(HBO) – Authorities of Lac Thuy district in Hoa Binh province have paid special attention to developing clean agricultural production meeting VietGAP, GlobalGAP and organic standards, contributing to improving the quality and value of farm produce.
Truong Thinh Hi-tech Agriculture Investment JSC (Thong Nhat commune) invests in
growing Japanese Ichiba cantaloupe in accordance with GlobalGAP standards.
To ensure food safety, Lac Thuy district’s agricultural sector has implemented
many solutions to encourage local farmers to apply scientific and technological
advances in agricultural production to reduce production costs.
The district’s Division of Agriculture and Rural Development has regularly
coordinated with the sub-department of quality management of
agro-forestry-aquatic products to review agricultural production facilities
registered for VietGAP, GlobalGAP and organic certificates.
So far, the cultivation area certified with VietGAP and food safety standards
accounts for 32.5%, while the percentage of concentrated breeding
establishments certified with VietGAP makes up 8%.
Truong Thinh Hi-tech Agriculture Investment JSC (Thong Nhat commune) has
invested in growing Japanese Ichiba cantaloupe in accordance with GlobalGAP
standards. After two years, the model has brought outstanding economic
efficiency, with the rate of high-quality fruits reaching over 90%. Before
harvesting, each melon is checked for quality and sweetness, and stamped with
certificates of origin and traceability. Japanese Ichiba cantaloupeis
mainly sold in Hanoi and Hai Phong, and at clean fruit stores and
supermarkets.
Nguyen Van Quang, a technician of the Truong Thinh Hi-tech Agriculture
Investment JSC, said to achieve a good yield and quality, the firm always pays
special attention to strictly ensuring technical standards related to water,
seed, and fertilizer during the crop.
In parallel with cultivation, cooperatives and households in Lac
Thuy district have also promoted the livestock industry in accordance VietGAP standards.
Notably, Trinh Van Tuan’s family in Phu Thanh commune, which specialises in
raising chickens, averagely provides 12 tonnes of product and 24,000 eggs per
year.
Most of the products of livestock establishments and cooperatives in the
district have been sold at supermarkets and clean food stores in Hanoi, Hai
Phong, and Quang Ninh.
Vu Tien Sy, a member of Hai Dang hi-tech organic agriculture cooperative in An
Binh commune said, the fresh chicken product of the cooperative was recognised
as a provincial-level OCOP product. The cooperative provides about 63.7 tonnes
of chicken meat to the market every year, generating an average revenue of 30
billion VND, contributing to bringing stable incomes to its members.
Hoang Dinh Chinh, vice head of the Division of Agriculture and Rural
Development of Lac Thuy district, said clean agricultural production models
certified to meet VietGAP, GlobalGAP and organic standards, have helped better
the yield and quality of products.
To conquer demanding markets, farmers and businesses need to strictly comply
with commitments on quality and safety standards, and pay attention to
investing in packaging, design, and trademark registration to increase the
value of farm produce, he stressed./.
(HBO) – Promoting its vanguard role, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union at all levels in Yen Lac district has encouraging members and local youngsters to engage in collective economic models that are suitable to the reality of the locality.
(HBO) – Following the targets set in the resolution of the district People's Council, Lac Thuy district has focused on a raft of measures to increase revenue and prevent budget losses since the beginning of this year.
(HBO) - Coming to the communes of Sao Bay, Nam Thuong, Vinh Dong... in Kim Boi district these days, we can easily see the smiles of the farmers growing cucumbers. It is the harvest time, when the price is agreed, the traders pick, weigh, and pay on the spot with a high price. Along 12B street, it is also crowding with the people buying cucumbers at the beginning of the crop.
(HBO) – The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hoa Binh province and concerned enterprises organised a ceremony on March 19 to mark the export of the first batch of fresh sugarcane to the US.
(HBO) - According to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Hoa Binh provincial branch, the total capital mobilised in the locality by the end of February 2023 by credit institutions neared 40.6 trillion VND (about 1.73 billion USD), up 0.9% compared to the beginning of the year, in which the amount mobilised from organisations and individuals was 30.5 trillion VND , up 1.3%, and deposits from individuals topped 72.5% of the total mobilised capital.
(HBO) – Kim Boi JSC in Hoa Binh province on March 15 exported 22 tonnes of processed bamboo shoots to the Netherlands.
