(HBO) – Hoa Binh province's Lac Son district has a total forestry area of 35,256 hectares, covering 60.7 percent of its natural land. Of the total area, 12,432.5 hectares has been put in the planning of special-use forest, along with 8,961 hectares of protective forest and 13,862.3 hectares of production forest. The ratio of forest coverage in the district is 53 percent.
Forest rangers in Lac Son conduct forest patrol in Vu Ban
town
Being aware of the significance of forest in socio-economic development, water
resources, environmental protection and climate change mitigation as well as
wood production and forestry product supply, over the past years, the
management and protection and well as the prevention of wildfire in Lac Son
district have seen good progress with only a small number of violation cases
and no hotspot in the field. The results are attributed to the drastic
management of the People’s Committees of the district as well as communes and
towns, the active consultations of the district ForestRanger Station, and
the close and responsible coordination of local authorities and forest owners.
With the aim of protecting the forests from the grassroots level, especially
the existing natural forest areas, right from the beginning of the year, the
People’s Committee of Lac Son district has directed relevant agencies, communes
and towns to apply urgent measures on forest management and forest fire
prevention, while strengthening communications in various forms to groups on
the significance of forest protection and development.
Local authorities have encouraged and persuaded local residents and forest
owners to plant large timber forests and switching small timer forests to large
timber forests in certain forest areas and planted forest areas in the
district. The district has also implemented the model of intensive large timber
forest plantation in Xuat Hoa commune.
Lac Son currently has 25 forestry varieties production and trading facilities
with 7 hectares of incubator, ensuring high quality varieties for forest
plantation. In the first six months of this year, the district planted 463.33
hectares of concentrated production forests, along with 14,800 scattered trees.
The locality harvested 475.26 hectares of concentrated planted forests with an
output of 22.5 c.m of wood and revenue of over 39.4 billion VND (1.71 million
USD).
The district has 498.7 hectares of forest receiving
ForestStewardship Council(FSC) licence in Tan My, Huong Nhuong,
Xuat Hoa, Binh Hem, and Yen Phu communes with good protection and
development./.
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.
