(HBO) - Hoa Binh province has raised locally-originated pig species with high meat quality. This is also a specialty purchased by many people every Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Native black pig raised in mountainous areas in Hoa
Binh province. Photo taken in Thach Yen commune (Cao Phong).
Statistics show that the province is currently raising about
30,000 heads of indigenous pigs. Among the 22 indigenous pig species announced
in Vietnam, Hoa Binh owns two, namely Man and Ban. Man pig is mainly raised in
districts such as Cao Phong, Ky Son (now Hoa Binh city), Tan Lac, Da Bac and
Kim Boi. Meanwhile, Ban pig is distributed in Cao Phong, Tan Lac, Lac Son, Mai
Chau and Da Bac.
With high economic efficiency, native pig farming is being
expanded in some districts, including Da Bac. Man pig breed is popularly raised
in this mountainous district. This is a small-sized and slow-growing breed. It
often takes from one to three years for each pig to be sold, so the pork is delicious.
Therefore, the price is quite high, and local people often sell them to traders
on holidays, especially Tet.
With the development potential of indigenous pig farming, in
late October 2022, the provincial Cooperative Alliance held a supply-demand
connectivity conference with an aim to develop the native pig husbandry.
According to statistics, the whole province has 14 cooperatives raising
indigenous pigs with a scale of 4,500 heads per year. The figure is expected to
increase to 5,500 - 6,000 in 2023.
At this conference, cooperatives agreed to establish Hoa
Binh Indigenous Pig Cooperative Alliance, thus helping form a chain of links
for sustainable development of farming models. The alliance will cooperate with
the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance to expand, build and protect the market./.
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.
