(HBO) - With a hope to introduce Hoa Binh province’s agricultural products to the world, Banana Viba Cooperative in Lien Son commune, Luong Son district, has carried out closed processing from production to distribution following VietGAP standards, with a focus on building the "Banana Viba” brand.
Banana Viba was recognised as a three-star OCOP product by the provincial People’s Committee.
In 2019, Banana Viba was recognised as a three-star OCOP product by the provincial People’s Committee. The cooperative sells an average of around 1,000 tonnes of banana, earning over 10 billion VND a year.
Tran Trung Duc,
Chairman and Manager of the cooperative, said that the cooperative’s total area
of banana is over 25ha, of which 9.5ha are grown following VietGAP standards.
The material area of the cooperative has expanded to Kim Boi district, Hoa Binh
city and Hanoi. The cooperative has provided support in variety, capital,
technical issues and product distribution for its members. The members, in
turn, have to strictly obey production process.
The cooperative installs
automatic sprinkler systems and covers the growing area with nylon membrane. It
also invested in building a 1,000sq.m semi-processing factory. All purchased
products are semi-processed, classified and marked with traceability stamps.
The cooperative has
three rooms to ripen bananas with high technology with a maximum capacity of 5
tonnes a day. Bananas ripen naturally thanks to absolutely safe bio ethylene.
As the fruit is ripened at a temperature of around 20 degrees Celsius, all
vitamins and minerals are kept, and it has a bright colour and can be stored
for five days.
The Banana Viba
Cooperative also invested in building an incubator with a total area of
2,000sq.m to nurture strong young trees to proactively serve production.
With high quality and
bright skin, Viba banana has affirmed its prestige to consumers. At present,
the cooperative has over 1,000 partners nationwide, including such major
supermarkets as Vinmart and BigC. In the first half of 2020, it sold more than
600 tonnes of banana, earning 6 billion USD. Per capita income reached over 10
million VND per month.
The cooperative also generates jobs for 10 labourers
with a monthly salary of 5 million VND per person. Especially, in 2019, the
cooperative signed a contract to serve 2 quintals of banana a day on flights of
the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines. This is a great opportunity for
this kind of fruit to reach the world./.
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.
