(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./.
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.