(HBO) – Members of the Kim Boi green agriculture cooperative in Du Sang commune, Kim Boi district, are working hard to improve the quality of their Dien pomelo product by optimising the locality’s advantages and strengthening technology in farming, with an aim to get it recognised as a three-star OCOP (One Commune-One Product) product in 2022.
Dien pomelos produced in Du Sang commune are
carefully chosen, packaged and labeled with traceability stamps before being
provided to the market.
Dien pomelo have been cultivated by the cooperative since 2003. In order to
successfully develop this product, members of the commune joined many training
courses on organic farming. They have prioritised the use of natural pesticides
to protect their pomelo farms.
Thanks to the natural and organic farming techniques, Dien pomelo of Du Sang
have always met foot safety standards, with unique sweet taste.
Bui Thanh Son, Director of the Kim Boi green agriculture cooperative, said that
thanks to organic farming techniques and local fertile soil, Du Sang Dien
pomelos are highly evaluated by consumers. Before being supplied to the market,
the product is carefully classified and labeled with traceability stamps. So
far, the market for the product has been stable.
Son said that to date, the cooperative has over 10 hectares of pomelo farms by
10 member households who earn 40-100 million VND and even 200 million VND each
year.
Currently, the locality is working to further develop the product to make it a
three-star OCOP product meeting all requirements in terms of food safety and
quality, contributing to realising targets of the OCOP programme of Kim Boi in
2022.
Once a mountainous province facing many challenges, Hoa Binh has, after more than a decade of implementing the national target programme on new-style rural area development, emerged as a bright spot in Vietnam’s northern midland and mountainous region. In the first quarter of 2025, the province recorded positive results, paving the way for Hoa Binh to enter a phase of accelerated growth with a proactive and confident mindset.
Hoa Binh province is steadily advancing its agricultural sector through the adoption of high-tech solutions, seen as a sustainable path for long-term development.
The steering committee for key projects of Hoa Binh province convened on May 14 to assess the progress of major ongoing developments
A delegation of Hoa Binh province has attended the "Meet Korea 2025" event, recently held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, and the People's Committee of Hung Yen province.
Hoa Binh province joined Vietnam’s national "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme in 2019, not simply as a mountainous region following central policy, but with a clear vision to revive the cultural and agricultural values in its villages and crops.
From just 16 certified products in its inaugural year to 158 by early 2025, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in Hoa Binh province has followed a steady and strategic path. But beyond the numbers, it has reawakened local heritage, turning oranges, bamboo shoots, brocade, and herbal remedies into branded, market-ready goods - and, more profoundly, transformed how local communities value and present their own cultural identity.
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