(HBO) – Hoa Binh has taken various measures to implement the Government's Decree No. 109/2018/ND-CP regarding the expansion of organic agriculture, including the formation of a taskforce for organic agriculture development and the issuance of a document guiding the building of a project on boosting organic agriculture and a decision approving a plan to develop organic agriculture to 2025 with a vision to 2030.
Kim Boi currently has about 640 hectares of
organic farms. Photo: Farmers in Tu Son commune take care of their fruit farm.
Currently, Hoa Binh has nine agricultural
facilities certified to meet Vietnam’s organic standards, including those in
cultivation and breeding.
Organic farm produce of Hoa Binh has seen good
sales, mostly in Hanoi, through contracts with distributors.
So far, the province has defined major products
to develop value chains. For example, it boasts 10,700 hectares of citrus
trees, including 7,400 hectares of commercial area with total output of 150,000
tonnes, 12,878 hectares of vegetables with productivity of 5.43 tonnes per
hectare, sugar cane with 5,342 hectares, and herbal plants with 1,689
hectares.
In order to realise the plan to to develop
organic agriculture to 2025 with a vision to 2030, Hoa Binh has planned organic
agricultural areas in seven out of 10 districts and city, with 3,197 hectares
recommended for organic farming. Products subjected to organic farming include
citrus fruits, vegetables, banana, sugar, dragon fruit and herbal plants. The
area for organic farming meeting the Vietnamese and PGS standards has risen
from 9.8 hectares in 2018 to 66.3 hectares currently.
Although Hoa Binh has high potential in
developing its organic agriculture thanks to favourable climate and soil
conditions, the province’s organic farming areas have remained modest with
small-scale farms.
In the time to come, Hoa Binh will focus on
supporting local farmers to invest in agriculture, especially organic
agriculture, while attracting investment in the field, issuing local standards
for local farms, expanding farming areas meeting current organic standards, and
strengthening trade promotion for better sales of its products./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) factory at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh province on April 13. The electronic PCB factory is invested by Japan's Meiko Group at a total cost of 200 million USD.
In the first quarter of 2024, the credit institutions in the province have actively deployed the legal documents of the State and the State Bank relating to currency, credit and interest rates. At the same time, they have promoted the capital mobilization, focusing on the solutions to expand the credit investment along with strengthening the credit quality management, lending to priority programs to promptly meet the capital needs for export - business and consumer demand during Tet in 2024.
Outside the key economic region of Hoa Binh, yet Lac Son district has utilised its potential and strengths regarding labour, land, and transportation connectivity to attract investment to the locality, contributing to promoting socio-economic development.
In a move to expedite the execution and disbursement of the 2024 capital plan for ODA projects, aiming for a disbursement rate of over 90% of the allocated funding, the Hoa Binh People's Committee issued Document No. 483/UBND-KTN on April 3, 2024, regarding such efforts.
Nguyen Van Thap from Kim Duc hamlet, Vinh Tien commune, Kim Boi district, has built the brand of Hoa Qua Son for local fruits. His efforts have brought about income for his family and generated job opportunities for locals, helping hundreds of households escape from poverty.
The Hoa Binh administration was entrusted by the Prime Minister with a budget of 3.43 trillion VND (142.91 million USD) for investment in 2024. The provincial People's Council approved nearly 3.76 trillion VND, which has been meticulously allocated to projects, achieving 100% of the assigned capital plan.
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