(HBO) – Luong Son district has so far had eight products recognised as three-star One Commune, One Product (OCOP) products, including Thuan Phat free-range chicken, Tan Thanh pomelo, Viba banana, Lam Son honey, Luong Son mountain goat meat, Hung Tien duck egg, My Tan guava and My Tan pomelo. This creates an important driving force to develop OCOP products.
My Tan pomelos grown under VietGAP standard by My Tan
agricultural cooperative in Cao Duong commune, Luong Son district win favour
thanks to high quality and good packaging.
Adjacent to Hanoi and serving as a gateway to the province,
Luong Son district holds advantages to consume typical and quality farm
produce. It is also the only district in the province to have stalls
introducing and selling OCOP products of clear origin at reasonable prices,
contributing to expanding the market and drawing investment in high-tech
agriculture.
Do Quoc Huong, Director of the My Tan Agricultural Cooperative, said the cooperative
is now home to over 60ha of pomelo and 15ha of guava meeting VietGAP standards
and following eco-friendly and organic cultivation method.
To continue improving the quality of local farm produce,
farmers’ income, and building farm produce trademarks with high economic value,
the district defines that the standardisation of OCOP products must pay
attention to quality and high efficiency, turning them into strong local
brands.
To achieve the set goals, since the beginning of this year,
Luong Son district has launched training courses on building and carrying out
business plans, making dossiers to rate district and provincial level products.
For fresh food, it instructed farmers how to receive certificates for
production meeting safety standards, package and label products, apply for
traceability stamps, product codes and barcodes, and trademarks. The district
has also actively worked with units and businesses in and outside the province
to seek consumption markets./.
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.
