(HBO) - Since the beginning of 2023, localities in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh have continued to invest in cage fish farming in large water areas while maintaining fish farming in ponds, lakes, fields and reservoirs.
Farmers in Hien Luong commune, Da Bac district, develop
cage fish farming
Currently, the province has 2,695 hectares of water surface
for fish farming and 4,900 fish cages. In the first two months of this year,
the province's fish output was estimated at 3,063 tonnes, of which 2,577 tonnes
from aquaculture.
Fishing activities in the province take place mainly on Da
river hydropower reservoir, large rivers, lakes, springs and dams with means of
exploitation including 1,470 boats of all kinds, 1,250 nets and 445 hooves.
The province’s fries output for the spring-autumn crop this
year is estimated at 31 million of all types.
The inspection and protection of aquatic
resources have been strengthened, helping to reduce the use of explosives,
electric pulses and poisons in order to promote and develop aquatic resources
in the locality./.
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.
