(HBO) – Following the successful exportation of fresh sugar cane to Japan in 2019, Hoa Binh province shipped 10 tonnes of the produce to Germany in early November despite the complex COVID-19 situation. This is viewed as an encouraging sign opening up a new development direction for local sugar cane in the time ahead.
The fresh sugar cane exported to Germany was purchased, processed, and packaged
by the Tien Ngan Investment and Trade Co. Ltd, based in Hoa Binh city.
The exported sugar cane, supplied by the Tung
Duong agro-forestry services cooperative in My Hoa commune (Tan Lac district),
has satisfied strict plant quarantine requirements. The successful shipment is
a considerable driving force for this cooperative, as well as many sugar cane
farmers in My Hoa commune as their produce has met high export standards.
Dinh Long Duong, Director of the Tung Duong cooperative,
said the commune has about 300 hectares of sugar cane, and that the export of
fresh sugar cane to foreign markets brings about great hope for the cooperative
and farmers.
The shipment to Japan, the US, and Germany
proved that the local sugar cane production process has been increasingly
improved to meet strict requirements of foreign markets. To better product
quality and promote exportation, Hoa Binh province has expanded the area of
sugar cane farmed using tissue culture, which has resulted in higher
productivity and quality.
The province is currently home to about 6,800
hectares of sugar cane, mostly in the districts of Cao Phong, Tan Lac, Lac Son,
Kim Boi, Yen Thuy, and Da Bac. The cultivation generated an average of 200
million - 250 million VND (8,700 - 10,900 USD) per hectare in income and 100
million - 140 million VND per hectare in profit, according to the provincial
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Hoa Binh is set to export 44 tonnes of sugar
cane to the UK and Germany in the time ahead.
Nguyen Hong Yen, head of the department’s
division for crop production and plant protection, said the exportation of
fresh sugar cane to some major markets will give a boost to other potential
agricultural products of Hoa Binh. It will also help attract domestic and
foreign investment to the production and processing of sugar cane and other
farm produce, thereby enhancing investors and consumers’ trust in the sugar
cane of Hoa Binh./.
Hoa Binh province scored 43.5493 points in the 2023 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), ranking 20th out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 23 places compared to the 2022 list.
Export turnover in March of Hoa Binh province is estimated at 160.596 million USD, up 0.65% compared to the previous month; accumulated in the first quarter of 2024 reached 477,568 million USD, an increase of 36.39% over the same period, reaching 23.88% of the yearly plan.
More than 1.3 trillion VND (52.26 million USD) had been collected to the state budget in January, accounting for 153% of the amount recorded in the same time last year, statistics from the provincial People’s Committee showed.
With a rise in number and improvement in production and business efficiency, companies, cooperatives, and business households in Lac Son commune have made important contributions to the transformation of economic structure and economic growth of the locality, creating jobs, joining hands in dealing with social issues, and helping increase State budget collection of the district.
Kim Boi district of Hoa Binh province has identified the movement to encourage farmers to emulate in production and business, unite to help each other get rich and reduce poverty sustainably as one of the three key emulation movements, according to Chairman of the district Farmers' Association Nguyen Manh Hung.
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