(HBO) - The provincial alliance of cooperatives, in coordination with the Hoa Binh branch of Viettel Post on August 18 held a virtual meeting to share information on longan supply and demand, and introduce longan cultivated by Son Thuy cooperative in Xuan Thuy commune (Kim Boi district).
The event saw the attendance of firms which are seeking partners in longan cultivation and consumption, along with the Son Thuy agricultural and service cooperative and other cooperatives also growing the fruit tree in the province.
Delegates of Son Thuy cooperative in Xuan Thuy commune (Kim Boi district) join the virtual meeting.
At the meeting, the Son Thuy cooperative introduced the scale and yield of its longan farms, as well as fruit packaging and transport methods. The cooperative has 41 members who grow longan on 34ha.
The fruit is grown under VietGap standards and rated as a three-star item of the province’s "One Commune, One Product" (OCOP) programme.
The cooperative’s longan output is estimated to hit eight tonnes per hectare this year.
Based on the information, participants discussed conditions to form partnerships in longan production and consumption. From August 18, businesses and consumers can buy Son Thuy longan on the voso.vn shopping platform run by Viettel Post.
Viettel Post representatives also provided participating cooperatives with skills to sell their products online on the voso.vn e-commerce marketplace. Of note, packaging must meet requirements when selling on the platform.
In the coming time, the province’s alliance of cooperatives will continue to join hands with Viettel Post Hoa Binh in helping its members sell their products online, particularly Phuc San taro, Phu Cuong sweet potato, orange varieties in Cao Phong, Kim Boi and Lac Thuy, and Tan Lac red-flesh pomelo, among others.
Once a mountainous province facing many challenges, Hoa Binh has, after more than a decade of implementing the national target programme on new-style rural area development, emerged as a bright spot in Vietnam’s northern midland and mountainous region. In the first quarter of 2025, the province recorded positive results, paving the way for Hoa Binh to enter a phase of accelerated growth with a proactive and confident mindset.
Hoa Binh province is steadily advancing its agricultural sector through the adoption of high-tech solutions, seen as a sustainable path for long-term development.
The steering committee for key projects of Hoa Binh province convened on May 14 to assess the progress of major ongoing developments
A delegation of Hoa Binh province has attended the "Meet Korea 2025" event, recently held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, and the People's Committee of Hung Yen province.
Hoa Binh province joined Vietnam’s national "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme in 2019, not simply as a mountainous region following central policy, but with a clear vision to revive the cultural and agricultural values in its villages and crops.
From just 16 certified products in its inaugural year to 158 by early 2025, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in Hoa Binh province has followed a steady and strategic path. But beyond the numbers, it has reawakened local heritage, turning oranges, bamboo shoots, brocade, and herbal remedies into branded, market-ready goods - and, more profoundly, transformed how local communities value and present their own cultural identity.
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