(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./.
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.
