(HBO) – To support members in the implementation of the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Programme, the farmers' associations at all levels in Mai Chau district have focused on assisting farmers to build products through setting up training plans and dissemination programmes. Members are encouraged to develop collective economic models which are suitable to each locality, industry and condition.
Professional staff accompany farmers in
agricultural production.
They are advised to shift the structure of plants, livestock, and crops;
exploit potential and strengths in land, human resources and capital for
production and collective economy development. Households are encouraged to
gather land, improve management skills and form specialised farming models,
thus creating products of high economic value and gradually developing OCOP
products. In the past 10 months, the district Farmers' Association has
supported the establishment of six cooperative groups in the fields of
aquaculture, growing bananas in combination with raising cows, cow breeding and
fish cage farming.
Consultancy and support services for farmers have also been promoted. The
district Farmers' Association organised two vocational training courses on
livestock breeding for 67 members as well as helped farmers secure employment
in the first 10 months of 2022. After being trained, members can earn an
average income of 3-4 million VND (125-167 USD) per month.
The farmers' associations at all levels, in coordination with relevant
industries and businesses, supplied 155 tons of fertilisers to farmers in
five communes, namely Pa Co, Hang Kia, Thanh Son, Mai Ha and Bao La.
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.
