VND compared to that
in 2011. The rate of poor households in the areas stayed at about 14.28
percent, a decline of 17.23 percent from 2011.
At the end of last year, the province had no commune meeting
less than 10 criteria, while each commune fulfiled 15.1 criteria on average. As
many as 88 out of 191 communes have been recognised as new-style rural areas,
or 46 percent of the total, surpassing targets in the Resolution of the 16th
Congress of the provincial Party Organisation.
Hoa Binh city has completed the programme while Luong Son
district has finished its dossier to seek the Prime Minister’s recognition as a
new-style rural district. Those are impressive accomplishments during the
10-year "revolution” in building new-style rural areas, which help the province
move towards higher goals, contributing to its comprehensive socio-economic
development./.
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.