(HBO) - The Phu Cuong – Song Da agro-fishery product processing and producing co-operative in Thinh Minh commune in Hoa Binh city on March 22 shipped 20 tonnes of banana with growing-area codes to China. This is the first shipment of the co-operative in this year after COVID-19 broke out.
A member of co-operative packs banana for
exports.
The co-operative
specialising in agriculture has about 25 ha under banana trees, yielding 750
tonnes per year. In 2021, it is set to export 800 tonnes of the fruit to China.
The
production, processing and packaging are carried out under VietGap standards
and ensure food safety.
The
issuance of codes for fruit-growing area is stipulated in Article 64 of the Law
on Crop Production (Law No. 31/2018/QH14), which took effect on January 1,
2020. To receive such codes, the growing areas must satisfy various requirements.
Plants must
be grown in suitable areas and locatable. They have to be of the same variety
and taken care of under identical process to be able to resist diseases.
Farm log is
needed to keep track on the use of pesticide. The areas are also recognised to
have applied Good Agricultural Practices (GAP).
Alongside
codes for growing areas, there are codes for packaging facilities, a
requirement for phytosanitary implementation.
Some
localities in the north have been successful in using the codes for areas
growing longan, lychee, banana, watermelon and dragon fruit for exports, namely
Hai Duong and Bac Giang.
In Hoa
Binh, activities on the granting of codes for growing areas and packaging sites
have been piloted since 2019.
To date,
nine zones with a combined area of 76.3 ha and seven packaging facilities have
received such codes. In 2020, some 120 tonnes of Son Thuy longan in Kim Boi
district and 180 tonnes of banana of Hoa Binh city were officially shipped to
the northern neighbour./.
Dao Village’s honey – a product certified with a 3-star OCOP (One Commune One Product) rating by Thong Nhat Agricultural Cooperative in Dao Village (Hoa Binh City) – is highly regarded by consumers for its quality, richness, and variety in packaging. The distinctively sweet taste of Dao Village’s honey leaves a lasting impression on anyone who has tried it.
In alignment with Project No. 07-DA/TU, issued by the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on November 1, 2021, Lac Thuy district has actively promoted investment and supported the sustainable development of its industrial and handicraft sectors during the 2021–2025 period. Alongside this, the district has remained committed to preserving and revitalising traditional craft villages.
Located in the northern part of Lac Thuy district, with a temperate climate and fertile soil, Phu Thanh commune has great potential and advantages in growing tea. The long-standing experience, combined with strict adherence to organic farming practices in the tea gardens, ensures that the dried tea products from Phu Thanh and Lac Thuy as a whole are sold out immediately upon production, providing a stable and prosperous life for the local people.
Amid efforts to streamline the administrative apparatus, Hoa Binh province has intensified measures to address challenges in land clearance, resettlement support, and infrastructure investment, aiming to speed up the progress of key projects.
Hoa Binh province has posted an unprecedented economic growth rate of 12.76% in the first quarter of 2025, marking its highest quarterly performance to date and positioning it as the second fastest-growing locality in the country, trailing only Bac Giang province.
Under current regulations, products in the One Commune – One Product (OCOP) programme that are rated three stars or higher must undergo re-evaluation every three months. However, in reality, some of these products fail to consistently meet the required standards, raising concerns about the sustainability of their OCOP certification. This underscores the urgent need for producers to enhance product quality and gradually develop their OCOP products into strong, marketable brands.
