(HBO) - According to a report by the transaction office of Lac Son District’s Bank for Social Policies, in the first two months of this year, the sales of policy credit loans in the district reached over 23 billion VND, there were 678 households receiving loans. Up to now, the total credit debt in the district has reached over 470 billion VND, having 18.7 thousand of the customers in debt.
Among the credit programs,
lending to poor households has the highest debt (136 billion VND, having 4,890
customers in debt), followed by lending to near-poor households (131 billion
VND, 4,715 customers in debt), lending production households and the business
ones in the difficult areas (66 billion VND), the households who have just got
out of poverty (nearly 39 billion VND).
Being a district with many
difficulties, the poverty rate is still high, so the policy capital has played
a very important role in the process of hunger eradication and poverty
reduction in Lac Son district in recent years. In the first 2 months of the
year, the District’s Bank for Social Policies has actively implemented the
programs of the policy credit, timely transferring capital to the borrowers.
Accordingly, in the district, 111 workers were created jobs, 129 clean water
and sanitation works were built thanks to policy capital.
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.
