(HBO) - Developing poultry farming in conformity with criteria of the "One Commune, One Product” programme in the northern mountainous region was the focus of an forum held in Hoa Binh province on December 4 by the National Agricultural Extension Centre and the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Farmers take part in
and give ideas at the event.
In 2020,
Vietnam has a total of 481 million of poultry, including 382 million of
chickens, or 79.5 percent.
By the end
of November, Hoa Binh had been home to 7.8 million poultry, which are mainly
local varieties of Lac Thuy and Lac Son districts.
For animal
husbandry, the OCOP programme helps promote specialties of each locality.
Locals and collectives are owners of brands and directly earn profits from
their products.
However,
the farming of specialty chicken varieties is primarily at households. They are
facing obstacles in terms of investment, technology, farming scale, production,
trade promotion and intellectual property registration.
At the same
time, the planning and development of specialty chicken varieties in keeping
with the OCOP programme in localities are lagging behind.
The forum
aimed to foster planning of farming areas and calling for the building of product
linkages; to develop poultry farms in a bid to add values to and diversify
products in line with the OCOP programme; and to re-organise production
activities and raise quality of products.
It also
offered chances for farmers to discuss with authorities, scientists and
businesses in an attempt to devise solutions to difficulties in poultry
farming, notably techniques to treat common diseases, application of scientific
and technological advances, and measures to meet OCOP criteria.
Through the
forum, firms, cooperatives and households were able to promote their products
on mass media platforms./.
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.
Hoa Binh province has mobilised all resources to propel local agricultural products to make inroads into foreign markets, towards lifting the export turnover of key agricultural products to 137.8 million USD by 2030, accounting for 3.4% of the locality’s total export value of goods.
The locality aims to export farm produce to the US, the European Union, the UK, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.