(HBO) - The agricultural sector of Hoa Binh province has made great efforts during 2015-2020 to overcome challenges and basically complete tasks set in the Resolution of the 6th congress of the Party organisation at the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The locality’s agriculture sector has recorded comprehensive
and sustainable development with high added value and ability to adapt to
climate change, contributing to improving the living standards for residents
living in rural areas.
Provincial officials visit a booth
exhibiting high-quality farm produce of Lac Thuy district.
Hoa Binh achieved quite
comprehensive results in restructuring of agriculture over the last five years.
Many concentrated agricultural commodity production zones have been initially formed,
contributing to raising the average production value of each hectare of farm
land to 128.4 million VND (5,530 USD) per year, 2.4 percent higher than the set
target.
The locality’s livestock industry has proactively worked to control
diseases for cattle and poultry, while devising solutions to increase the
economic value of livestock of local strength such as pig, cow, buffalo, goat,
and poultry.
For the fishery sector, the aquaculture area has been expanded to 2,700 ha,
producing about 11,000 tonnes of products per year, double the output of 2015.
Meanwhile, the forestry sector has always overfulfilled annual
plans on forest planting, protection and development. The forest coverage in
Hoa Binh in 2020 stands at 51.5 percent, 3 percent higher than the set plan.
The sector’s annual growth averages 4.35 percent, twice as high as the
country’s growth rate.
Agricultural achievements made by the locality in the 2015-2020
period are expected to create an impetus for the agriculture and rural
development sector to make breakthroughs in the next five years.
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will pay
attention to improving the leadership of its Party organisation and promoting
the unity, while effectively implementing patriotic emulation movements and
campaigns, thus contributing to promoting high-added value and sustainable agriculture
development, and accelerating the building of new-style rural areas.
The sector aims to have 100 percent of administrative procedures handled properly
and ahead of schedule; and 100 percent of tasks assigned by the provincial
People’s Committee completed on schedule./.
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.
