(HBO) - Towards a green and environmentally-friendly agriculture, many agricultural cooperatives in Hoa Binh province have used biological products in pest prevention and control and composted organic fertilisers to manure plants. Green agricultural models have helped reduce production costs, create clean and safe food for consumers, and at the same time create a healthy living environment.
A member household of
Dong Phong Agricultural Service Cooperative in Hop Phong commune of Cao Phong
district grows bananas combined with medicinal plants under the model of "Green
production - healthy living”.
Clean agricultural products which meet food hygiene and
safety standards are an indispensable need in the current period. With its role
and function of protecting, representing and supporting collective economic
organisations, over the past time, the provincial Cooperative Alliance has
organised many activities to support cooperatives with opportunities to access
to clean agricultural production; and create chances for cooperatives and
businesses to boost linkages in production and consumption, and form supply chains
under contracts.
In 2021, the alliance organised 11 workshops and 30 events
connecting businesses and cooperatives. Since the beginning of this year, nine
seminars have been held in nine districts for businesses and suppliers to meet
and discuss with cooperatives and local authorities.
Tran An Dinh, chairman of the alliance, emphasised that to
protect the environment and limit the use of pesticides and fertilisers,
recently, the alliance called for OXFAM’s support for the implementation of an
initiative to raise public awareness about the Law on Environmental Protection
towards changing the behaviour of using fertilisers and pesticides in
production for its members in Cao Phong district. Implementing the initiative,
the alliance has organised training for its members and farmer households
associated with cooperatives in the district.
It has also held workshops to share the results of the
implementation of the environmentally-friendly agricultural production models
with local people. In the coming time, the alliance will organise mobile groups
to disseminate information about the Law on Environmental Protection and
environmentally-friendly production.
After more than four years of implementing a project launched by the Hoa Binh Party Committee’s Standing Board on developing agriculture and promoting product consumption linked with building new-style rural areas for the 2021-2025 period, the province’s industry and trade sector has made significant strides, greatly contributing to local socio-economic development.
Luong Son district has identified 2025 as the year for the accelerated breakthrough to successfully implement the socio-economic development plan for the 5-year period from 2021 to 2025. The district has been focusing on executing the plans and trying to achieve a GRDP growth rate of approximately 15%.
Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
Hoa Binh province saw a significant rise in state budget revenue in the first two months of 2025, heard a meeting chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Quach Tat Liem.
Ha Thi Ha Chi, a 26-year-old graduate in law, has taken an unconventional path by returning to her hometown in Mai Chau district to establish the Tong Dau Cooperative, creating stable jobs for local women and bringing Thai ethnic brocade weaving to the global market.
As the Lunar New Year 2025 approached, pork prices surged, creating a profitable season for farmers in Tan Vinh commune, Luong Son district. Taking advantage of the rising demand, Can Minh Son, a farmer from Coi hamlet, sold over 30 pigs at 69,000 VND/kg, each weighing more than 100 kg. After deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of over 50 million VND.